A Huge Win for Missouri Families
Thankfully, the Missouri Legislature has recognized that one size does not fit all when it comes to education. The House...
Should Missouri Mandate Biodiesel?
Should the Missouri Legislature require all diesel fuel sold in Missouri be blended with corn and soybean oil? A bill...
Show-Me Chairman Confirmed to Federal Director Role by U.S. Senate
Today, I’m honored to announce that one of the Show-Me Institute’s founders, R. Crosby Kemper III, has been confirmed by...
Short-Term Medical Insurance Makes the News Again
Jim Spencer at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently wrote about U.S. Senate opponents of short-term medical (STM) plans attempting yet again...
School Choice Legislation and “The Valley of Death”
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred....
School Choice Fails, While Corporate Welfare Succeeds in the Missouri Legislature
No one enters the legislature saying, “I’m going to be the champion of corporate welfare.” Many, however, do say they...
Transparency Measure Passes State House; Attention Moves to Senate
If municipalities can levy taxes, then taxpayers should be able to see exactly how that money is being spent. That...
Prison Consolidation a Smart Step Toward Better Government
One of the most interesting announcements that the governor made at his State of the State speech last month was...
2019 Legislative Priorities Generally Lining Up with Market Reforms
The Missouri House and Senate may have only just begun their legislative years, yet both chambers appear to be setting...
Lawmakers Give Missourians a Tax Break
State Lawmakers have cut income taxes for Missourians with a bill that now heads to the desk of Governor Eric...
Legislature Slashes Business Taxes
It took a roundabout way to get there, but the House (last night) and the Senate (today) passed Senate Bill...
Missouri Poised to Raise the Age
Today, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 793, which the House passed earlier this week. With the Governor’s signature, the...
Session Notes: Minimum Wage To Be Set By State Alone
The debate was lengthy, but after a raucous couple of hours the House and Senate both voted to preempt local...
Session Notes: House Sends PLA Reform to the Governor
Yesterday the Missouri House of Representatives passed SB 182, the Senate version of project labor agreement (PLA) reform. PLA reform...
Congratulations, Neil Gorsuch
Earlier today the U.S. Senate confirmed the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch. Gorsuch’s impeccable credentials and sterling jurisprudence...
Calling the Previous Question
Last week I published a piece in Forbes about my concerns about the progress of this year’s legislative session. I...
Repealing a Mountain of Regulation with This One Simple Trick
Last week, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to strike hundreds of pages of regulations drafted by the Department of Education...
Legislature Should Be Recording All of Its Public Meetings
On Tuesday the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that Progress Missouri, a liberal activist...
Leadership Lessons from Attila the Hen: Margaret Thatcher on Europe-and the United States
It was a vintage if ill-advised display of firmness. A quarter of a century ago, Margaret Thatcher threw the British...
House Passes Medicaid Audit Bill
Before it died amidst last year's Right to Work filibuster in the Senate, a bill requiring an independent audit of...
