“Hot Fuel” Legislation Is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Sen. Claire McCaskill is proposing legislation, according to the Washington Missourian, to end the practice of selling "hot fuel" at...
Trying to Leave Riverview Gardens
An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes what parents in Riverview Gardens are up against: Under Missouri law, students...
Missourians Should Be Allowed to Use Midwives
Ever since HB 818, the groundbreaking consumer-based health insurance reform bill, passed both houses of the Legislature by wide bipartisan...
Tax Incentives, Bridges, and Jeff City in August
Governor Blunt has just set a date for a special session of the state legislature. It starts on August 20...
More on the Midwives – I Mean, the Tocologists
Missouri midwives are preparing to appeal after Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled the midwife provision unconstitutional: The Senate tucked the...
What Should We Do About Uninsured Kids?
A letter in the Springfield News-Leader complains about the number of uninsured children in Missouri: The SCHIP program provided health...
Adequacy Lawsuits Reinforce Poor Educational Policy
As part of a growing trend seen across the United States, several school districts in Missouri continue to perform poorly,...
Quick Updates All Around …
The last few days of the Post-Dispatch have brought a number of updates to things I have been writing about,...
What to Do With the Budget Surplus
An op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader argues that Missouri shouldn’t spend its budget surplus: To fairly address this excess, the...
“Hot Fuel” Regulations Would Harm Consumers
According to a piece in yesterday’s Kansas City Star, Sen. Claire McCaskill filed legislation on Friday to regulate gas pump...
You Can Tax My Cell Phone When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Landline …
Actually, I really don’t mind the idea of a tax to improve 911 service throughout Missouri, but I do mind...
A Failed Effort to Redirect Medications
The Southeast Missourian reports on another government health care program that doesn’t work: A few years ago, as prescription drug...
“Nothing Worthwhile Is Easy, Honey, You Know That …”
Governor Blunt has sent a detailed list of questions for the three potential Supreme Court nominees. And while 111 questions...
A Blog Post About Midwives and Nothing Else
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the continuing legal challenge to the midwife law: Physicians’ groups argued Thursday that a...
Reason in Jefferson City
I was lucky enough to be able to attend yesterday’s Joint Transportation Committee meeting in Jefferson City. The Chairman of...
Jackson County Makes the Right Call …
Via Mr. Combest, the Kansas City Star reports that Jackson County, Missouri (that’s Kansas City and suburbs, for you St....
The Judicial Commission: Argle-Bargle or Foofaraw?
Bill McClellan has been tremendous with his last two columns in the Post-Dispatch about the Missouri Supreme Court opening and...
A Bicycle Built for Tourism
According to the Springfield News-Leader, officials are touting the economic benefits of September’s "Tour of Missouri" bicycle race: Out of...
Joplin Globe Gets It Wrong
Maurice earlier referenced the Joplin Globe’s editorial on toll roads in Missouri. I wish to add my thoughts. The Globe...
Driving in Missouri Takes its Toll
In an editorial published late last night, the Joplin Globe argues against instituting tolls on Missouri highways. The piece points...
