Jefferson City Residents Should Be Skeptical of Conference Center Project
A version of this commentary appeared in the News-Tribune. On November 4, Jefferson City voters will decide on a proposal to...
Springfield Voters Should Be Skeptical About Convention Center Claims
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. On November 4, Springfield voters will decide on a proposal...
A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Federalism and The Founders’ Vision with Charles C. W. Cooke
See Charles C.W. Cooke live on October 9 in St. Charles, MO Tickets and Details Here Susan Pendergrass speaks with...
St. Charles County Council Approves Zoning Change for New Housing Development
On Monday, June 25, the St. Charles County Council passed Bill No. 5300. The bill rezones a total of just...
On Short-Term Rentals
I recently attended a meeting of the Transportation and Commerce Committee of the Saint Louis City Board of Aldermen held...
Watch or Listen: Jay Nordlinger – Adventures in Journalism
On May 9, 2023, Jay Nordlinger delivered a talk titled “Adventures in Journalism” at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri....
Jay Nordlinger: Live in St. Louis and Kansas City on May 9 and May 10
St. Louis Event Cost: Free When: Tuesday, May 9 Reception: 5:30 pm Program: 6:00 pm Where: Lindenwood University (Harmon Hall Auditorium) 209...
Good News on Property Taxes in St. Charles and Clay Counties
Used car prices have risen dramatically over the past few years. That will hit Missouri car owners hard in the...
Census Estimates Show St. Louis Population Falling . . . Again
While the world is facing a whole new set of problems with the COVID-19 crisis, the city of St. Louis...
How Much Testing Is Too Much?
From a student’s point of view, standardized testing is stressful, particularly in the elementary school years. It can also be...
Open-Source Alternatives May Disrupt Billion-Dollar Textbook Industry
Affton School District in St. Louis will take part in the U.S. Department of Education’s #GoOpen campaign, a new federal...
Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event
When I speak about tax credit scholarships, I get a lot of questions: What is a tax credit scholarship? How...
Why Wasn’t the Blanchette Bridge Preserved? . . . Asks the Devil’s Advocate
Tuesday morning, Saint Louis social media was abuzz with news that the controlled demolition of the westbound section of the...
An Agenda That Makes Sense
Major changes to the tax code appear to be top priority on the agenda for the 2013 session of the...
A Tale Of Two County Executives (More Similar Than Different)
Last month, I attended a tax increment financing (TIF) commission meeting in Saint Charles. Last Wednesday night, I planned to testify before the Saint Louis...
St. Charles Collecting Business License Fees It Is Not Authorized To Collect
While researching Tax Increment Financing, I visited the St. Charles city website. While there (it is a very good municipal website),...
Education Reform, Property Taxes, and What the Post-Dispatch Got Totally Wrong
There has been a great deal of discussion about property taxes in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s decision...
Keeping St. Charles Safe From Hot Dog Vending Chaos
The denizens of Missouri’s first capital can rest easy tonight, knowing that the effort to subject them to hot dog...
Another Thing to Like About St. Charles County Government
We have praised county government in St. Charles a few times here at the Show-Me Institute. The primary reason is...
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