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Charter School Unionization: An Innovative Approach
14 Oct

Charter School Unionization: An Innovative Approach

Posted by Brittany Wagner Government Unions, School Choice

Al Shanker, longtime leader of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was an early cheerleader for public charter schools. Though […]

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Show-Me Institute On Ruckus
13 Oct

Show-Me Institute On Ruckus

Posted by Rick Edlund Economy

The Show-Me Institute's Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT's Ruckus on October 8 to discuss policy matters in Missouri and Kansas […]

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Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me
13 Oct

Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy

In their recent push to keep the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Saint Louis City, city leadership has argued the […]

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Three Tips for Managing St. Louis Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline
13 Oct

Three Tips for Managing St. Louis Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that enrollment in St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) is down by nearly 1,500 students. This […]

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Licensing Street Performers: Another Example of Government Overreach
13 Oct

Licensing Street Performers: Another Example of Government Overreach

Posted by Michael Rathbone Economy, Regulation

Just when you thought licensing hair braiders was the silliest example of government overreach you had ever seen, University City […]

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Convention Hotel Documents Claim it Will Double Hotel Business
13 Oct

Convention Hotel Documents Claim it Will Double Hotel Business

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Consultants for the proposed downtown convention hotel are telling us that if we build a new hotel we will almost […]

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The Case for “Boutique” Efforts
13 Oct

The Case for “Boutique” Efforts

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

For my money, one of the most promising developments in American education today is not in public schooling, private schooling, […]

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Saint Louis to Try, Once Again, to Spend its Way to Prosperity
12 Oct

Saint Louis to Try, Once Again, to Spend its Way to Prosperity

Posted by Joseph Miller Budget and Spending

A recent article in the Post-Dispatch reported on the city’s plans to spend more than a billion dollars on a […]

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If Apple Were in Charge of Government Transparency . . .
12 Oct

If Apple Were in Charge of Government Transparency . . .

Posted by John Wright Transparency

Ohio is leading the way with a Silicon Valley–like way to track each dollar spent by that state’s government. Since […]

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Square Coming to Saint Louis City, but Not to Its Property Tax Rolls
12 Oct

Square Coming to Saint Louis City, but Not to Its Property Tax Rolls

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Square, a tech company founded by a Saint Louis native, has generated significant fanfare by announcing a new office in […]

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Preschool: Silver Bullet?
09 Oct

Preschool: Silver Bullet?

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

Former St. Louis Mayor Vince Schoemehl recently penned a letter to the St. Louis Business Journal about the benefits of […]

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Stadium Planners Sweeten the Deal . . . for Billionaires
09 Oct

Stadium Planners Sweeten the Deal . . . for Billionaires

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Recently, the governor’s stadium task force announced a provisional agreement for the naming rights of a proposed riverfront stadium. The […]

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Allegiant Shows How Kansas City’s Airport Benefits from Low Costs
08 Oct

Allegiant Shows How Kansas City’s Airport Benefits from Low Costs

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Recently, Kansas City International Airport (MCI) hailed the arrival of a new air service. The new airline, Allegiant, will operate […]

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Standing Up to Hardball Tactics
08 Oct

Standing Up to Hardball Tactics

Posted by John Wright Government Unions

Jennifer Parrish, who operates a daycare business out of her home in Minnesota, was first approached by the Service Employees […]

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The Ferguson Commission: A Bridge to Nowhere
07 Oct

The Ferguson Commission: A Bridge to Nowhere

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability, Business Climate

As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Roman philosopher Cicero once said, “Advice is judged by results, not […]

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Arch Ground Already Costing Saint Louis More than Promised
07 Oct

Arch Ground Already Costing Saint Louis More than Promised

Posted by Joseph Miller Budget and Spending, Transparency

                Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported that Great River Greenways, a regional, taxpayer-funded organization, […]

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Prompted by Regulators, Truman Medical Closes Psychiatric Emergency Room
07 Oct

Prompted by Regulators, Truman Medical Closes Psychiatric Emergency Room

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Health Care, Regulation

Last month, Kansas City residents found out that Truman Medical Centers would be closing its Behavioral Health Emergency Department, "effective […]

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KCATA Makes Changes to Improve Bus Service
07 Oct

KCATA Makes Changes to Improve Bus Service

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

Kansas City's Northeast News reported on Tuesday that the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) will be combining several bus stops in […]

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Naming and Shaming Corporate Welfare Queens
06 Oct

Naming and Shaming Corporate Welfare Queens

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, State and Local Government, Subsidies, Transparency

A mayor in Maine has made the news for wanting to publicly list welfare recipients on the town's website. I […]

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The Latest with Licensing Landlords
06 Oct

The Latest with Licensing Landlords

Posted by Michael Rathbone Economy, Regulation

The saga of landlord licensing continues in Saint Louis County. With government finding more and more things to regulate, landlords […]

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