St. Louis Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s...
Springfield Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s economic development...
Supreme Court Reins in Federal Bureaucracy in EPA Case
One of the first things most kids learn about American government is that it has three branches: the legislative, the...
The Missouri School Rankings Project
UPDATE as of March 12, 2025, MoSchoolRankings.org now has the latest 2023–2024 performance data for every Missouri school and district—plus...
The Biden Infrastructure Bungle
Following on the heels of its $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the Biden administration just unveiled another multitrillion-dollar spending plan, this...
Don’t Repeat Mistakes from the 2009 Stimulus
Missouri has a rocky history when it comes to transparency and federal relief. A 2011 audit of how Missouri spent...
The Myth of “Free” Medicaid Expansion
How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear...
Missouri’s Report Card and ESSA Requirements
Event Details: Missouri has spent more than $6 billion in 2019 on public education. Do we know what we are...
Yes, the Cost of Medicaid Has Exploded
This week the St. Louis Post-Dispatch penned an article about whether the cost of Missouri’s Medicaid program has “exploded.” The paper...
