No, Transparency Benefits the Academy
Mizzou Professor of Spanish Literature Michael Ugarte recently wrote an op-ed published in the Columbia Daily Tribune where he voiced...
Courts Should Avoid Setting Policy in Columbia Schools
The Columbia Public School District (CPS) and the union representing teachers in the district, the Columbia Missouri National Education Association (CMNEA),...
Commentary: Gas Tax Increase Is Sound Policy
Recently, the Columbia Daily Tribune published our op-ed on how the plan for a small increase in the fuel tax,...
Legislature’s Gas Tax Increase Is Sound Policy
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: How did you get to work this morning? How were the groceries...
Taxing Smokers Does Not Show Support of Education
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: These days there are a lot of calls to make people pay...
The 411 on a CID in the B70
Some business leaders in Columbia want more attention for their slice of town. To do that they are getting together...
Closing Loopholes in the Sunshine Law
Sometimes we like loopholes. Maybe you’ve used one to get out of a traffic ticket or to pay a little...
Mizzou Gets an F on Transparency
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: It seems absurd that a public university would treat the content of...
Two Thumbs Down on Taxpayer Help for New Downtown Stadium
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: Talk about pouring taxpayer money down a rat hole. How about having...
A Lesson for Missouri: Indiana Toll Road Bankruptcy Highlights Privatization Advantages
Policy Researcher Joseph Miller writes in the Columbia Tribune: Here’s a story we’re familiar with in Missouri: Government officials propose...
Please Convince Me: The Pros and Cons to Raising Property Taxes in Columbia
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: This November, many Columbia residents will be concerned about whether the football...
Teacher Retirement System Demands Reform
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: If the lovable bear Winnie the Pooh has a downside, it is his...
Missouri’s Conservatives: Resolved to be Irresolute
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: Winston Churchill chided the British government for inaction at a time of growing...
Parents Agree: More Is Better
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: We have all seen the commercials: A man is sitting at a...
Collective Bargaining In Columbia, Mo.
In 2007, the Missouri Supreme Court decided that teachers have the right to organize and bargain collectively. Since then, approximately...
Sales Tax Is Wrong Way To Fix Roads
Last weekend, my commentary about a proposed 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation infrastructure, which recently passed the Missouri...
Racing To The Wrong End Zone – In Transportation Funding
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: In the 1929 Rose Bowl, the speedy Roy Riegel of the University of...
Expansion Is Wrong Move For Medicaid
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: In his 2006 book The Audacity of Hope, then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama was correct...
Pragmatic Privatization Works Best
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune on Feb 16, 2014: When I was growing up, I regularly played...
Audio Recording Of Legislative Hearings Should Be Standard Operating Procedure At Missouri Capitol
This weekend, longtime statehouse reporter Phill Brooks penned a commentary for the Columbia Tribune examining the history of broadcasting the...
