Missouri’s Squandered Opportunity
The first step toward finding a solution is admitting there’s a problem. It’s been obvious to anyone who’s been paying...
St. Louis’s Improving Crime Data
If you were to guess that St. Louis was the most dangerous city in Missouri, you would be correct. You...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Governor Kehoe took a red pen to the state budget before signing it, indicating that he takes his fiscal responsibility...
Missouri Finally Dials in Telemedicine Reform
Following years of unanswered calls, lawmakers finally delivered much-needed reform to the state’s telemedicine laws in the waning days of...
Senate Bill 68: From Simple Cell Phone Ban to Education Omnibus, Part 1
Missouri’s 2025 legislative session has been a popular one for the omnibus bill, as exemplified by the passage of House...
New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Governor Kehoe has appointed four new members to the Missouri...
Beware the Budget Mirage
When it comes to Missouri’s budget, what you see is not always what you get. Recently, as Missouri’s House of...
Another Crack at the Income Tax
Are you ready for spring? It appears members of Missouri’s general assembly certainly are. Before lawmakers left Jefferson City for...
Where’s Show-Me DOGE?
Missouri’s financial clock is ticking. It’s been nearly two months since Governor Kehoe announced during his State of the State...
Performance Districts and Education Spending
The State of Missouri provides almost half of the funding for public education in the Show-Me State. In its latest...
Will Missouri Follow Tennessee’s Example?
Every year, the Super Bowl reminds Titans fans like me of how they came up one yard short in Super...
Missouri’s Tough Road Ahead
On January 28, Missouri’s newly sworn-in governor Mike Kehoe delivered his State of the State address. His remarks were well...
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...
Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...
Is the Purpose of Education to Prepare Students for Jobs?
What is the purpose of public education? If you agree with Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, you’d say the purpose...
Let Georgia Keep Paying to Promote Missouri
Last year I wrote about how Georgia taxpayers were effectively subsidizing Missouri by offering tax credits to produce Netflix’s show,...
Give Tesla and Missourians a Fair Deal
First appearing in the Springfield Business Journal: The last time I bought a MacBook I made the purchase from an...
MoDOT Vastly Overstates Its Need For Funding
Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Joseph Miller writes in the Columbia Missourian: In the aftermath of the transportation sales tax (Amendment...
Gas Taxes And Funding MoDOT
In the aftermath of the transportation sales tax (Amendment 7) defeat, former supporters are still on a misinformation campaign. They...
