Universal Basic Income Programs Are Guaranteed Failures
Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs (sometimes called Guaranteed Income programs) are expanding around the United States, unfortunately. In St. Louis,...
Prime Examples of Bad Government in St. Louis County Cities
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control...
One Way to Actually Do Something about Kansas City Property Taxes
Between now and the start of the legislative session, all of my blog entries, social media posts, radio interviews, holiday...
Does Missouri Need DESE?
Several years ago, I made an interesting discovery—I had been blocked by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
WATCH: Clay County Voters to Decide on Tax Reduction
In November, voters in Clay County (and also Laclede County) will have the opportunity be the first counties in Missouri...
Perry County Should Reduce Its Commercial Property Tax Surcharge
In 1985, Missouri changed the way that local governments tax commercial and industrial property. Voters approved eliminating the personal property...
Map of Commercial Property Tax Surcharges in Missouri
I know, I know, if you are like most Missourians, you’ve been talking about the commercial property surtax (or surcharge)...
Parents’ Bill of Rights Law Passes the House
This week, the Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to a Parents’ Bill of Rights bill, the culmination of...
Will a Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights Be Added to the State Constitution?
When we released our Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights (MPBR) late last year, we did so because we thought parents...
Property Tax Proposals in Missouri
Senator Mike Cierpiot is suggesting some changes to Missouri reassessment procedures as the state undergoes the biennial reassessment process. The...
The City of Lake Ozark Should Consider a Local Fuel Tax
The City of Lake Ozark is looking for more funding for road improvements. A local fuel tax could be the...
Prop 13 Comes to Missouri
California’s Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978 as a reaction against high property taxes and some dramatic increases in tax...
Stadium Subsidies, All Over Again . . .
Earlier this year, the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen narrowly approved the issuance of roughly $65 million in bonds to...
Legislature Should Be Recording All of Its Public Meetings
On Tuesday the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that Progress Missouri, a liberal activist...
Missouri Is Leaving Its African-American Students Behind
There’s no other way to put it: Missouri schools simply aren’t giving African-American students a chance. This was made...
Study Slams Missouri for Lack of Transparency Regarding Release Time
It’s no secret that public agencies in Missouri routinely allow for “release time,” which is paid time off from official...
Teachers’ Union Gets Collective Bargaining Wrong
Last week someone forwarded me this pamphlet from the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) on collective bargaining for teachers. It’s...
Local Road Funding in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) growing funding problem has put the issue of state highway funding on the center...
Do Not Give Me That Blaine Old Excuse
In the late 19th Century, James Blaine, a noted Republican politician, led the charge against government support of sectarian (read...
Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreements in Missouri’s Public Schools
In 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of American Federation of Teachers v. Ledbetter. The...
