Kids can be terrible. I know. I have four of them. They bite. They kick. They scream. They mock. They […]
If you need a flu shot, you could make an appointment with your physician, wait at a potentially inconvenient location, […]
Recent research shows that there is a gap in academic achievement between lower- and upper-class students by as much as […]
In many of Missouri’s school districts, career and technical education classes are available either through the local high school or […]
VisitKC, Kansas City’s convention and visitor’s bureau, is making presentations in which they claim that the city’s occupancy rate—the percentage […]
My colleague recently wrote a post skeptical of the Bike KC Master Plan claim that spending $400 million on bike […]
Hot off the Cato Institute press, Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care tackles an anxiety-inducing question: Why […]
Kansas City officials are working on a draft of the Bike KC Master Plan, a strategy for increasing bike lanes […]
Last year, a bill requiring cities to submit their spending records—or “checkbooks”—to the state was filed in the House, and […]
Sometimes it seems as if politicians can always find a justification for spending more taxpayer dollars. Despite numerous academic studies […]
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969, the state of Missouri was the 13th largest […]
Recently, the Missouri Chamber Foundation released a report claiming that Missouri is situated for high growth in the technology industry […]
A recent paper on car rental fees published by the Tax Foundation cites Kansas City, Missouri for its rental car […]
In recent days, some Missouri teachers have been spreading a viral Facebook post that makes a number of inaccurate assertions. […]
As part of the War on Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration pushed for comprehensive education legislation that became known […]
It appears that local government transparency measures are catching on across the country! The latest example comes from Texas. The […]
Whether it’s buying a car or choosing where to go for dinner, Missourians like having choices—but when it comes to […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents. […]
Medicaid continues to consume a greater portion of Missouri’s budget, and the costs may be even higher than advertised. As […]
*See footnote How would you respond if you stumbled across a headline that asked, “How much do farmers markets cost […]
