I have written before about the proposed new 911 tax on cellular phone bills. There is a great article in […]
There is a debate in Kirkwood about the proposed library district tax rate increase on the ballot next month. This […]
Reading is Expensive
On November 6th, Kirkwood residents will vote whether or not to approve an additional 12 cents in taxes per $100 […]
Kirkwood is the only municipality in Saint Louis County that continues to provide utility services to its residents. Would citizens […]
Immigration’s back in the news. The Post-Dispatch reports on a personal angle: State Rep. Tim Flook is Mexican-American. Since many […]
It seems that an attempt by local governments in Southeast Missouri to work together and share revenues from overlapping developments […]
An article in the Post-Dispatch today reports that the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health Sciences University have given […]
Access to Credit
There’s a great op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader about the proposed interest rate cap on payday loans. If you want […]
Tim Lee’s interview about his new eminent domain study, on KMOX’s Charlie Brennan Show, is now available online. If you […]
David’s post about this morning’s Charlie Brennan interview does a great job correcting the record about supposed "factual errors" in […]
We hope you enjoyed the discussion of the Show-Me Institute’s just-released eminent domain study, which ended a short time ago […]
School Choice in Kansas City, the Old-Fashioned Way
There is an extremely interesting move afoot in Kansas City, by residents of the far-eastern part of the city, to […]
An editorial in the Columbia Daily Tribune calls for higher standards in K-12 education: UM President George Russell went around […]
The Post-Dispatch is reporting that the City of Ladue is balking at its requested contribution to the Municipal League for […]
Choices for Drop-Outs
In an op-ed last year, I speculated that the high minority drop-out rate in St. Louis was caused by a […]
Tiny little municipalities, red-light cameras, and policing for profit have found each other, just like chocolate and peanut butter finally […]
An Associated Press article printed in this morning’s Post-Dispatch details a subsidized housing project for teachers in New York City […]
Sinking Ship
The Kansas City School District is attempting to prevent (through the court system) a November 6 ballot initiative which would […]
Not Just Test Scores
A column by Sylvester Brown Jr. in the Post-Dispatch today contains some thoughtful discussion about education reform. Although I don’t […]
Time Is Money
I enjoy reading the Missouri State Teachers’ Association blog, which includes fun links to English and math websites, as well […]
