Missouri Is 31st For Business Friendliness In CEO Survey
Earlier this week, Chief Executive magazine issued its annual “Best & Worst States for Business” survey, which asked business leaders...
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...
Part One: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
Just the other day, The Daily Beast published an outstanding piece on redevelopment trends in our urban communities. Joel Kotkin, a...
Letter Grades: A Hallmark Of Childhood
The Springfield News-Leader recently published an article that stated, “It’s a hallmark of childhood — the grade card, hopefully stamped...
PSA: School Choice For Special Needs Students
We interrupt our (ir)regularly scheduled blog post for a brief public service announcement: October is Disability History and Awareness Month....
Stuck In The Middle: Missouri’s Academic Gains
Last month, a few notable education scholars released a study titled Achievement Growth: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance....
Charter Schools Boost Graduation Rates and College Attendance
A study (non-gated, working version) in the latest Journal of Labor Economics shows that students attending charter schools are significantly...
Missouri: A State of Uncertainty on Health Care Regulation
Last month, a judge in Florida struck down the individual mandate component of the federal health care regulation, and declared...
Judge in Florida Overturns Federal Health Care Law
The judge in the multstate lawsuit struck down the individual mandate component of the federal health care regulation. Twenty-six states...
“Don’t Let Illinois Balance Its Budget on the Back of Your Business. Choose New Jersey – We Mean Business”
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey launched an ad campaign intended to lure businesses from Illinois to New Jersey. He’s...
Missouri’s Attorney General Is Still Not Yet On Board Florida Lawsuit
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has not yet signed onto the multistate lawsuit challenging the federal health care law. At least...
Florida Deadline Comes and Goes; Missouri’s Attorney General Is Not Yet On Board
Not only have a majority of Missouri voters signaled that they’re against the health care law, lawmakers in Jeff City...
Missouri’s Attorney General Should Join Health Care Reform Lawsuit
When Missourians passed Proposition C last August with more than 71 percent of the vote, they signaled opposition to the...
Attorney General Chris Koster Should Join the Multistate Health Care Lawsuit in Florida
When they passed Proposition C last August, Missourians demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to the federal health care reform law. They...
Striking Correlations Between Income Taxes and Congressional Reapportionment
Only seven states levy absolutely no income tax. According to the U.S. Census data released today, only eight states will...
Income Taxes Decrease Economic Growth, Prosperity
With the 2010 Census complete, Congress will soon reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, and it appears that Missouri...
I Would Be Thrilled if Geoffrey Canada Were the Richest Man in the United States
On Thursday, I was fortunate to participate on a panel to discuss solutions to some of the failings of the...
Police Raids and Occupational Licensing: Coming to a State Near You
Here is something I hope we never see in Missouri: Police raids to arrest unlicensed barbers in Florida and California....
Medicaid: The Program that Keeps on Taking
Medicaid is one of the largest expenses in Missouri’s budget. In fiscal year 2008, Medicaid spending in Missouri totaled more...
High Heat and Low Taxes
LeBron James recently announced that he will be moving to Miami. This is great news for Miami, but terrible news...
