Are Missouri Students in School Enough?
Recently, I came across a fascinating paper from Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Sarah Novicoff of Stanford University about...
Show-Me Energy: Today’s Energy Sources
Energy is a very complicated topic, and policy debates around energy often involve confusing jargon along with terms and concepts...
The Tax Burden in Kansas City Is High
On Ruckus the other day, panelist Woody Cozad mentioned that taxes in Kansas City are high. He’s right. My colleague...
Recess-Something So Loved, Only Bureaucrats Could Kill It
I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like recess. As a former elementary school teacher myself, I can tell you that...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
A Real Choice For Students In Unaccredited Districts
As first appearing in in STL Beacon on August 12, 2013: Everyone knows the old adage, “You can’t please all...
Cutting Cigarette Taxes for Budget Health
While lawmakers in the Show-Me State want to hike the cigarette tax rate, lawmakers in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and...
Massachusetts Repeals Liquor Taxes; Should Missouri, Too?
Residents of Massachusetts have a special reason to celebrate the new year. Beginning Jan. 1, the state repealed its 6.25-percent...
More Evidence Against State Income Taxes
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial by economist Art Laffer about the negative impact of state income...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
I Guess This Is One Way to Deal With Teacher Union Issues
This is probably a little more radical than most of us would hope for, but still quite interesting. The news...
New Study Says Film Production Incentives Don’t Incite Economic Growth
Yesterday on the Tax Foundation’s Tax Policy Blog, Joseph Henchman discusses Michigan’s filmmaker tax credit program. He asks many of...
Keep Up the Good Work!
I’m quick to point out misuses of tax dollars and state programs that are going nowhere. But it’s important to...
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!
As David Stokes and I have previously discussed, I do, of course, agree that legislation should be the result of...
Parents Are Enthusiastic About Charters
Edspresso links to an interesting article about charter schools in Rhode Island: Competition for Rhode Island’s charter schools is fierce....
Stokes Posts Bail
More accurately, the title of this entry should read, "Stokes Posts Blog Post About Bail Bondsmen," but titles should be...
How Do You Spell Relief? C-H-O-I-C-E
The Post-Dispatch has a great article this morning about the success of “Big Picture” schools in educating students who had...
