Today’s announcement by Wal-Mart got me thinking about this study by the Show-Me Institute. Wal-Mart is opening 9 new stores […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working on a plan to create virtual classes for Missouri students. […]
Sen. Bill Stouffer (R – Northwest Missouri) his introduced a bill to increase the state sales tax by a penny […]
Everybody loses from minimum wage increases like the one just passed in Missouri. David Nicklaus comments on the effects of […]
The Columbia Daily Tribune has a story on a new proposal for tax credits to direct more money toward failing […]
In the race for ‘Dumbest electoral proposal of the new century,’ the 21st has an early favorite and its right […]
The Columbia Tribune reports on a debate over legislation that would allow parents more freedom to transfer kids between schools: […]
We’re one step closer to a state takeover of the Saint Louis school district: The State Board of Education voted […]
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the raging controversy over liberalizing laws that now bar midwives from delivering babies without […]
A few decades ago, cable TV looked like a monopoly that was here to stay. Missouri passed cable franchise laws, […]
The Saint Louis school board has descended into chaos. The previous superintendent, Creg Williams, was ousted in July after just 15 […]
This November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per […]
Minority students are falling behind in the public school system. The graduation rate for Missouri’s white students is 87.4 percent; […]
Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent […]
Last November, Clayton business owner Dan Sheehan learned from the newspaper that his property suffered from “age, deteriorated condition, […]
One year ago today, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that local governments have […]
In January of 2004, the city of Arnold unveiled a plan to re-develop a large chunk of Arnold commonly […]
In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no […]
Is it right for the government to take your property for the benefit of another private party? Voters across […]
“The company that had a monopoly had lousy services until competition came, and then they improved their services.” That’s […]
