A Hit Against Your Property Rights
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a 6-1 decision yesterday in favor of "development" trumping property rights in the matter...
Driving the Snakes Out of Politics (St. Patrick’s Day-Themed)
There is a dangerously misleading letter to the editor in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Missouri’s Special Needs Tax...
A Terrible Idea for Electrical Licensing ? Or Is It?
As regular readers of this blog may recall, I loathe occupational licensing. In the vast majority of cases, it is...
It Must Be a “Mc” Thing
The U.S. Senate rejected today a proposal which would have placed new restrictions on congressional “earmark” bills. Earmarks are line-item...
Official ________ of the State of Missouri
I’ve suggested that encouraging students to nominate state symbols is a bad idea because it’s a slippery slope. I felt...
Why Did the Sales Tax Cross the Road?
To try to stimulate the economy, Missouri may get another sales tax holiday: For three days in June, the GOP...
Jefferson City Friday Round-Up
There is a great deal going on in Jefferson City these days, which might normally be a bad thing, as...
How Not to Take Away Scholarship Money
Thanks, Combest, for linking to the Springfield News-Leader story about this proposed bill: A proposed Missouri Senate bill would strip...
Certificates of Need Not Needed
Today, the St. Joseph News-Press reported about the efforts of an area doctor (also, incidentally, a Missouri representative) who is...
The Joplin Globe Discusses Our Transportation Study
The Joplin Globe published this editorial today about the potential for truck-only lanes and public-private partnerships for Missouri. (Thanks to...
Two Must-Read National Articles: One Hysterical, One Insightful
In light of our recent study on transportation, this article in the Onion has some outstanding additional recommendations for addressing...
Court Hears Midwifery Arguments
Last week, Missouri’s Supreme Court justices heard arguments on both sides of the dispute about whether a provision legalizing midwifery...
State Symbols ? Not Just for Fourth-Graders
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never visited a state because of its official state symbols. But that’s the...
Mailing It In
The controversy over seating Democratic delegates awarded in the Florida and Michigan primaries has escalated to the point where it...
Channel 5 Profiles My Fifth-Grade Teacher
KSDK NewsChannel 5 in St. Louis had a profile last night about educators making a difference in children’s lives. They...
The Stupidity of Springing Forward
On Sunday, I will get to sleep for one hour less than I otherwise would have, through the wonders that...
Tolling a Valuable Option for Missouri’s Transportation System
What is the only tolled transportation facility in Missouri? You don’t have to Google it, I’ll give you the answer:...
Quick Hits After a Journey
After nine hours in a rented Pontiac G6 (that handled remarkably well in sleet, by the way) the second leg...
Beer Bloggles
There is nothing I would rather do more than blog about beer — except maybe drink beer while blogging about...
Microlending in Missouri
I love finding market solutions to social needs. So I was happy to write about Grameen Bank’s expansion into New...
