Metro Gets Federal Boost
The Federal Transit Administration is designating $7 million for Metro operations in St. Louis, so it can increase bus services...
Nursing Favoritism
Combest pointed out this morning that the Post-Dispatch has run an article about the state auditor’s concern about the city...
Local Tax: Ups and Downs
There’s an article in the Columbia Daily Tribune today that discusses the latest flap in Jefferson City about a sales...
Kansas City Should Learn From St. Louis’ Mistakes
I don’t have much time to expand on this, because I have a flight to catch, but I see in...
Post-Dispatch Discusses Privatization of Police
There was an excellent article in Sunday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the heavy use of, and recent controversies over, taxpayer-funded...
Building Codes, Your Thoughts Please …
I support the right of local government to enforce building codes if the citizens in those areas want them. Yesterday’s deck collapse...
Districts of Choice
The California legislature is considering whether to extend its inter-district public school choice program. I completely agree with this statement...
“Everything’s Up for Counting in Kansas City”
Recalls, recounts, references to songs in Oklahoma — things are a mite bit interesting in Kansas City, wouldn’t you agree,...
The Promise and Performance of Charter Schools
Caroline Hoxby, Ph.D., the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University, spoke about "The Promise and Performance...
Somebody at SLPS Gets It!
Or, at least, someone doing marketing for them has read the writing on the wall. I just watched the elementary...
The Post-Partisan Age of School Choice
Over at Cato@Liberty earlier today, Andrew Coulson commented on how school choice is becoming an increasingly post-partisan issue, as politicians...
Stand Together for School Choice
Yesterday, Andrew J. Coulson — director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom — wrote in the Washington Examiner:...
Another Reduction in Government Lobbying
One issue we have talked about here before is the pervasive and unfortunate practice of governments hiring lobbyists to lobby...
The Heart of Government
David Stokes and I just attended the weekly Board of Aldermen meeting for St. Louis city. It was actually quite...
Stop Leaving Most Children Behind
Two and a half years ago, while I worked for the Cascade Policy Institute, I was lucky enough to be...
Professional Licensing: A First-Person Perspective
In addition to my involvement with the Show-Me Institute, I have also worked part-time as a licensed taxicab driver for...
There’s No Free Lunch ? Even When You Recycle
Some St. Louis residents are disappointed that the city ended a recycling pilot program. You can still recycle in St....
Very Exciting Conference Coming Up in St. Louis
The American Issues Project is hosting a very interesting conference on policy and political issues in St. Louis. It takes...
Another Reason to Dislike the Stimulus Plan, As If You Needed It
When you send politicians blank checks of money that they are just supposed to spend for the sake of spending...
Education, Not Regulation
Last night I had the pleasure of offering my thoughts about Clayton’s proposed ban on smoking in “public” places. I...
