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 […]
President-Elect Trump has repeatedly stated his desire to close the U.S. Department of Education and return education back to the […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Dr. Collin Hitt, Executive Director of the SLU PRiME Center and co-author of the paper “Taking […]
When I hear the term driver’s license, I either think of Olivia Rodrigo’s breakout song or the prospect of waiting […]
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow […]
Traffic fatalities in both Kansas City and St. Louis have seen significant increases, drawing concern from local leaders and community […]
St. Louis is taking steps to roll back the bureaucratic barriers that have long stifled economic growth. With the introduction […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Martin F. Lueken, director of the Fiscal Research and Education Center at EdChoice, about the findings […]
On November 5, Kirkwood residents will vote on Proposition T, which, if passed, will create a citywide transportation development district […]
On November 5, residents of the City of St. Louis will have the opportunity to vote on a new tax […]
I’m reminded of the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime when reading about yet another scheme to subsidize more […]
You are not alone if you are unaware that there was a law on the books in the City of […]
Unless Steve McQueen is coming to work as a cop for the City of St. Louis—or using film tax credits […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Charles M. Silver, professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, and David […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating […]
