This Southeast Missourian article (link via Combest) opens up discussion on the state of public pension funds in light of […]
More on Crazy Licensing Requirements in the Wall Street Journal
Last week, the Journal reported on a comedy troupe that’s being hounded by regulators. Today, there’s another article about regulators […]
Personal Property Tax Declarations and Jackson County
Every single county in Missouri should follow Jackson County’s lead and allow people to file personal property tax declarations online. […]
Fire Districts and Assessors in Saint Louis County for Your Weekend Perusal
The idea that Saint Louis County should have an elected assessor (thanks to Combest for this Business-Journal link) in Saint Louis County […]
In fairness, I would not write about this if I didn’t live just down the street and drive by it […]
The Post-Dispatch ran a story yesterday about how Chesterfield is considering an ordinance that would tackle the growing menace of […]
This article in the Post-Dispatch is a perfect example of the issues Josh considered in his great post about public […]
Over at Prime Buzz, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver — who represents Kansas City, in case you didn’t know — is quoted […]
Recently, the Show-Me Institute has received a striking amount of media attention: March 26, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — “Kick Anti-CWIP […]
For years, Arizona has been a national leader when it comes to helping students take advantage of the best available […]
I’d like to point out that the first deadline in the Policy Pulse news coverage contest for Missouri students is […]
Bill Schrier has a post up about potential uses of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites in local government. […]
Regulators Go Overboard
This is completely unfair. A comedy group that pokes fun at professional wrestling is being hit with regulations by the […]
Parental Choice, on Camera
The Cascade Policy Institute is sponsoring a school choice video contest, and many interesting entries are popping up on YouTube. […]
Charter schools, the public schools run by independent organizations that are continual subjects of debate, are often compared to traditional […]
Universal Preschool
Adam Schaeffer talks about universal preschool on the Cato Daily Podcast. A few of his main points: It’s hard to […]
Spending on Second Life
Bill Schrier comments on Missouri’s Second Life presence. He thinks spending time on Second Life is a waste of taxpayers’ […]
I often complain that traditional public school systems assign students to schools based on where they live. Disadvantaged students, who […]
Thank you, Combest, for linking to this fantastic op-ed by Katy Steinmetz about the Missouri Scholars Academy. Steinmetz argues that […]
The Right to Never Hear About Junk Food, So You Won’t Be Tempted to Eat It
The Post-Dispatch‘s Savvy Consumer blog linked to this website, which would be amusing if some people weren’t so serious about […]
