Is Missouri’s A-Plus Program a Model for the Nation?
The bar for being an exemplary government program must be pretty low these days. Last week at a meeting in...
Why Saint Clair Wants Congress to Close Its Airport
In a previous post we detailed how one Missouri city, Saint Clair (located in Franklin County), has been trying (and...
Is Head Start ‘Worth Every Penny’?
In light of a recent federal study, which concluded that the Head Start program does not have lasting benefits, there have...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Donnybrook: Audrey Spalding Back on KETC
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was once again a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on...
Legislators Should Listen to Economists, History
“If all the economists in the world were laid end to end,” George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, “they wouldn’t reach...
Horrible Stuff Up and Down New Federal Spending Bill
This is just a depressing AP article on federal budget expenditures, from beginning to end. This has everything you need...
“Say It Ain’t So, Claire, Say It Ain’t So”
The headline of this Missourinet post really got me riled up, but the body of the report calmed me down...
McCaskill Targets Earmarks, Again
Combest has a number of links to articles today about Sen. Claire McCaskill’s repeated targeting of the earmark process in...
