I tend to be fairly negative on this blog (that’s what happens when you’re an ugly cynic like me), so […]
Dave and I have debated tax holidays before, but even he thinks the gas tax holiday is a bad idea […]
This article addresses the issue of women and discrimination in the General Assembly. It sounds like some women legislators have […]
Well, this is news that is sure to make David Stokes happy. Of course, there was a nice little useless […]
The South County Journal poses this question without (in my opinion) the right answer. In 1980, Missouri lost its first […]
Neal McCluskey blogs about South Korean education and the roots of its success. McCluskey argues that the private sector is […]
Our thoughts and prayers are with John on the passing of his mother.
The Springfield News-Leader has another op-ed on payday lending today. The author, Ryan Cooper, has a great anecdote at the […]
Yahoo! Finance is reporting the largest annual federal budget deficit in history. In FY2008, the U.S. government will post a […]
The Metropolitan Sewer District, which provides stormwater and sewer services to Saint Louis city and County, has changed its billing […]
Incentives and prices matter. As prices change, habits and activities change. Here are two articles relating to how people are […]
I wrote about the Missouri Health Transformation Act (MHTA) when it passed the Senate last week, so I thought I […]
The Post-Dispatch ran a front-page story last Friday revealing the glacial pace of "justice" in the city of Saint Louis. […]
A 2007 change to state law granting more authority to county tax increment financing (TIF) commissions within the Saint Louis-area, […]
A new bill would create a 24-member panel to study autism in the state and recommend policy actions (KMOX coverage […]
Combest links to an article by Shawn Clubb in today’s Suburban Journals of St. Louis that discusses the athletes and […]
Yesterday, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a comprehensive health care reform bill similar to Missouri’s landmark HB 818 legislation, which […]
The Kansas City Post has a very interesting piece (link via Prime Buzz in the Star) about parking in downtown […]
An op-ed by Amy Blouin of the Missouri Budget Project has been making the rounds. Combest linked to it in […]
Forbes Magazine has ranked Kansas City fifth in its “Best Cities for Home Sellers” list. This is good news for […]
