At Session’s Midpoint, Reforms Loom Large On Legislative Agenda
If you visit Jefferson City this week, you might notice that the Capitol's a bit quieter than usual. That calm...
Tax Levy Increases by the Numbers
Two weeks from today, voters in 10 school districts across the state will be asked to increase property taxes to...
How Would You Pivot From the Earnings Tax? Let Me Count the Ways
The Show-Me Institute has argued again and again that earnings taxes have hurt economic growth in St. Louis and Kansas...
To Regulate the Sharing Economy, Let Users Choose Their Risk Level
In the last few years, technological innovation has facilitated the rise of the so-called “sharing economy,” where information technology allows...
Eminent Domain and Uncertainty in North Saint Louis
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), currently located in South Saint Louis City, is planning to move to a new...
How Healthy Is Missouri’s Charter School Movement?
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released “Health of the Public Charter School Movement,” it’s annual state-by-state analysis...
City’s “NGA for Millennials” Pitch Rings Hollow
Saint Louis is trying desperately to keep the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) within city limits. The federal spy agency...
Kansas City Deep in Debt
Back in 2013, when we examined Kansas City’s spending relative to other regional peer cities, what we found wasn’t good:...
Why Is Saint Louis Using Eminent Domain “On Spec”?
What would you do if you learned that the government might take your home sometime in the next few months?...
Attracting Students to Saint Louis?
The story of young Edmund Lee, who will be denied the opportunity to continue attending the school of his choice...
Eminent Domain Puts St. Louis Homeowners in Jeopardy
Joyce Cooks, an artist and former school teacher who has been in her house for decades, does not want to...
Race-Based School Choice Policies May Be in Violation of the Equal Protection Clause
Sometimes we realize what we thought was a good idea at the time was really a terrible idea. No, I’m...
Bridge Tolls Ready for a Comeback?
Many of the bridges from Illinois into St. Louis were once toll bridges. Maybe Missouri should bring back bridge tolls...
Kansas City Star Worried over “Bullying” from Uber, Lyft
The Missouri legislature is currently considering statewide regulation for ridesharing companies, like Uber and Lyft, which would pre-empt local regulations in...
Should Saint Louis Raise Property Taxes for Public Schools?
What do you call nearly $15,000 per pupil? If you’re the Saint Louis Public School System, you call it “not...
Earnings Tax Opponents Already Getting Results
On April 5, Kansas Citians will vote on whether to retain the 1% earnings tax. This vote was brought about...
Intercity Bus Service on the Rise in Missouri, Nationally
I often find myself traveling to Chicago to visit family, and when I do I have a number of transportation...
Soccer Mania Strikes Saint Louis County
Soccer, professional and otherwise, is big business across the country and around the globe. The MLS is even considering putting...
MLS Stadiums Dig Deep Into Public Coffers
Late last week, the MLS announced that it was beginning to search for a place to put a new soccer...
Is There “Right to Work” for Missouri’s Government Union Members?
I get asked all the time whether Missouri has “right to work” for its government employees. The answer is an...
