Road Money Drying Up, Whatsoever Shall We Do?
MoDOT is predicting that road projects in Missouri, except for the New I-64/40, will be delayed because (according to the...
A Healthy Trend
Yahoo! Finance is reporting the largest annual federal budget deficit in history. In FY2008, the U.S. government will post a...
Gonna Have to Side With the Sewer District on This
The Metropolitan Sewer District, which provides stormwater and sewer services to Saint Louis city and County, has changed its billing...
People Respond to Pricing
Incentives and prices matter. As prices change, habits and activities change. Here are two articles relating to how people are...
More on the Missouri Health Transformation Act
I wrote about the Missouri Health Transformation Act (MHTA) when it passed the Senate last week, so I thought I...
What Is Your Definition of “Speedy”?
The Post-Dispatch ran a front-page story last Friday revealing the glacial pace of "justice" in the city of Saint Louis....
St. Louis County’s New Tax Commission Is Welcome Gift to Bloggers
It looks like I am not going to have any trouble finding things to blog about as long as this...
Terrible Economics in Poll on Stltoday.com
I know Internet polls are just for fun, and one should not read anything into them, but that does not...
‘Good Fiscal Planning’
Look here for a story that ought to get any taxpayer’s blood boiling. The Post-Dispatch reports that the Foundry Art...
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges
As I am writing this post on Thursday afternoon, I am not officially licensed to practice law in the state...
Mom, Dad, Stop Fighting … It’s Christmas
From time to time, it’s a good Idea to step back from deep, introspective analysis of state and local issues...
Labeling Milk
There’s an article in the Post-Dispatch today about the "hormone-free" milk labeling dispute. Supporters of the bill that would forbid...
“You’re About 100 Years Too Late”
The above title is what Senator Scott told me when I testified Monday in front of his committee about the...
Sick Day Payouts Are Sickening
Last weekend, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch had a terrific, in-depth article about the practice of paying employees of the city...
“Viva St. Charles” Doesn’t Have the Same Bite … Yet
I’ve wanted to blog about this for a while, but the opportunity never really presented itself as well as I...
How Free Are We? Part Three
Third in a series, after a long break. Having just returned from vacation, I have a lot to blog about,...
Former Site for Centene Plaza Sells After All
Our former editor, Tim Lee, recently pointed me to this article that ran a couple weeks ago in the St....
Missouri … We Have a Problem
A new study by the EPE Research Center and the America’s Promise Alliance finds that three out of every 10...
Moving in the Right Direction
Some good news on the property rights front (which, I assure you, is not an April Fool’s joke — although...
Post-Dispatch Up and Gets Free-Market on Us …
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board is certainly capable of surprises, and this morning’s editorial about Amtrak is one such...
