The Missouri Senate Moves on Education Choice
After much negotiation, the Missouri Senate has advanced a bill that would expand school choice (somewhat) for some Missouri families....
Ask Famous Missourian Bob Barker if the Price Is Right?
Rent.com just released a report on, appropriately enough, rental housing rates in America that is worth some analysis. The report...
March 21 in St. Louis: The Insider’s Hour with Show-Me Institute
What’s happening in Jefferson City? Get the scoop on the expanding Missouri budget, transparency in healthcare pricing, and free-market policies...
KC Stadium Debate, MetroLink Expansion, and MO Loses the Top Spot
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Tuohey join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: – The stadium tax debate in Kansas City...
In Peaceful Village, the Voters Vote Next Month
Peaceful Village is a small, nicely named municipality in Jefferson County, just south of St. Louis. I don’t know if...
John Sherman’s Proposed Entertainment District Is Bad for Everyone Else
John Sherman, the owner of the Kansas City Royals, said in an announcement the other day: I believe in my...
The Connection Between Farmland Assessment and Teacher Pay Increases
How does Missouri farmland being underassessed (for tax purposes) relate to proposed state requirements for higher minimum teacher salaries being...
911 Systems Are a Great Opportunity for Local Government Cooperation
Versions of the following commentary appeared in the Southeast Missourian, the Columbia Missourian, and the Springfield News-Leader. There is probably no better opportunity for counties...
Yes, Mayor Jones, the Earnings Tax Really Does Hinder Economic Growth
The St. Louis Business Journal had an excellent article last week on the present state of the St. Louis City...
Who Will Be Getting Charged for New EV Chargers in STL?
https://showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/396955_Electric_Vehicle_Charging_Car_Energy_By_Erwin_de_Boer_Artlist_HD.mp4 Last week, I submitted testimony on House Bill (HB) 1511, which would protect St. Louis–area business owners from being...
“Did You Get My Cheez Wiz, Boy?”
Early in the classic film The Blues Brothers, Elwood takes his recently paroled brother, Jake, back to his Chicago apartment....
TIF Decisions Should Be Made at the County, Not City, Level
The simplest thing Missouri can do to improve the decision-making process for tax increment financing (TIF) is move the responsibility...
School Choice is Good – Part 2
For the past several years, the Missouri Secretary of State has partnered with the Hunt Institute to host the Missouri...
Jackson County Taxpayers Have Had Enough
Jackson County residents voted on adopting a “use” tax last week. Use taxes are simply sales taxes on goods you...
Desperate Measures for Desperate Times
In the spring 2022 assessments, just 13.4 percent of the students in St. Louis’s traditional public schools scored on grade...
WATCH: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism with Kevin A. Hassett
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Kevin A. Hassett discussed his compelling memoir and analysis, “The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to...
Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. As systems evolve and become more complex over...
Looking For Bureaucratic Efficiencies in All the Wrong Places
There is a famous joke about the State Department. Whenever a president asks the State Department for options on a...
The Future of Public Transit in St. Louis with Randal O’Toole
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Randal O’ Toole about his new report “Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or...
St. Louis City Proposes Adding Additional Rules to Short-Term Rental Bill
This past June, my colleague David Stokes and I testified before the City of St. Louis Transportation and Commerce Committee...
