The Missouri Health Transformation Act of 2008 (SB1283), which would implement several state health care reforms, has passed the Missouri […]
It looks like I am not going to have any trouble finding things to blog about as long as this […]
Tax credits are a hot topic in the Missouri Legislature. Fans of these instruments assert that tax credits are necessary […]
Jay Nixon wants college to be free. Here he explains why: "I firmly believe a college education is key to […]
The Post-Dispatch has a story today that I really hope garners a lot of attention. A private organization, the Today […]
Over at The Atlantic, James Fallows has the winner in a great contest about stupid public policy decisions. I encourage […]
Regular readers may readily recall my writings about utilities. So it is with some surprise that I was not more […]
A summer gas tax “holiday” seems to be all the rage these days. Last week, the Missouri house approved a […]
Great news: Alternative teacher certification in Missouri just got better. The new alternative route, which combines hands-on experience, mentoring, and […]
Apparently, Senator Clinton has no intention of listening to anything that an economist might say (via Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish): […]
I am going to take the recent news about light rail in Kansas City as an opportunity to further plug […]
Kansas City has an interesting way of setting salaries for its city officials. The salaries of the mayor and City […]
I meant Judith Viorst, not Judy Blume. While I assure you that I put a great deal of research into […]
Following Dave’s example, I couldn’t resist a Judy Blume-inspired titled. The question is about the education market. I wrote the […]
The ill-conceived Bombardier tax credit plan is moving forward, albeit in a more limited form. Instead of being worth as […]
Health savings accounts are growing in popularity, according to this article. Six million people are now enrolled in plans that […]
While I don’t support increasing the gas tax, and would favor more implementation of user-paying instruments like tolls, this is […]
At Cato-at-Liberty, Andrew J. Coulson and Neal McCluskey respond to Chester E. Finn, Jr.’s criticism of free-market education reform. This […]
I know Internet polls are just for fun, and one should not read anything into them, but that does not […]
Look here for a story that ought to get any taxpayer’s blood boiling. The Post-Dispatch reports that the Foundry Art […]
