Virtual School
Some parents are upset that grades 6 through 8 are left out of Missouri’s new online education program for the...
Taking the CON Out of Certificate of Need Laws
Most industries are open to all firms willing to make the necessary initial investments to enter the market. If I...
School Choice Successes Abroad
There’s been an interesting debate going on about school choice. A persistent theme of the school choice critics is that...
The REAL ID Revolt
I’m not too worried about the coming of the antichrist, but I think the drive to opt Missouri out of...
CON Job
Over at our main website, Steve Bernstetter has a great article about the need to ditch monopolistic “certificate of need”...
IT + Healthcare = Money Saved
Governor Blunt has been on tour recently, promoting a new system for cataloging and sharing patient information between doctors and...
Minimum Wage provides minimum advantages
Governor Blunt recently changed his mind about Missouri’s new Minimum Wage laws. Initially, January’s minimum wage increase applied only to...
MOHELA Deal Is Like Girl Scout Cookies for Politicians
The MOHELA deal is back and better than ever…or not. The proposal orginally intended to take $350 million in assets...
The Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage Laws
The minimum wage is hurting colleges and universities in Missouri: Kelley said she’s happy to follow the mandate of the...
A Mean-spirited Letter on Parental Choice
A letter to the editor in today’s Post shows the ugly, mean-spirited attitude of some opponents of parental choice: Regarding...
We Don’t Need More Clinics in Schools
Do health clinics belong in public schools? The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the idea hasn’t taken hold in Missouri...
Closing the Golden Door
Missouri legislators are trying to make it even harder for illegal immigrants to get an education or earn a living....
School Choice for the Lucky
Kids who are born into wealthy families get to attend whichever schools are best for them. Kids who are born...
Bridge compromise?
Last week, I blogged about how I liked the Martin Luther King bridge expansion idea as a plan to improve...
Free inquiry, not legislation, should insure intellectual diversity
A recent controversy has arisen over the state of intellectual diversity in Missouri’s colleges and universities. A proposed house bill...
Missouri’s Cable Franchise Laws Harm Missouri’s Consumers
As time marches on, the pace of technological advancement marches along with it: the hand-written letter becomes an email, the...
Bearden on School Choice–In Higher Ed
Carl Bearden writes about scholarships and higher education in the South East Missourian: I have long believed that it is...
Finding a Bridge over Troubled Waters
A few days ago, my colleague David Stokes blogged about the ongoing struggle between Missouri and Illinois lawmakers to reach...
“Quality Jobs” is quality policy
The state is currently considering a proposal to renew and extend the "Quality Jobs Act." This program provides tax incentives...
Lingua Franca
The Missouri House is considering a constitutional amendment that would designate English as the language for "official proceedings" in Missouri....
