How They Do Things in Kansas City
The Star has the goods on the latest disputes in the KC mayor’s office. I’ll let the story speak for...
How to Improve Education While Spending Less Money
A new legislative session is under way in Jefferson City, and everyone is concerned about the budget. Legislators are...
Controversy Over Charter Schools
The New York Times published two articles about charter schools in the past few days: the first, a profile of...
The Rich Get Richer Share of the Tax Burden
Thanks to our former intern Calvin Harris for pointing out this great Freakonomics blog post. Excluding federal taxes, the income...
Let’s Get the 2009 Debates Started Off Right …
A judge upholds the Kansas City public smoking ban, reports the Star. Also in KC’s newspaper of record, AmerenUE fights...
Show-Me Daily Gives Out Holiday Props
As we wrap up the second year of Show-Me Daily, it’s time once again to give out our holiday thank...
What Will KC Do About Its Budget?
The Kansas City Star has a long story about an even longer budget report that deserves at least a short...
A Law Requiring All Ducks to Wear Long Pants
The Kansas City Star is reporting about a unique law in Missouri — a ban on all yellow margarine. Now,...
Chiefs Miss the Extra Point …
Right now, I am a little disappointed in the Kansas City Chiefs. Not because of their 2-12 record, or for...
Smoke-Free KC
We probably didn’t give enough coverage on this blog to Kansas City’s ban of smoking in public places. Needless to...
Charter Schools for Columbia?
Janese Heavin of the Class Notes blog asks whether bringing charter schools to Columbia would be a good idea. (Missouri...
Eminent Domain’s Shameful, Racist Legacy
I have previously noted that eminent domain has all-too-frequently been used to uproot minority communities. A few days ago, the...
Reason Talks About Truck-Only Lanes in Missouri
From the latest email edition of Surface Transportation Innovations, by Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation: Progress on Truck Toll...
Not a Great Day for Light Rail in Missouri
They weren’t the most popular or eye catching items on the ballot yesterday, but both Proposition M in St. Louis...
Charters Gain Ground Right and Left
The pattern of traditional public schools losing students to charter schools appears in Kansas City, too. There are many good...
Low-Cost Op-Eds About High-Cost Light Rail
Show-Me Institute contributors and scholars have recently submitted a number of opinion pieces about the proposed Metro tax increase in...
Questions of Transit Efficiency Need to Include Both Costs and Benefits
What is the most efficient means of getting people from the place they are to the place they want to...
MetroLink, the Riverfront Times, and Freakonomics, Together at Last
The much-discussed Riverfront Times article about MetroLink from a few months ago is being discussed at the Freakonomics blog. If...
Upcoming Ballot Issues
With an election approaching, so I’ve heard, you might be interested in some of the ballot issues that always seem...
Charitable Tax Credits Provide Constructive Alternative to Prop. 1
This November, Saint Louis County constituents will vote on a new annual tax of one-quarter of a cent (1...
