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The Four-Day School Week and Finances

The Four-Day School Week and Finances

Dec 9, 2024

Missouri’s continuous decline in public school enrollment and the drying up of federal COVID funds have left school districts across...

Ameren to Shut Down Rush Island

Ameren to Shut Down Rush Island

Oct 14, 2024

The coal-powered Rush Island Energy Center in Jefferson County will be shut down on October 15. The 1,178-megawatt energy center...

Show-Me Energy: Decommissioning Power Plants Part 2

Show-Me Energy: Decommissioning Power Plants Part 2

Feb 26, 2024

The decommissioning of coal plants is happening across the nation. Senate Bill (SB) 757 would mandate that prior to closing...

Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties

Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties

Oct 31, 2023

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. As systems evolve and become more complex over...

An Airing of Grievances about Sewer Sales in Festus

An Airing of Grievances about Sewer Sales in Festus

Sep 18, 2023

I have a lot of problems with how the sewer system sale is being handled in Festus, and you people...

St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System

St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System

Jul 7, 2023

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You have probably heard about all of the large...

Everyone Should Be Welcomed to the Party

Everyone Should Be Welcomed to the Party

Jun 22, 2023

The Jefferson County Public Water Supply District (JCPWS) has offered to purchase the shared municipal sewer system of Crystal City...

Special Taxing District Don’t Stop Coming

Special Taxing District Don’t Stop Coming

May 5, 2022

Thanks to the Walt Disney Company and the State of Florida, special taxing districts are in the news. Florida is...

Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?

Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?

Apr 8, 2019

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents....

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