Monopolies Seek Further Rate Hike Legislation
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a piece yesterday about a number of bills in the legislature that would...
Should Florissant Keep Its Strong Mayor System?
This weekend’s Post-Dispatch had an interesting article on Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery. The article discussed at length the political difficulties...
Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)
This is the first in what will be a series of posts on taxation and professional sports in Missouri written...
Missouri Again Leads the Way on Occupational Licensing (In a Good Way)
Combest this morning linked to a story in the Post-Dispatch about the decision by the Missouri Supreme Court to adopt...
Squaring the Circle on Parents as Teachers
As our regular readers know, we blog a lot about the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program here. It tends to generate...
“The County Will Help Bridgeton Find a Better Deal.”
According to an article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch from Friday, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages the...
Post-Dispatch Prefers Broken Legs Over Court Dates!
The editorial board for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published a piece denouncing politicians who support payday loans. The editorial...
At Least They Aren’t Asking for Government Assistance (Yet?)
In an article in yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bill McClellan asked his readers to “Support St. Louis’ Culinary Landmarks.” I...
Should Nonprofits Pay Property Taxes?
The Post-Dispatch had an excellent article Monday about the city’s issues with such a sizable proportion of land in St....
If You Build a Good Business Environment, They Will Come
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has requested $343,697,083 for the 2011 fiscal year, which is equivalent to the combined...
News Article About Abuse of Unpaid Internships a Good Reason to Plug Our Paid Internships!
An interesting New York Times article carried in today’s Post-Dispatch discusses the growing issue (those who advocate greater government involvement...
How to Save $26.6 Million Annually
Having a huge state budget deficit does have positive consequences, albeit few. One particular example is that the Missouri state...
Free Agents and the Free Market
In an article in the Wall Street Journal today, Reed Albergotti writes that eliminating the salary cap on free agents...
What Can We Do Without?
As you may already know, Missouri is running a large budget deficit, despite several rounds of budget cuts recently made...
Birth Center Regulations
This article in the Post-Dispatch identifies a regulatory barrier to opening birth centers in Missouri: Another challenge in Missouri is...
Public Health Spending
On Monday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran this opinion piece discussing the amount of public health spending by state. The...
Two Quick Hits Out of the Post-Dispatch
Mayor Francis Slay is once again talking about St. Louis city and county once again considering the idea of reuniting in various...
Payday Loan Industry Bad; Mob Racketeering Good
Yesterday in St. Louis, opponents of the payday loan industry held a hearing, which was covered by the Post-Dispatch and linked...
Access Missouri Debate Is Silly
Missouri lawmakers, via Senate Bill 784 and House Bill 1812, have proposed to reform the Access Missouri program. Currently, the...
Ridiculous Licensing Proposal in St. Louis
You knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Ten years ago, when HVAC contractors in St. Louis County...
