The Columbia Daily Tribune reported early last month that Education Week‘s annual “Quality Counts” report on public education found that […]
Yesterday, I was privileged to testify at a hearing on Senate Bill 11, proposed legislation that would discontinue Missouri’s ethanol […]
Todays blog post from me will be the first in what I hope to make a series of open dialogues […]
When looking at the changes to the Sunshine Laws (link via Combest) that have been proposed in Missouri House Bill 316, it brings to […]
It’s not a happy time for the St. Louis Public Schools. Enrollment is way down. Parents are enrolling their children […]
In Oregon, discussions regarding movement from the gasoline tax to a mileage tax are gaining national attention. Previously, the gasoline tax has been […]
That is what my former boss, now judge, Kurt Odenwald used to say when people told him the property tax […]
Just as Missouri leads other states with its Second Life presence, it’s ahead of the game in midwifery policy. The […]
I am right now experiencing a confluence of two things that puts the improper double-taxation that Missouri’s personal property tax […]
Aisha Sultan at Parents Talk Back writes about the recent birth of octuplets to a woman who already had six […]
This is funny to watch: A state senator explaining her vote in favor of a pay increase for legislators and […]
Thank you, Combest, for linking to this. I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on this excellent blog from the […]
I want to just take a minute to thank and applaud North Dakota for being on the cutting edge of […]
An article in the Post-Dispatch (link via Combest) reports that Jim “70 votes” Lembke (R-1), narrow victor of the race […]
The deadline to apply to be a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow — a program that includes two weeks of […]
I know it’s me against the world on this issue, but I really think robo-calls are a valuable source of […]
This argument for requiring insurance to cover autism treatment just doesn’t make sense (emphasis mine): Grisamore noted the exponential increase […]
A recent article in the Political Fix (link via Combest) discusses the use of laptops on the Senate floor. Now, […]
I am off for vacation until Monday. Here’s hoping the Cardinals win the big game on Sunday: Rev. Lovejoy: [surveys […]
A good pair of articles (links via Combest) recently discussed the increase (or lack thereof) in pay raises for state […]
