What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain...
More SNAP Changes: Restoring Thrift
Four years ago, the federal government orchestrated the largest year-to-year growth in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in history....
Medicaid’s Check-Up: Part 5
At this point in my Medicaid blog series, it should be abundantly clear that the program is in dire need...
Nuclear Energy Is a Bipartisan Solution
As the new year approaches and a new presidential administration prepares to take office, we may see significant changes in...
Congress Moves to Advance Nuclear Energy
The ADVANCE Act recently powered through the U.S. Senate and is now on the president’s desk. This bill, which is...
Let’s Jump on the Nuclear Energy Bandwagon
A few months ago, I delved into a fascinating bill being debated in Congress, the ADVANCE Nuclear Act, which had...
The Science of Reading in Missouri
Around the nation, students are struggling to read, and Missouri students are no different. In 2022, the National Assessment of...
Taking Stock of Inflation and the Recent Fed Pause
The Federal Reserve announced last week that it was pausing its campaign of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes, leaving the target...
Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the...
End in Sight for Runaway Enrollment?
Late last year, Congress approved a bill that will have major implications for Missouri in 2023. After nearly three years...
Supreme Court Reins in Federal Bureaucracy in EPA Case
One of the first things most kids learn about American government is that it has three branches: the legislative, the...
In Another Grinding Legislative Session, Missourians’ Priorities Getting Ignored Again
After countless hours of debate and filibuster, the Missouri Senate finally passed a version of a redistricted Congressional map—a regular...
March 17: Russia, Ukraine, and the Impact on the United States Virtual Event
Join us on March 17 for a virtual event with Senator Jim Talent and Heritage Foundation’s James Jay Carafano as...
So about that Coronavirus Money . . .
The three coronavirus relief bills Congress passed funneled just under $200 billion into America’s K-12 public schools. This is a...
Missouri’s Population Growth Is Still Lagging
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its updated state populations from the 2020 census, and the results were not good...
Virtual Town Hall – The National Debt Crisis with Brian Riedl
On September 10, 2020, the Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual town hall featuring Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl. Brian discussed the...
Proposal to Make PACER Free to the Public Deserves Support
Court documents are, generally speaking, public information, and in Missouri the public has free access to a vast array of...
Arise and Shine, Missouri lawmakers: You Have Nothing to Lose but a Long History of Bad Performance.
What’s wrong with you, Missouri lawmakers? Why so weak and feckless? This is your conscience calling. I speak to all...
Essay: Taxing Business in Missouri
As the U.S. Congress turns the national conversation toward reforming the tax code, one aspect they are discussing is the...
Putting the APPP in Perspective
The City of St. Louis is exploring the privatization of Lambert International Airport through the federal Airport Pilot Privatization Program...
