To the surprise of nobody who has been alive in St. Louis County for the past two years, Novus Development […]
Claire McCaskill, Missouri’s freshman senator, has been keeping her campaign promise to fight congressional earmarks, the budget process by which […]
Quality Jobs, Questionable TIFS, and Cameras, Cameras, Cameras
Over at the Columbia Daily Tribune they have a depressing article about the corruption of a bill to expand the […]
How Free Are We? Part 2
On April 6, I wrote about the creeping state control of our lives in the name of safety. I was […]
A bill to allow rural patients to be treated by physician assistants awaits the governor’s signature: The bill allows physician […]
Good Sense in Jefferson City
Jefferson City officials have, at least in one, minor way, exhibited good economics, good tax policy and good common sense […]
I didn’t care for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s article on eminent domain activist Jim Roos. I have to admit I […]
Yesterday, my colleague, Sarah Brodsky, posted on the report on Missourinet about MoDOT’s desire to improve Amtrak’s performance in order […]
Welcome Eric Dixon
I’m pleased to announce that the Show-Me Institute has a new editor. Eric Dixon joins us from Idaho, where he […]
MoDot wants to make Amtrak more popular: Weiler says Missouri has about 175,000 Amtrak riders annually. He speculates that could […]
State Invertebrate
Here’s a funny excerpt from the legislative report of the Missouri Medical Association, the cartel professional association that believes expectant […]
The Credit Hours of Local Comparative Politics, Just for You …
O’Fallon, Mo., is considering expanding its city council in response to rapid population growth. If the 75,000 estimated population is […]
A regular reader e-mailed me with his thoughts on the recent decision against Centene and Clayton in the ongoing battle […]
Students in the Riverview Gardens district may be able to transfer to other districts next fall: 192 teachers have received […]
At the risk of sound horribly self-serving, Tim is right. The Show-Me Institute intern is no ordinary intern. Though I […]
Logical Education Policy
A Chesterfield resident is unhappy about a proposal to allow students to attend public schools outside of their district. This […]
Huge news in Clayton yesterday as an Appeals Court rejected Clayton’s, and Centene Corporation’s, bid to acquire three properties on […]
We’ve just released the application for our fall internship program. If you’re a college student, I hope you’ll apply. If […]
A Good Idea for KC
Kansas City-area officials are considering building a new jail to serve to prison needs of the area, not just one […]
Slap Happy Days Are Here Again…
It is every elected officials’ favorite question: What to do with a budget surplus? The Post-Dispatch has a good article […]
