When I opened the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, I was greeted by the third front page article in less […]
Lead in the Legislature
The Missouri Green Party announced that it has received enough signatures to trigger an audit of the St. Louis city […]
‘Insure Missouri’ Strays From Path to Free-Market Reform
The ink is barely dry on HB 818, an innovative free-market health care reform bill that encourages individual responsibility and […]
There is a very cool graphic over at the National Taxpayers Union that maps out the ratio of deficient brigdes […]
Clayton and Richmond Heights (two St. Louis County municipalities, for those of you who read us from Kansas City or […]
"How did it get so late so soon?" This query from Dr. Seuss was echoed by the equally whimsical St. […]
More Choice on the Horizon? Glimpsing the Future of St. Louis Public Schools
Last night I participated in a panel discussion (hosted by Metropolis St. Louis, FOCUS St. Louis, and the League of […]
The Show-Me Institute is expanding, bringing aboard new policy analysts and a research assistant to help us conduct the best […]
Hannah Montana Teaches Teens Valuable Lesson About Law of Supply and Demand
Today’s Post-Dispatch has an article about the continuing education pre-teen girls are receiving about the basic laws of economics. If […]
World-class cycling came to Missouri. For one week in mid-September, Missourians were offered an intimate look at the sport. Judging […]
Parents as Customers
A parent writes to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he’s upset the schools’ CEO isn’t attending the Parent Assembly: As […]
What, For Free? Gimme $78 Million Dollars
Can’t you just imagine seeing this scene playing out … Cordish to Centene: "Excuse me, sir? What it is, Mr. […]
Via Combest, may this “problem” continue for a very, very long time!
Truancy in Reverse
An article in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch details the rising trend in “educational larceny” the term used for […]
Gov. Matt Blunt’s new low-income health care plan, “Insure Missouri,” may cover more than 100,000 people by the middle of […]
Hannah Montana Tests New Scalping Laws: Some Parents Intimidated by Their 9-Year Olds
Both the Kansas City Star and KSDK – Channel Five in St. Louis are reporting on the difficulty of getting […]
In order to understand the title, you may need to re-read (or just read for the first time, if you […]
When the Legislature passed HB 1944 last year (modifying existing laws related to eminent domain use), it included a provision […]
You Want Library Posts, You Get Library Posts!
In my neverending quest to be an expert on the most obscure local government topics possible, I now present to […]
Bringing preventive health care to poor Missourians is a laudable goal. But going through health insurance is the wrong way […]
