Columbia

Budget and Spending | REPORT | September 9, 2026

A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities Part Five: Public Health & Sanitation

By David Stokes | Read Time 36 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 21, 2026

Declining Student Enrollment and a Growing Opportunity with Jude Schwalbach

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 22 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

Classroom, luxury beliefs, school choice

Education | ARTICLE | April 30, 2026

School Choice and Luxury Beliefs

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

School hallway, school choice, dangerous schools, Unsafe School Choice Option, DESE

Education | ARTICLE | November 4, 2025

Missouri Children Deserve Better

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | January 27, 2025

The Surveillance Society Is Here

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | September 16, 2024

Columbia Should Privatize Its Water and Electric Utilities

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 25, 2024

Missouri Needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, SB 727 and Metrolink Expansion

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Child with parent

Education | ARTICLE | April 23, 2024

Missouri Sparks a Brighter Future for Students, Parents, and Teachers

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

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