Acts Of Land Bank Desperation
It was comical that Missouri legislators, apparently blind to irony, tacked a lengthy land bank bill onto a bill that...
Filibudgeting
It seems the appropriations process in the Missouri Senate had ground to a standstill before finally passing early Wednesday. What...
Teacher Tenure: Why Should Educators Be Different?
All the children in Lake Wobegon are above average. In the past 10 years, the Parkway School District in...
Is Franklin County Violating The State’s Blaine Amendment?
A recent article on emissourian.com questioned whether a Franklin County program violates the Missouri Constitution. Franklin County has and continues to...
We All Have Our Priorities
Another session of the Missouri General Assembly has begun and lawmakers in Jefferson City, by law, must close the projected shortfall...
Sometimes Old Law Is Good Law
I once drafted a legal brief for the dismissal of a lawsuit. While the legal arguments were nuanced, the crux...
Good Faith – Bad Result
The Missouri Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in American Federation of Teachers v. Ledbetter. At issue is whether a...
The State Constitutional Question: Are the Aerotropolis Tax Credits Even Legal?
It’s a question that now is cropping up among some who have looked closely at the Aerotropolis legislation. Ron Calzone...
Elsberry Votes Down a Gas Tax Increase
Elsberry, in Lincoln County, voted down a local gas tax increase proposal yesterday. Considering that the vote requires a two-thirds majority...
Voter Turnout
Various commenters across the state continue to argue that Prop C’s thundering success at the Aug. 3 primary election should...
Some Observations on Prop C
Yesterday’s primary election featured a statewide vote on Proposition C, otherwise known as the Health Care Freedom Act. The bill...
Happy Birthday, Missouri Constitution!
One hundred ninety years ago, on July 19, 1820, Missouri’s founders signed the state’s first constitution. It was far from...
Assessing Legal Prospects for Lawsuit Over Federal Health Care Reform
On July 7, Missouri’s lieutenant governor filed suit against the recently passed federal health care reform. It’s difficult to know...
Assessing Legal Prospects for Lawsuit Over Federal Health Care Reform
Yesterday morning, Missouri’s lieutenant governor filed suit against the recently passed federal health care reform. It’s difficult to know exactly...
A Self-Defeating Proposal
Writing in the St. Louis Beacon, Washington University professor of Earth and planetary sciences Bob Criss argues that raising the...
The Will of the People, Revisited
Today, I’m going to Jefferson City to testify on bills related to the initiative and referendum powers that the Missouri...
Individual Health Insurance Mandate Would Violate Constitutional Liberties
Among the elements of the health bill currently being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would...
Collective Bargaining Under the Missouri Constitution
As the Springfield News-Leader reports, Judge Michael Cordonnier of the Greene County Circuit Court handed down a very important decision...
More on the Education Funding Lawsuit
As Sarah has already noted, the Missouri Supreme Court yesterday brought an end to the lawsuit in which half of...
Protecting Missouri Workers
Policy Pulse has posted a new article about the Employee Free Choice Act by staff reporter Audrey Spalding. Instead of...
