No, California’s Minimum Wage Hike Did Not Create Jobs
Despite the November 5 vote approving Proposition A (a measure that will raise Missouri’s minimum wage and mandate paid sick...
Court Fee Increase Would Negatively Impact St. Louis County
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Among the many things that Missourians will vote on...
Looking For Bureaucratic Efficiencies in All the Wrong Places
There is a famous joke about the State Department. Whenever a president asks the State Department for options on a...
Missouri Supreme Court Revives Medicaid Expansion
The Missouri Supreme Court has weighed in on Medicaid expansion. The court determined the state’s initiative petition to expand Medicaid...
Podcast: Wayfair is Signed, More Sunshine and Nearly $2 Billion for Education
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, Patrick Ishamel and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recently signed online sales tax...
Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Expansion
Last week, Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem struck down Medicaid expansion, ruling that the initiative approved by voters last...
Reining in Missouri’s Municipalities
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Missouri Attorney General is asking to be allowed to enforce portions of a...
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That Crazy CID Vote in Columbia Goes Back to Court
Back in 2015, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported that a proposed Community Improvement District (CID) in Columbia was drawn to...
Missouri to End Debtors Prisons
Working in public policy rarely allows for complete, unadulterated wins. But the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision in Missouri v Richey...
