Show-Me Institute

It’s an alarming statistic. Even though more than 90 percent of Missouri high school students graduate, the Department of Elementary and Secondary...

The Show-Me Institute's latest essay explores the possible impact of increasing Missouri's minimum wage from the current $7.85 per hour to $12 per...

Kansas City leaders tell us that the bonds issued by the Kansas City Industrial Development Authority to fund the construction of a billion dollar...

It was with great anticipation that I received the long-overdue study of economic incentives in Kansas City conducted by the Council of Economic...

On Thursday, September 13, Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT's Ruckus to discuss the debate over funding a new aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo,...

When researchers at the Show-Me Institute argue that high tax burdens encourage people to leave Kansas City and St. Louis, city leaders often react...

When Janus vs. AFSCME was decided earlier this summer, its immediate effect was on the 22 states that allowed government unions to collect agency...

Dwight Scharnhorst was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2006. Shortly thereafter his grandson, Bryce, was diagnosed with autism....

Yesterday marked a step forward for transparent government in Missouri. The Missouri Treasurer’s Office announced the creation of an online checkbook...

The Show-Me Institute's 2018 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 16 policy ideas covering a broad range of issues—from education to...