Missouri Must Do Better at Controlling Spending
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Elections and inaugurations are a time for reflection and...
A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action
A little less conversation, a little more action All this aggravation ain’t satisfactionin’ me A little more bite and a...
What’s in a Name?
A prefiled bill that is only 49 words long may go a long way to deter politicians from spending public...
Corporate Welfare: A Curse, Not a Cure
I could only groan when I read the headline: “Saint Louis unifies to win Amazon HQ2: A Successful Bid Would...
The ‘Price’ of Doing Business
As first appearing in the American Spectator: As someone who ran his own business for many years, I am aware...
Fuzzy Thinking on the “Price” of Doing Business
As someone who ran his own business for many years, I am aware of the difference between cost and price,...
Show-Me Institute Looks Ahead in Wall Street Journal Article
In an article last week about the impact of the recent election on state policy, The Wall Street Journal came...
ESAs Can Help Missouri Students with Dyslexia
For years, Kelli Unnerstall wrestled with private and public schools to get her son with dyslexia the help he needed...
Progress on TIF Reform
Last Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon signed into law HB 1434, a measure that—effective August 28—could deal a blow to Missouri’s...
They Fought the Feds, and the Feds Lost!
Pop quiz time: Who said the following in response to the Obama Administration’s 2009 Race to the Top Program? “The...
The Missing Element in the 2016 Legislative Session
In the 2016 session of the Missouri Legislature, our lawmakers expended millions of words on dozens of issues – everything...
A Second Chance after Successful Criminal Rehabilitation
On Wednesday, the Missouri House approved SB 588 (a proposal to reform criminal expungement policy in Missouri), and the Senate subsequently sent...
The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?
On April 2, Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson gave a speech on the Earnings Tax to...
State of the State Address Strikes Happy Notes, But Forgets Opportunities Lost
Last week Missouri Governor Jay Nixon delivered his eighth and final State of the State address to the Missouri legislature. You...
Deflate-gate in Saint Louis: Air goes out of a plan for a new subsidized football stadium
In stimulating tourism, trade, and economic growth, the Roman Coliseum may be the world’s only sports stadium that has repaid...
The Unspeakable in Full Pursuit of – a Football Stadium
Oscar Wilde described fox-hunting as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.” We can make the same point about...
Taxes Are Still Too High for Missouri
In his 2014 state of the state address, Governor Jay Nixon bragged that “Missouri’s a low-tax state—sixth lowest in the...
The Liberal Solution To Ferguson, Mo? More Liberalism
As first appearing in the American Spectator: Speaking of the restoration of the centuries-old Bourbon monarchy — following the massively...
Nixon Vetoes Transfer Bill . . . Again
Today, Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill to amend the transfer program for students in unaccredited school districts for the second time...
Two Approaches to Open Government
Public officials should accept the scrutiny that comes with open government. Some do, but many—including Missouri Governor Jay Nixon—do not....
