Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores
The COVID-19 pandemic began over five years ago. Students in 7th grade during the initial phase of remote learning are...
It Has Been a Great Week for Economic Development Agencies in Missouri
This has been a fun week for those of us who feel that economic development agencies in Missouri are the...
Additional Opportunities in Occupational Licensing
Occupational licensing has boomed in the last few decades. Today, one in three people needs an occupational license to work....
2018 Blueprint: Prevailing Wage
THE PROBLEM: Many government construction contracts dictate what potential contractors must pay workers to get the job. These restrictions are...
2018 Blueprint: Right to Work
THE PROBLEM: Until recently, many workers in Missouri could be forced to join unions. That was unfair not only to...
Is a New Mississippi River Bridge Worth $60 Million?
Plans are underway to replace an aging bridge that carries US Route 54 across the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri....
Missouri’s Waterways Receive Bad Marks for Transportation
An organization named “America’s Watershed” recently released a report card on the country’s inland waterway systems, three of which are...
Port Strikes, Panama, and the Future of Missouri Freight
Since last July, freight companies and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) (which represents dockworkers from all 29 West...
Teacher Pensions: Let’s Not Become Illinois
When talking about pension reform, it’s easy to lose sight of the real, human consequences of the decisions policymakers make....
Arnold Wastewater Privatization: Don’t Waste the Opportunity
There’s “gold in them thar hills,” to quote a popular expression, which dates back to Mark Twain and the California...
Introducing Show-Me Data
Have you ever wondered whether it would be cheaper to fill up your gas tank on this side of the...
Levees For Floodways
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is looking to move forward with a costly levee system to protect a...
Sorry, Film Directors: Taxpayers Should Not Have To Pay For Your Luxury Hotel Rooms
Film director Jennifer Lynch told KSDK Channel 5 that Saint Louis is the perfect place to shoot her film, “A...
My Favorite Sandwich Company May Be Leaving Illinois
How many more stories like this will we hear? The founder of Jimmy John’s sandwich shops has stated he plans...
Hydropower on the Mississippi
Sunday’s Post-Dispatch had a great story about expanded interest in hydropower along the Mississippi River. New technology is making it...
The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm
U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain just released “Summertime Blues,” a report chronicling 100 wasteful uses of stimulus dollars....
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
If We All Went Swimming in the Mississippi …
… would state math standards improve? Lest you think that’s an odd question, let me assure you that it was...
Virtue and Government-Compelled Charity
Recently, several of my colleagues from Vanderbilt Divinity School sat in on President Barack Obama’s conference call, in which he...
How Good Is Health Care in Missouri?
Many of my friends are involved in discussions about health care. A common thing I hear is that people are...
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