As you may have read here many times, Missouri’s public school enrollment is shrinking. A big part of the reason […]
Tom Pendergast (and to a lesser extent his brother, James) cast a huge shadow over Missouri government and politics, both […]
The white whale of government privatization in Missouri is Springfield’s City Utilities, a municipal utility behemoth that should be broken […]
One of the few things healthcare providers almost unanimously agree on is the importance of annual checkups. Among other benefits, […]
As the new year approaches and a new presidential administration prepares to take office, we may see significant changes in […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Virginia (Ginny) Gentles, director of the Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative at the Defense of […]
State lawmakers in Missouri are considering a $102 million tax credit program to convert empty downtown St. Louis office buildings, […]
James Shuls, David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss what the latest test scores reveal about Missouri […]
Missouri’s continuous decline in public school enrollment and the drying up of federal COVID funds have left school districts across […]
Since its peak in 2007, Missouri’s public school enrollment has dropped by about 40,000 students. Analyses of trends in private […]
Download the full 2025 Blueprint here In this episode, Susan Pendergrass, James Shuls, Elias Tsapelas, Aaron Hedlund, David Stokes, Patrick […]
Metro is hosting a series of public meetings on its proposed new light rail line in St. Louis. Now called […]
Our roads are crucial for commerce, safety, and daily life. Yet the state’s extensive road network presents challenges that have […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is an agency in the executive branch that carries out the […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jude Schwalbach, policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, about his report Public Schools Without Boundaries: 2024. […]
I guess we have our answer. On November 25, 2024, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released […]
We all know that you get what you pay for. When you pay nothing for something, you usually get something […]
The American nuclear industry is making headlines seemingly every week, with developments in construction, innovation, legislation, and regulation. Recently, there […]
Town and Country, a suburb of St. Louis with a slightly pretentious name, is making a mockery of the Hancock […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Back in 2022, in response to the seemingly […]
