Jefferson City Leadership and Saint Louis
The leadership teams that both parties will have during the next two years in Jefferson City have been announced. It...
MetroLink Conversations on the Road
This morning, I had the pleasure of driving my brother Ben and his wife Jenna to the airport. Ben and...
Charters Gain Ground Right and Left
The pattern of traditional public schools losing students to charter schools appears in Kansas City, too. There are many good...
Charters Take Off in St. Louis
Parents are embracing public schools in St. Louis. No, really, I’m serious. (The schools that people are excited about happen...
Low-Cost Op-Eds About High-Cost Light Rail
Show-Me Institute contributors and scholars have recently submitted a number of opinion pieces about the proposed Metro tax increase in...
Questions of Transit Efficiency Need to Include Both Costs and Benefits
What is the most efficient means of getting people from the place they are to the place they want to...
Prop. M Would Help Fund, Expand Crucial Alternative to Highway System
Next week, the citizens of Saint Louis County have the opportunity to invest in the future. Passage of Proposition M...
Metro’s Broken Promises Likely to Continue After Proposition M
Voters in Saint Louis County are being asked to approve yet another sales tax to fund transit on the November...
I’ve Got Some Speech for You
The city of St. Louis is continuing its war against citizens’ right to express themselves. Having already told Jim Roos...
MetroLink, the Riverfront Times, and Freakonomics, Together at Last
The much-discussed Riverfront Times article about MetroLink from a few months ago is being discussed at the Freakonomics blog. If...
Red-Light Camera Haters Unite
A benefit concert will be held this Saturday in south Saint Louis city, for people opposed to the use of...
Tax Incentive Goose, Meet Subsidy Gander
The insantiy of Missouri’s tax incentive system is slowly becoming more apparent, though I have no confidence that, in this...
Hatfields and McCoys
Here’s a quick question: Does St. Louis city honor St. Louis County licenses? Under Missouri law, each county must impose...
Spring 2009 Internship Applications Now Being Accepted!
The Show-Me Institute today announced its spring internship program. For those interested in applying, the internship will run from early...
Radio Alert: Joe Haslag on Gary Nolan’s Show This Afternoon
The Show-Me Institute’s executive vice president, Joe Haslag, will be appearing this afternoon on The Drive with Gary Nolan, on...
The Star Dishes on Cordish
When you build developments based on tax incentives from governments, rather than market forces, you end up with the Kansas...
Police You Can Count On
The Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis has a new police chief. My favorite part of the article: [New chief Daniel]...
Charter School Enrollment Explosion
David Hunn at the Post-Dispatch‘s education blog writes today that charter school enrollment in St. Louis increased by roughly 25...
Anti-Light Rail Campaign in Kansas City
The Kansas City Star ran an article today about a new group that’s campaigning against the city’s light rail proposal....
Thoughts on the Home Rule Charter of Jefferson County
On November 4, voters in Jefferson County will decide whether they would like their jurisdiction to become a charter county...
