Special Laws in Missouri

David Stokes on Jun 9, 2022

Education

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A Lesson on Early Literacy from the Magnolia State

If I polled one hundred Missourians on which state they thought had the best early literacy policies in the nation, I’m almost certain most of them wouldn’t immediately say “Mississippi.” […]

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Legislature Squanders Health Care Opportunity

As has been discussed on this blog multiple times over the past few weeks, Missouri’s 2022 legislative session was largely a disappointing one. For me, the biggest letdown was the […]

Corporate Welfare

Centene Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

There are numerous flaws in the ongoing subsidy-driven economic development strategy employed in Missouri. In this post, I want to focus on one of those flaws. Businesses often overstate the […]

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A SCOTUS Victory for Private School Choice

Once again, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld a parent’s right to choose a religious private school, even if the tuition is being paid for with public […]

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State and Local Government

Missouri Forgot Its Umbrella

Anyone familiar with Missouri weather knows that regardless of the day’s forecast, you should probably still be prepared in case it rains. Well, it’s sunny right now in Jefferson City […]

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State and Local Government

As Kansas City’s Streetcar Expands, Its Buses Suffer

On Wednesday morning, The Kansas City Star published a detailed report on the city’s suffering bus system. Riders complain about a lack of service and dependability and report that buses […]

State and Local Government

Attorney General’s Office Starts a Curriculum Database of Its Own

When I started the Show-Me Curricula Project, I had no illusion that schools and districts would happily provide their teaching materials to me for publication. That clarity comes from experience; […]

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State and Local Government

Is a Scooter Ban the Answer in Saint Louis?

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a piece on Tuesday morning titled “With scooters gone, St. Louis police say weekend was relatively calm downtown.” That headline seems to indicate that scrapping […]

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Corporate Welfare

More of the Same in Springfield’s New Buc-ee’s CID

The Springfield City Council just repeated an all-too-common Missouri mistake. The council passed a bill creating a new community improvement district (CID) off I-44. Bill 2022-124 subsidizes the construction of […]

Corporate Welfare

Corruption Allegations: Disappointing but Hardly Surprising

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In 1977, the Chicago Sun Times newspaper bought a bar. They didn’t just buy it to serve people […]

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State and Local Government

Part 5: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

(You can read part one, part two, part three, and part four in this series here.) How affordable is housing in Kansas City? The answer depends not only on how you define […]

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