Arnold Wastewater Privatization: Don’t Waste the Opportunity
There’s “gold in them thar hills,” to quote a popular expression, which dates back to Mark Twain and the California...
Trucks on Missouri’s Highways
The Show-Me Institute recently hosted a panel discussion on the future of transportation funding in Missouri. An audience member asked what...
Saint Louis County: Does It Have Too Many Municipalities
Many municipalities in Saint Louis County, large and small, rely on fines that harm their populations to fund local government....
Show Me Better (Part 4): Certificate Of Need And Market Power
How far are you from the nearest hospital? Maybe you wonder why there is a single mega-hospital 10 miles away...
Walkability In Saint Louis: My Feet Are My Only Carriage
Recently, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article discussing the walkability of the Saint Louis area. The article focuses on a...
Great Idea Will Be Hard Sell In Olivette
I think the proposal by BWB Sports to build a privately operated athletic center on leased public land in Olivette,...
But Tomorrow Will Rain, So I’ll License The Sun
Saint Louis County officials are considering licensing landlords who are within the county’s jurisdiction (Bill No. 73). You read that right. If...
Metro Plans Unfair Fares?
In the past week, Saint Louis’ transit agency Metro has held meetings to discuss a proposed fare increase on Metrobus...
Clayton Seeks Four-Leaf Clover Of Tax Increases
As first appearing in the St. Louis Business Journal: Like a mischievous Leprechaun sporting a four-leaf clover, the city of...
Bloodletting In Clayton
For centuries until approximately 200 years ago, bloodletting was a common treatment for illness. If you were sick, you would...
Where Are The Metro Buses We Paid For?
Local news outlets recently reported about the lack of spaces on buses in Saint Louis, specifically pointing out overcrowding on...
Michael Rathbone on Stadium Sweetheart Deals
Michael Rathbone talks about the fairness of public financing for stadiums. Currently, $24 million in taxpayer money is spent annually...
Brentwood Should Join Consolidated 9-1-1 System
The heavily fragmented government system in Saint Louis County leads to higher costs on taxpayers, but NOT quite as high as...
It’s Official: Boeing To Keep 777X Construction In Washington State
The story speaks for itself. (Emphasis mine.) The 51-to-49 [%] ratification of the contract [by Washington’s machinist union] ends a...
Show-Me with McGraw Monday Mornings 550 KTRS
In the February 24, 2014, segment with McGraw Milhaven, David Stokes talks about the tax-exempt status of hospitals. David Stokes’s...
South County Connector Is Opportunity For Transportation Innovation
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 21, 2013: “Thinking outside of the box” is viewed positively,...
South County Connector Is Opportunity For Transportation Innovation
The Show-Me Institute has long supported market-based solutions to infrastructure projects in Missouri, including using tolls to pay for new...
Metrolink Mistake? Just Spend More
St. Louis officials have announced a plan to use $1 million dollars to build low income developments near Metrolink stops....
Public Schools Do Not Serve All Students
As first appearing in Education News on October 22, 2013: One of the great myths in education today is that...
Pattonville’s Poorly Designed Pay Scale
In education, retention of teachers is a persistent problem. Richard Ingersoll, of the University of Pennsylvania, estimates that 46 percent of...
