Public transportation in Missouri’s major cities is heavily subsidized; taxpayers cover more than 80 percent of total costs in Saint Louis and […]
It’s interesting when there are two wildly different takes on the same thing. For example, take me vs. the general public on Dances […]
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: These days there are a lot of calls to make people pay […]
When Missourians think of public school choice, they might think of charter schools or the school transfer law, which allows […]
Monarch Voters Choose Transparency Over Union-Backed Candidate
This month voters in the Monarch Fire Protection District, a fire district in western Saint Louis County, chose to keep […]
A bill is making its way through the Missouri Senate that would allow government workers to hold their union representatives […]
Earlier this week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial discussing whether the tax revenue brought in by the Rams […]
This question has come into sharp focus just five years after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) passage. Does it mean having […]
Traveling can be stressful. I’m usually comforted when the airplane safely touches down at my final destination, especially when it’s […]
News flash: Saint Louis is in danger of losing its football team. City and state officials are working feverishly on […]
Funnyman Owen Wilson describes the University of Phoenix as “the Harvard of Internet colleges” during an interview with Google in […]
Last year, I wrote in Forbes about whether Missouri is a “low tax state.” (It isn’t.) I explored how Missouri […]
Kansas City Builds by Digging Itself into Holes
We’ve written extensively about the money that Kansas City has been handing out to downtown developers. Every dollar they give […]
In March, dozens of families attended the Greater Saint Louis Home Educators Expo. The discussions led by parents, former educators, […]
Second Chances
As K'Von Williams illustrates, DeLaSalle Education Center transforms young lives. Unfortunately, Missouri uses a one-size-fits-all accountability model to evaluate […]
Alternative public charter schools like DeLaSalle in Kansas City serve kids who struggle in traditional public schools. Because of […]
Last week, the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (RSA) brought suit against Saint Louis City over an ordinance that […]
Streetcars Still Don’t Create Economic Development
Yesterday, we detailed the ever-shifting claims of streetcar proponents about the economic benefit of streetcars. Numbers have ranged from $750 […]
Public Schools Need Fewer Mandates, Parents Need More Choices
Over the past year, the Normandy School District has grabbed the state’s attention, and for good reason. Little more than […]
Schools today are asked to teach a lot more than reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic; and if lawmakers have their way, […]
