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An Idea for Better Transit in Missouri: Raise Fares
22 Apr

An Idea for Better Transit in Missouri: Raise Fares

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Public transportation in Missouri’s major cities is heavily subsidized; taxpayers cover more than 80 percent of total costs in Saint Louis and […]

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Getting the True Value of Farmland
21 Apr

Getting the True Value of Farmland

Posted by Michael Rathbone Taxes

It’s interesting when there are two wildly different takes on the same thing. For example, take me vs. the general public on Dances […]

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Taxing Smokers Does Not Show Support of Education
21 Apr

Taxing Smokers Does Not Show Support of Education

Posted by James V. Shuls Taxes

As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: These days there are a lot of calls to make people pay […]

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Everything Is Choice in Florida
20 Apr

Everything Is Choice in Florida

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

When Missourians think of public school choice, they might think of charter schools or the school transfer law, which allows […]

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Monarch Voters Choose Transparency Over Union-Backed Candidate
20 Apr

Monarch Voters Choose Transparency Over Union-Backed Candidate

Posted by John Wright Municipal Policy, Transparency

This month voters in the Monarch Fire Protection District, a fire district in western Saint Louis County, chose to keep […]

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Missouri Could Save Millions by Looking to Wisconsin
19 Apr

Missouri Could Save Millions by Looking to Wisconsin

Posted by John Wright Transparency

A bill is making its way through the Missouri Senate that would allow government workers to hold their union representatives […]

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No, Post-Dispatch, the Rams Don’t Pay Their Way
18 Apr

No, Post-Dispatch, the Rams Don’t Pay Their Way

Posted by Michael Rathbone Municipal Policy, Taxes

Earlier this week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial discussing whether the tax revenue brought in by the Rams […]

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What Does It Mean to “Have Health Care”?
17 Apr

What Does It Mean to “Have Health Care”?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

This question has come into sharp focus just five years after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) passage. Does it mean having […]

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Blame It On the MTC
17 Apr

Blame It On the MTC

Posted by Jessica Stearns Regulation, Transportation

Traveling can be stressful. I’m usually comforted when the airplane safely touches down at my final destination, especially when it’s […]

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The Fallacy of Tailgate Economics
17 Apr

The Fallacy of Tailgate Economics

Posted by Joseph Miller Subsidies

News flash: Saint Louis is in danger of losing its football team. City and state officials are working feverishly on […]

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SEMO May Embrace All-You-Can-Eat Education
17 Apr

SEMO May Embrace All-You-Can-Eat Education

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

Funnyman Owen Wilson describes the University of Phoenix as “the Harvard of Internet colleges” during an interview with Google in […]

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Tax Foundation: Missouri’s Sales Taxes Still Well Above Average
16 Apr

Tax Foundation: Missouri’s Sales Taxes Still Well Above Average

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Taxes

Last year, I wrote in Forbes about whether Missouri is a “low tax state.” (It isn’t.) I explored how Missouri […]

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Kansas City Builds by Digging Itself into Holes
16 Apr

Kansas City Builds by Digging Itself into Holes

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Subsidies

We’ve written extensively about the money that Kansas City has been handing out to downtown developers. Every dollar they give […]

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What Public Schools Can Learn from Homeschool Parents
16 Apr

What Public Schools Can Learn from Homeschool Parents

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

In March, dozens of families attended the Greater Saint Louis Home Educators Expo. The discussions led by parents, former educators, […]

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Second Chances
16 Apr

Second Chances

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability

  As K'Von Williams illustrates, DeLaSalle Education Center transforms young lives. Unfortunately, Missouri uses a one-size-fits-all accountability model to evaluate […]

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Show-Me Now! Second Chances: K’Von’s Story
16 Apr

Show-Me Now! Second Chances: K’Von’s Story

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability, School Choice

  Alternative public charter schools like DeLaSalle in Kansas City serve kids who struggle in traditional public schools. Because of […]

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Stadium Planners Move to Block City Vote
15 Apr

Stadium Planners Move to Block City Vote

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy

Last week, the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (RSA) brought suit against Saint Louis City over an ordinance that […]

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Streetcars Still Don’t Create Economic Development
15 Apr

Streetcars Still Don’t Create Economic Development

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transportation

Yesterday, we detailed the ever-shifting claims of streetcar proponents about the economic benefit of streetcars. Numbers have ranged from $750 […]

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Public Schools Need Fewer Mandates, Parents Need More Choices
15 Apr

Public Schools Need Fewer Mandates, Parents Need More Choices

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Over the past year, the Normandy School District has grabbed the state’s attention, and for good reason. Little more than […]

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Fewer Mandates, More Choices Needed in Education
15 Apr

Fewer Mandates, More Choices Needed in Education

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Schools today are asked to teach a lot more than reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic; and if lawmakers have their way, […]

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