Let Detroit’s Pension Problems Be An Example
People’s eyes often start to glaze over when we at the Show-Me Institute start talking about public employee pensions. Actuarial...
Entrepreneur vs. Government: Fashion Trucks
Emily Ponath wants to bring high fashion to office workers on their lunch breaks in downtown St. Louis. However, Emily’s...
Saint Louis Public School District Adds Blue Chip To Portfolio
Often, the best way to solve a problem is to try a new strategy. In 2011, Saint Louis Public Schools...
Show-Me Institute Presents: Kansas City And Saint Louis Expense Comparisons
Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new Case Study, “Kansas City and Saint Louis Expense Breakdown Compared to Six Other...
James Shuls On KMOX
I will be on the Charlie Brennan show on NewsRadio 1120 KMOX in Saint Louis at 10:05 a.m. this morning....
The Figure Skating Method For Building Demolitions
“I usually drive by the properties, and give them a score on a scale from 1.1 to 1.9. It’s kind...
Jackson County Assessment Facts, Part 2
If Jackson County assessments went up at approximately the same rate as Saint Louis County assessments during the boom real...
Real Estate 101
If you were a real estate agent with nearly 8,000 properties for sale, what would you do? You might be...
Conventional Fears
Let’s be honest. We all like new stuff. So I can understand why Jefferson City officials are planning a fancy...
Dismantling The Post-Dispatch’s Piece About Education (Part 4 of 4)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board recently issued an opinion piece riddled with errors, faulty assumptions, and half-truths. This post...
Missouri House Bill 253…Vetoed! (Part I)
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed Missouri House Bill 253, which would have cut individual...
Baby Steps On Teacher Tenure Reform
The 97th Missouri General Assembly did nothing about school choice. However, the legislature was not completely inactive regarding education issues. On...
The Right Direction On Occupational Licensing In Missouri
The Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 330 last week. I hope the governor signs it (I cannot see a reason...
Ishmael on KWMU: Raising the Minimum Wage
Show Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael joins host Don Marsh of KWMU and and Jack Strauss, Director of the...
Missouri Urban Assessments Need Greater Consistency
Some of the land in the heart of the city of Saint Louis’ fashionable Central West End is worthless. Don’t...
Missouri Assessments Need Greater Consistency
As Missouri enters its bi-annual reassessment process, I think people would be surprised to know just how substantial the difference...
Remember That Residents Are Customers
One of the reasons I shop on Amazon almost weekly is because of the company’s impeccable customer service. (I also...
Part Five: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
In Part Four, I wrote about how the number of jobs in Saint Louis’ “central core” fell dramatically in the last...
Part Four: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
As I have reiterated many times during this series, Missouri’s taxpayers have ample reason to be skeptical of whether “hip”...
Stokes on KWMU – Veolia Contract Would Benefit City
Innovation comes from the private sector. You don’t have to be a radical capitalist to agree with that simple truth....
