Part 1: It Is Time To Close The Book On Aerotropolis
Last year, Saint Louis County officials decided to revive the moribund Aerotropolis project, a part-cargo, part-real estate tax credit boondoggle...
New Idea For A New Year
It is a new year and you know what that means . . . a new legislative session. During the...
A Little Less Conversation
With the new Missouri legislative session about to begin, the time for lawmakers just talking about tax reform is going...
Charter Performance IV: Looking Ahead
My last three posts noted that charter schools have shown fairly steady improvement over the past three years. Moreover, with...
Not Nebraska Too . . .
Kansas, it seems, is not the only state intent on taking it to Missouri regarding tax cuts. Now Nebraska is...
Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreements in Missouri’s Public Schools
In 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of American Federation of Teachers v. Ledbetter. The...
On Commissions And The Fountainheads Of Reform
One of the first books I read in my introduction to the liberty movement was Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, the...
Warrantless Fears Of Tolling In Warrenton
Yesterday, I testified at the Missouri Blue Ribbon Citizens’ Commission on Transportation meeting in Hannibal. It was a good public forum:...
The Missouri Pension Problem
My mother and father are both on Missouri public pensions. Thus, it struck close to home when I discovered that...
The Media’s Take on the Missouri Legislature 2012
Mike Ferguson — formerly of the Eagle in Columbia, currently director of Missouri News Horizon — spoke on the topic of...
The Road Not Taken
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes says the Missouri Legislature at least talked about toll roads, but …
A Missed Chance
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes says the Missouri Legislature should have tackled tax credit reform.
Stuck In The Middle With You
I have not been shy about criticizing Missouri’s lack of movement toward real, substantive tax reform. Now, Kansas has beaten...
Tax Credit Scorecard: The Good, The Bad, And The Downright Sad
The Missouri General Assembly’s 2012 session is over. How did the legislature do? The Good: With most current elected officials...
Health Care Scorecard: The Good, The Bad, And The Downright Sad
The legislative session is over. How did the Missouri Legislature fare in the area of health care? The Good: The...
Is An Opportunity To Help Medically Underserved About To Be Missed?
As the last week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session groans to a close, time is running out for dozens...
Ignoring 40 Years Of Failure, Legislature Passes Land Bank Legislation
Yesterday, the Missouri Legislature passed House Bill 1659, which allows for the creation of a land bank in Kansas City....
Last Week For TIF Reform
In my personal opinion, the single most important thing the Missouri General Assembly needs to do this year is pass...
Land Banking is Expensive
In the final week of the legislative session, Missouri legislators may vote on the creation of a land bank in...
Proposed Franchising Law A Convoluted Mess
As a lawyer whose job here includes reading laws and legislation much of the day, there are few things that...
