L to R: Founder Rex Sinquefield, Rachel Keller Brown, Executive Committee member, Tony Rich, Executive Director
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By Joseph Haslag
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will produce its new jets in Canada rather than in Missouri. For Bombardier’s shareholders, this location decision rests on where the directors believe its share prices will be highest. In announcing its decision, Bombardier indicated that it received repayable investments from Canada and the Province of Quebec, […]

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By Joseph Haslag
Senate Bill 1234 is currently rolling through the Senate. It expands the enterprise enhancement zone, and by identifying “megaprojects” that consist of capital investment of at least $300 million over an eight-year span, it is intended to create more than 1,000 jobs that pay higher-than-county-average wages. Under the new law, megaprojects would receive […]

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By Nicholas A. Loyal
For decades, the property rights of Missouri residents have been disregarded as municipalities throughout the state plowed through personal history in the disastrous pursuit of progress. Recently, the state’s highest court had a chance to correct this wrong and restore a sense of safety to the minds of Missouri’s home and business […]

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Show Me Institute scholar Sarah Brodsky opines on the latest argument against charter schools, specifically single-sex charter schools.
I understand that meeting kids of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds at school could prepare kids for being good citizens. But do we need schools to introduce the sexes to each other in preparation for citizenship? Most kids […]

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A new study, jointly produced by the Show-Me Institute and the Reason Foundation, examines the relatively new funding paradigm of public-private partnerships and how such arrangements may benefit Missouri’s public transportation infrastructure. The study provides an overview of the types of public-private partnerships that can be utilized for transportation projects, including their benefits and […]

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