The Saint Louis Convention Center: How Critical is it?
Just how much is the Saint Louis Convention Center costing Saint Louis, and what benefits would planned upgrades bring? These...
St Louis Rolls Out Mow to Own Program
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently announced a “Mow to Own” program to help the city rid itself of vacant...
TIF Reform Legislation Races Into the Homestretch, But the Clock Is Ticking
Thanks to robust bipartisan support and assisted by a strangely-timed development proposal, the Missouri legislature is on the verge of...
Local Control in Education, Properly Understood
If you head West on I-70, past the inner-ring suburbs of St. Louis and over the Missouri river, you’ll happen...
How Much Do Saint Louis Area Schools Really Spend?
If you’ve been listening to Saint Louis Public Radio’s coverage of school finance in the region, you might have some...
#Dropthesuit, Explained
If you follow the key players in the Saint Louis Charter School community on social media, you’ve probably seen the...
Kansas City’s Tech Inertia
In the State of the City speech in late March, Mayor Sly James outlined his vision for an innovation economy...
Are Charter Schools Improving Integration in Saint Louis?
Saint Louis Public School district (SLPS) made news this week when it announced that it was suing the Missouri Board...
Saint Louis: Not a Tech City
Saint Louis officials constantly tout the growth of tech companies in the metropolitan area and the city specifically. Whether it’s...
Kansas City: Missouri’s Economic Albatross
In January, Kansas City Mayor Sly James testified before the Missouri legislature, saying, It’s a bleak future without the Kansas...
Essay: Slow Growth in Saint Louis and Kansas City Is Holding Missouri Back
The economic health of Missouri is tightly bound to the fortunes of Saint Louis and Kansas City, as these two...
As Expected, KC Renews Its Earnings Tax
For the second time in five years, Kansas City has voted to retain its earnings tax by a substantial majority....
Summer Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Summer 2016. Internships are open to current undergraduate and...
Tax Levy Election Results
Yesterday, school districts across the state asked their residents to increase property taxes to provide more funding for their schools. ...
Job Growth in Missouri: Depends on Where You Live
Missouri’s nonfarm employment growth over the past year significantly lags nearly every other state. The picture is somewhat brighter for...
Ridesharing Regulations Pass Missouri House
Recently, the Missouri House approved legislation that creates state-level regulations for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The bill in...
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...
Who Really Wins or Loses with NGA Deal?
City politicians are happy this week: nothing has to change. The NGA announced that Saint Louis was their preferred location...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Rams Park: A Case Study of Professional-Sports Welfare in Saint Louis
As we discussed last week, Saint Louis may be forced to turn over a $19 million practice facility to the...
