Considering Coal-to-Nuclear Transitions in Missouri
Kansas’s Department of Commerce and Evergy (the state’s largest utility) are partnering with TerraPower, a leading nuclear developer, to explore...
Faith-Based Charter Schools and the Future of School Choice with Andy Smarick
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Smarick, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that...
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...
Bipartisan Momentum in Nuclear Energy Continues
Momentum for nuclear power continues to build—literally. In Wyoming, ground has just been broken for a new TerraPower advanced nuclear...
Hey Licensed Professionals: It’s Time to Move to Missouri
Missouri lawmakers made an uncharacteristically groundbreaking move in 2020 when they passed occupational licensing reciprocity. This means that occupational licensure...
States with School Choice Reap the Benefits
Kelly Clarkson says that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and I believe her. You know who doesn’t believe...
2018 Blueprint: Right to Work
THE PROBLEM: Until recently, many workers in Missouri could be forced to join unions. That was unfair not only to...
2018 Blueprint: Certificate of Need
THE PROBLEM: Missouri’s Certificate of Need (CON) law restricts health care competition by requiring many health care providers to get...
2018 Blueprint: Income Tax Reform
THE PROBLEM: Missouri’s economy has been stalled for almost two decades, as startup growth has slowed and entrepreneurs and taxpayers...
The Show-Me State Charts a Course of Independence
When it comes to state-level policy, research suggests that Missouri respects the rights and responsibilities of the individual. That is...
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passes
As its details became clearer, we talked a lot over the least few weeks about the policy ideas that underpin...
Almost 47th
Missouri’s economy has been in the slow lane for decades. Unfortunately, unless things change, Missourians will likely be left behind...
It Could Be Worse. Not Much Worse, but It Could Be Worse.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released data on real GDP for all 50 states. Since Missouri’s growth in recent...
Wyoming Joins the Direct Primary Care Party
Over the last couple years I’ve talked a lot about direct primary care (DPC), a doctor practice model that largely cuts insurance...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Tennessee, Wyoming Reject Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion (Again)
Medicaid is back in the news as pushes to implement Obamacare’s expansion in Tennessee and Wyoming came to a head...
Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry Guilty of “Stealing” Missouri Jobs?
As appearing in the Springfield News-Leader on October 23, 2013: If “stealing jobs” were as bad as — and essentially...
Two Thumbs Down on the So-Called ‘Arch Tax’
Voters in Saint Louis City and County will go to the polls on Tuesday, April 2 to decide the fate...
Missouri House Passed Resolution Encouraging Koster to Join Lawsuit
Yesterday, with a vote of 115-46, the Missouri House passed a resolution encouraging Missouri to join the multistate lawsuit in...
State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data in Missouri Follows National Trend
This month, the Cato Institute published a bulletin titled “Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments,” in which the author...
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