Information Overload and Missouri School Report Cards
Have you ever started reading the warning label on an over-the-counter drug like aspirin or ibuprofen? Ever finished one? Probably...
The Super Bowl Is a Bad Bet for New Orleans
The Wall Street Journal reports that New Orleans is betting big on the Super Bowl, hoping the game will spark...
A Milestone Reached
Nearly thirty years ago in Milwaukee, WI, a private school choice program was launched that gave vouchers to around 10,000...
Another Opportunity to Learn
Trying to lure Hollywood productions to Missouri with tax incentives was always a fool’s errand, but a new report from...
Let’s Sunset Occupational Licenses
As this Wall Street Journal article points out, the COVID-19 pandemic shines a new light on occupational licensing requirements At...
Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.
Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman...
Debunking the Myth of a Costless Medicaid Expansion
As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th...
Why is Missouri’s Medicaid Enrollment Falling?
Since the beginning of 2018, roughly 120,000 people have left Missouri’s Medicaid rolls. It now looks like many of them...
2018 Blueprint: Prevailing Wage
THE PROBLEM: Many government construction contracts dictate what potential contractors must pay workers to get the job. These restrictions are...
