The Corporate Income Tax . . . Leaving Missouri Behind?
The Cato Institute recently released its “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2012.” Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael...
Missouri Should Lower Barriers For Out-of-State Charitable Medical Missions
Licensing laws are typically seen as a way to ensure that members of a profession are well-trained and, thus, their...
Proposed Springfield Fitness Center Unfair to Private Industry
Many of us have sold lemonade at one point or another in our childhoods. My parents taught me how to...
Attorney General Chris Koster Should Join the Multistate Health Care Lawsuit in Florida
When they passed Proposition C last August, Missourians demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to the federal health care reform law. They...
Supreme Court Considers Education Tax Credits
The Supreme Court is revisiting the use of tax credits as a mechanism for funding education, and whether religious schools...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
Additional Negative Consequences of Targeted Tax Credits
The June 2010 issue of Governing features an article about the discussion surrounding film tax credits. Despite the fact that...
Offering Incentives for Early High School Graduation Would Save Taxpayer Money
A simple policy change could help gifted students pay for college, use school resources more efficiently, shrink overcrowded classrooms,...
The Model School, According to Two Million Minutes
A post on the Two Million Minutes blog reveals the subject of the newest documentary: the BASIS charter school in...
Reform Plans and Early Graduation Incentives
Over at the New York Times, Harold O. Levy, former New York City schools chancellor, outlines “Five Ways to Fix...
Great News From Arizona
I’ve discovered (via the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice) that the Grand Canyon State has approved legislation expanding school choice....
Government Pork: “In Oklahoma, Not Arizona, What Does it Matter?”
The annual Citizens Against Government Waste Pig Book is out for 2009. I have to guess this was a particularly...
School Choice in Arizona’s Courts
For years, Arizona has been a national leader when it comes to helping students take advantage of the best available...
Missouri Government: D’s Don’t Get Degrees
Missouri ranks in 22nd place. Not bad. Not great. A bit below average, sure, but with room for improvement. In...
Charitable Tax Credits Provide Constructive Alternative to Prop. 1
This November, Saint Louis County constituents will vote on a new annual tax of one-quarter of a cent (1...
Blog Post About the Blog
This post is going to be strictly about our blog itself, sort of like an adult movie plot that revolves...
Why Is Missouri Losing Congressional Seats?
The South County Journal poses this question without (in my opinion) the right answer. In 1980, Missouri lost its first...
Truthiness and School Choice
On Sunday, the Columbia Daily Tribune juxtaposed two columns on school choice: one by David Webber (which Sarah Brodsky already...
Learn From Others’ Experience With School Choice
On Nov. 6, voters in Utah decided to stay the course with the state’s underachieving educational status quo, voting down...
Innovative Charter Schools
I’ve discussed how more charter schools could help bring down the dropout rate in St. Louis. Now I see by...
