Missouri is Riding Smoother!
An article in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Missouri roads have improved sharply: The report from the Reason Foundation,...
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
The Goldwater Institute recently issued a news release on a lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). The lawsuit...
Columbia, IL, Does It Right!
In St. Louis and other cities and towns in Missouri, the use of TIFs and tax incentives to encourage development...
In Praise of MoDOT
I stand here today to praise MoDOT. These are words you do not often hear in Missouri, where attitudes toward...
More on the Wonderful Water of St. Louis
Mayor Slay wants to prohibit city government from buying bottled water: Does that mean banning water coolers? “We’re looking at...
Stay Out of the Way
In a recent post, Sarah Brodsky commented on the Department of Energy’s decision to fund biofuels research centers in three...
Biofuel Funding Goes Elsewhere
Missouri was not selected to be the site of a federally-funded biofuels research center: The Department of Energy announced Tuesday...
Northwest Missourians Have Better Stuff to Do
The St. Joseph News-Press complains that not enough Missourians from the northwest part of the state are serving on boards...
Virtual School Enrollment
Missouri’s virtual school has filled almost all of the available spaces: Missouri’s new virtual school has only a few free...
Hurray for Free Speech
Jo Mannies blogs about the Supreme Court ruling against some of the McCain-Feingold speech restrictions. The decision was popular with...
If You Build It, They Will Come!
In today’s Southeast Missourian, an article discusses the increasing popularity of the virtual school program in Missouri. In fact, it’s...
Tax Incentives for Centene
David Nicklaus writes about Centene’s search for a place to expand: Richard Fleming, president of the St. Louis Regional Chamber...
Physicians Will Benefit When Patients Have a Choice
An op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader explains how Missouri’s health care system has made life difficult for independent physicians —...
Reforming Property Taxes … A Great Idea.
In Sunday’s Jefferson County Journal, an op-ed piece discusses a way to stop spiraling property taxes in Missouri. The plan...
Missouri Must Get Honest About Toll Roads
Via John Combest, the Kansas City Star has an excellent editorial on future transportation funding in Missouri. Key statement: "Any...
I Designate Myself the Official Sarah of the State of Missouri
I like three-toed box turtles almost as much as crayfish. But this still strikes me as a bad idea: Legislation...
Sarah is Brilliant, But Nonetheless Wrong …
Sarah Brodsky disagrees with my opinion that there are too many school districts (524 to be exact) in Missouri. Her...
The More the Merrier
Blogs are no fun if all the contributors echo each other. To prevent that from happening here, the Show-Me Institute...
There Are Way Too Many School Districts In Missouri!
The Post-Dispatch has an article today on Fort Zumwalt School District in St. Charles County opening its fourth high school...
To Each His Own
On Missourinet, a post encourages all of us to serve on state boards: Jessica Robinson with the Governor’s office says...
