Cato’s Michael Cannon Visits the Podcast
Last week, Stuart Butler of the Brookings Institution joined the Show-Me Institute Podcast to talk about his views on health care...
Agreeing and Disagreeing on Health Care Reform
This week, my colleague Susan Pendergrass and I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast with Stuart Butler,...
Rooftop Solar Power Law Acts as Subsidy for the Wealthy
A policy meant to encourage more rooftop solar power generation could be costing all ratepayers and subsidizing the affluent. The...
Is This Town Big Enough for the Two of Us?
How much space should Missouri dedicate to energy production? A study released earlier this year from the Brookings Institute drew...
KC’s economic development study parroted exactly what the city wanted
The following commentary also appeared in the Kansas City Star. Businessman John Wannamaker famously quipped, “Half the money I spend on...
Moving School Board Elections On-Cycle is Good for Democracy
This week, the Missouri House Education Committee debated a bill that would move school board elections to the November general...
Pre-K in Kansas City Likely Won’t Deliver on Its Promises
In a recent post, I pointed out that the pre-K program being presented to Kansas City voters is significantly different...
Pre-K Supporters Dismiss Research on Efficacy of Pre-K
In a debate about the efficacy of pre-K, Kansas City Mayor Sly James was dismissive of research that suggested there...
Follow-up on Kansas City Population Trends
The other day we published a post about some Brookings Institution data suggesting the Kansas City was doing well with...
Some Promising Numbers About Millennials in Kansas City. Maybe.
William Frey of the Brookings Institution just published a report entitled “How migration of millennials and seniors has shifted...
Are Missouri’s Neighbors Passing It By?
As a general rule, it isn’t wise to spend too much time worrying about keeping up with the neighbors. But...
On Superintendents and Their Districts
Does it really matter who’s running a school district? Put another way, is paying top dollar for a superintendent a...
How Would Missouri Fare in a Global Trade War?
You might think that as a Midwestern state, Missouri would be less exposed than most other states to damaging repercussions...
What Rural Parents Want
Nearly half of Missouri’s K-12 students live in rural areas. Accordingly, education reform efforts in Missouri should be aimed at...
Does Banning the Box Work?
WDAF TV in Kansas City recently reported that City Councilmember Jermaine Reed is seeking to expand the city’s ban-the-box initiative...
Education Savings Accounts and Available Seats in Private Schools
Missouri has a lot of private schools—more than 600. Most of these schools, like their public school counterparts, are operating...
Private Schools Aren’t What You Think They Are
Summer fading into fall and children heading back to school . . . it can mean only one thing: Football...
Private School Choice Provides More Options Close to Home
“School choice may work in Saint Louis and Kansas City, but it won’t impact most students in the rest of...
Entrepreneurship in Missouri, Part 3: The Startup Environment
This series on entrepreneurship has highlighted the fact that the percentage of workers in startups is at its lowest level...
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Immortal COMBAT?
In November, Jackson County voters will be asked to renew a 0.25 percent sales tax used to fund the Community...
