Missouri Must Do Better at Controlling Spending
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Elections and inaugurations are a time for reflection and...
A Window For Kansas City Schools?
For years, Marisol Montero, newly-elected member of the Kansas City (Mo.) School District’s board of directors, has navigated the district’s...
State Government Employee Thinks the Private Sector Exists to Serve Him
There is a very weak letter-to-the-editor / small op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader today (hat tip to Combest) from someone with...
Fiscal Responsibility?
Using the Show-Me Institute’s “Show-Me: The Spending” online tool, I discovered some curious trends in the Missouri state budget. One...
A Very Forthright Admission About Government Employees in Kansas City
When I first saw this headline about school district employees in the Kansas City Star, I thought the article would...
Charitable Tax Credits Provide Constructive Alternative to Prop. 1
This November, Saint Louis County constituents will vote on a new annual tax of one-quarter of a cent (1...
Battling the Budget Backlash
Any time people actively discuss the Missouri budget, I get excited. When it happens to be the editorial board of...
Property, Properly
On average, the largest source of money for Missouri public school districts comes from each district’s local property tax levy....
More Lunacy Regarding Anheuser-Busch
Criticism of the Anheuser-Busch deal has grown increasingly ridiculous. In a particularly glaring example of one-sided electioneering, the Post-Dispatch reveals...
