Boone County

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 14, 2026

Small Missouri Towns Are Paying a High Price for Open Government

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Child reading, early literacy reform, three cueing, phonics instruction

Education | ARTICLE | June 18, 2026

Waiting for Supergirl

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom, school choice, Missouri education policy, charter schools

Education | ARTICLE | June 17, 2026

This Is Why Missouri Families Need Choice

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | June 11, 2026

Missouri’s Stalled Education Reforms with Cory Koedel

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 27 min

Columbia, Missouri, charter schools, Boone County, Missouri charter schools, Frontier Schools

Education | ARTICLE | May 6, 2026

Columbia’s First Charter School Approved for 2027 Opening

By Patrick Johann | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

Charter Schools Are More Likely to Be Bright Spots

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Amazon delivery, online sales taxes, use taxes, municipal revenue, Missouri taxes

Economy | ARTICLE | October 6, 2025

Use Taxes on the Ballot in Missouri This November

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | September 16, 2024

Columbia Should Privatize Its Water and Electric Utilities

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Lockers

Education | ARTICLE | April 18, 2024

A Win for Education in Missouri

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

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