Columbia Daily Tribune

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

Education | ARTICLE | May 16, 2025

The Testing Bogeyman Is Alive and Well in Missouri

By Mike Ederer | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 20, 2023

Banning Books? Everyone Is a Censor

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | January 13, 2023

What Does Missouri’s Teacher Shortage Really Look Like

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | January 26, 2022

Flood of Federal Money Is Not a Free Pass for a Spending Binge

By Aaron Hedlund | Read Time 4 min

Columbia, Missouri

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 29, 2021

Wait, the Columbia Public School District Said What about Teaching the 1619 Project?

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 2 min

Classroom

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 13, 2021

Columbia Public School District Bringing the 1619 Project to Classrooms

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | May 18, 2021

Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.

By David Stokes | Read Time 7 min

Economy | ARTICLE | May 13, 2021

The latest on a Gas Tax Increase and are Tourists “Free Riders”?

By David Stokes | Episode Length 1 min

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