What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain...
The Testing Bogeyman Is Alive and Well in Missouri
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. If we believe it’s essential for schools to teach...
Beware the Budget Mirage
When it comes to Missouri’s budget, what you see is not always what you get. Recently, as Missouri’s House of...
Nuclear Energy Is a Bipartisan Solution
As the new year approaches and a new presidential administration prepares to take office, we may see significant changes in...
Congress Moves to Advance Nuclear Energy
The ADVANCE Act recently powered through the U.S. Senate and is now on the president’s desk. This bill, which is...
Live Events May 22: The Insider’s Hour with Show-Me Institute
The Missouri legislative session is over. What did the House and Senate accomplish? How did Missourians fare? Get the scoop...
No Way to Budget
Do Missouri’s elected officials think the phrase “better late than ever” applies to passing the budget? Last week, our general...
Oppenheimer Is Not the Only Interesting Thing in Nuclear this Summer
With the recent release of Oppenheimer (which I saw—it was awesome), it feels like an appropriate time to talk about...
Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the...
Should We Be Surprised about Missouri’s Lack of Education Legislation in 2023?
Missouri officials failed to deliver on promises made to expand school choice in the 2023 legislative session. Failure came both...
Initiative Petition Reform Clears Senate Hurdle. Great! Now Stop Wasting Time
In a move that may open the spigot on legislation in both chambers, on Thursday the Missouri Senate finally passed...
Tax Credit Insanity
It’s said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results....
Parents’ Bill of Rights Legislation Clears Senate
In a significant first step to becoming law, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 4 on Tuesday. The bill...
Federal Lawmakers to Consider (Longshot) Income Tax Repeal Bill
It’s tax season—that magical time of the year when we revisit our past year of income and find out whether...
Governor Parson Opens Door to (At Least) One Special Session
Over the last month, there were rumblings in the media and on Twitter that not only might Governor Mike Parson...
Parents’ Bill of Rights Heads to Senate Vote, But Obstacles Remain
Yesterday I testified before the Senate Education Committee on House Bill (HB) 1858, a parents’ bill of rights that we’ve...
In Another Grinding Legislative Session, Missourians’ Priorities Getting Ignored Again
After countless hours of debate and filibuster, the Missouri Senate finally passed a version of a redistricted Congressional map—a regular...
March 17: Russia, Ukraine, and the Impact on the United States Virtual Event
Join us on March 17 for a virtual event with Senator Jim Talent and Heritage Foundation’s James Jay Carafano as...
Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves to the House Floor
Missouri parents have a right to play a central role in their kids’ education. A critical piece of legislation that...
Commentary: A Tsunami of Bad Policy
This commentary appeared in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 7, 2021 Inflation has reared its ugly head again—hitting a...
