Saint Louis’ only orchestral music station might be changing formats, and it has two area congressmen pretty angry: U.S. Reps. […]
From KMOX: The Missouri House Budget Committee was told two Missouri prisons could close down if the House cuts funds […]
Using the “Show Me: The Spending” web tool, I isolated the amount of money that government agencies in Missouri have […]
The home of Shirley Hamilton, in the 2200 block of Madison Street, in Saint Louis’ north side. Although NorthSide redevelopment […]
A committee in the Missouri House has heard a bill to keep the Missouri Gaming Commission from closing the President […]
Mr. Combest linked this morning to a story in the Jefferson City News-Tribune about a proposal to reduce the length […]
Missouri exempts yachts from sales taxes. And, like most selective sales tax exemptions, this policy has several negative consequences. Mike […]
This article describes neuroscience research that seeks to explain an observed correlation between breastfeeding and higher child IQ scores. What […]
I’m quite a bit late on this one, but a couple of weeks ago, the Missouri Senate overwhelmingly approved a […]
According to a story from WSIL: A plan pushed by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, could bolster a core of his […]
This weekend, KC Star columnist E. Thomas McClanahan had a terrific article about the benefits of replacing earnings taxes with […]
The St. Louis Post Dispatch covers both sides of the urban chicken controversy in this article. In the paragraphs that […]
[NOTE: Since the original publication of this blog entry, additional information has been released about the filmmakers accused of purchasing […]
Writing in the Missouri Record, Mizzou political science professor David Webber highlights some of the hard numbers behind Missouri Chief […]
Wisconsin is debating another proposal involving milk. The Wisconsin raw milk bill I wrote about yesterday would put Wisconsin’s policy […]
Yesterday in St. Louis, opponents of the payday loan industry held a hearing, which was covered by the Post-Dispatch and linked […]
Using the “Show Me: The Spending” web tool, I mapped the historical line graph of the film tax credits allocated […]
Missouri lawmakers, via Senate Bill 784 and House Bill 1812, have proposed to reform the Access Missouri program. Currently, the […]
A Michigan school district is starting a program it calls “Begindergarten.” The idea is to help prepare preschool-age children for […]
A proposal in Wisconsin would allow dairy farmers to sell raw milk, with a few conditions: Under the bill, farmers […]
