Show-Me Institute

At a recent legislative forum hosted in Boone County by the Missouri State Teachers Association, state lawmakers debated the merits of charter...

All good things must come to an end; many misguided policy initiatives and programs must come to an end too. As some readers will be aware of by...

As my colleague recently wrote, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) appears to be making do with the money they have to keep Missouri’s...

Policymakers searching for ways to improve Missouri’s Medicaid program should look no further than Tennessee. A new proposal from the Volunteer State...

On Thursday, October 10, Patrick Tuohey joined the Ruckus panel to discuss KCATA bus service in KCMO, Jackson County property tax assessments, the...

Missouri has long resisted the expansion of charter schools into any suburban or rural area. Opponents of charter schools argue they threaten the...

Three and a half years ago, Kansas City leaders were so embarrassed by a KCPT documentary on urban blight they committed to tearing down hundreds of...

No one bats an eye when you tell them you prefer buying one house over another because of the local school district. Obviously finding a good school...

The Show-Me Institute's 2019 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 16 policy ideas covering issues ranging from education to health care,...

A new article from the Manhattan Institute details research that indicates addressing blight can have a positive impact on crime. While this is not a...