We Need to Shut Down Failing Schools
On Monday, Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro said in an exceptionally strongly-worded letter that the Imagine charter schools in...
TIF is Everyone’s Education Problem
Remember the school district in Kansas City that is asking for a tax increase because of lost tax revenue? Show-Me Institute’s...
A Wild Idea: Kansas City Votes Nov. 8 On Proposed Zoo Tax
When I was a kid, I often visited the Kansas City Zoo with my family; after all, we were members of...
World Series Ticket Scalping
Ticket scalping was one of the first issues this blog tackled when we started in 2007. This story in today’s St. Louis...
A Victory for Missouri Taxpayers
The Missouri General Assembly has finally adjourned its special session without creating $360 million in new tax credit programs. This is great...
In Praise of Jennings
An overriding emphasis on Big Ideas and Big Changes can obscure the fact that most improvements in life happen in...
A Hundred Million Here, a Hundred Million There…
I recently discovered that the American Planning Association (APA) has listed 15 blocks of Washington Avenue in St. Louis as...
“How Much For Parking???”
I enjoy the Bernie Miklasz show on 101 ESPN FM and 101sports.com. I also enjoy his writings in the St....
The Importance of Digital Learning
It’s no secret that the cost of public education has ballooned, with little to show for it. During the past...
Speakers Series on Economic Policy: Hardee’s CEO Talks Jobs!
Andrew Puzder pulled the famous fast-food chain back from the brink of bankruptcy, so he knows something about creating jobs...
Tax Credit Sunsets: A Step Toward Reform
Over the last few months, we have worked hard to make the following point crystal clear: Tax credits that are narrowly...
Reappraising – and Praising – Capitalism
“For over a hundred years,” F.A. Hayek wrote in 1961, “we have been exhorted to embrace socialism because it would...
Witches, Economic Development Promises, and Baseball
I had no idea that there were so many witches in Romania. Or that European politicians (including French President Nicolas...
What a Difference a Year Makes: Saint Louis City’s Land Bank, the LRA
In February of this year, the Show-Me Institute published a study by Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding, detailing the operations and...
A Sign of Hope?
If you recall, earlier this year we published research showing that the city of Saint Louis’ land bank, the Land...
Nothing Says ‘Progress’ Like a Vanity Trolley Project
Will Kansas City be bringing streetcars back to Main Street? If events from early this week are any indicator, maybe....
US-China Chamber President ‘Doesn’t See Significant Economic Value’ in Midwest China Hub
Missouri Digital News reports in a series of segments this morning that Siva Yam, president of US-China Chamber of Commerce,...
The End of Aerotropolis Subsidies?
A real spendthrift – even one newly resolved to be thrifty – cannot walk through a shopping center without stopping...
A Bidding War Where Everyone Loses
The Kansas City Star reports today that AMC Entertainment is leaving Missouri for the state of Kansas, in part due...
The State Constitutional Question: Are the Aerotropolis Tax Credits Even Legal?
It’s a question that now is cropping up among some who have looked closely at the Aerotropolis legislation. Ron Calzone...
