What the Media Gets Wrong About School Choice with Matthew Ladner
Susan Pendergrass talks with Matthew Ladner, senior advisor for education policy implementation at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy,...
Prime Examples of Bad Government in St. Louis County Cities
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control...
August Ballot Issue Rundown
Next week is primary election day in Missouri. You may have seen some ads for candidates on television, radio, or...
Ferguson, Missouri Will Not Be Improved by More Special Taxing Districts
Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis County which you may have heard of, is launching a new community improvement district...
Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.
Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman...
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...
To Keep the Zoo Great, Keep It Out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
A version of this op-ed appeared in the Clayton Times on July 11, 2017. We’re told early in life that...
Kansas City’s Crocodile Tears over Blight
After the events of Ferguson, when it was discovered that the city had been using fines and court fees to...
Pine Lawn Disbands Police Department
Last week, Pine Lawn, a small city in North Saint Louis County (population 3,425), disbanded its police department. Almost immediately,...
As Uber Surges, Riders Reap the Benefits
As another New Years’ Eve has come and gone, more writers in Saint Louis and across the nation have spilled...
Charter Schools Do Serve Students with Special Needs
It’s been nearly two decades since Missouri passed a law allowing public charter schools to operate in St. Louis and...
The Liberal Solution To Ferguson, Mo? More Liberalism
As first appearing in the American Spectator: Speaking of the restoration of the centuries-old Bourbon monarchy — following the massively...
Two Approaches to Open Government
Public officials should accept the scrutiny that comes with open government. Some do, but many—including Missouri Governor Jay Nixon—do not....
Enforcing Macks Creek Law: Progress in Saint Louis County
Last month, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster sued 13 cities in Saint Louis County for violating Macks Creek Law, which caps...
Two New Cities Considered in Franklin County
We have a new leader in the "most boring headline ever" competition here at SMI. The only way anyone is...
Wonder Twins Powers, Activate: Mass Transit Vote!
Mass Transit Tax Proposal takes form of: half-cent sales tax increase (or perhaps a caterpillar?). St. Louis County voters likely...
You Want Library Posts, You Get Library Posts!
In my neverending quest to be an expert on the most obscure local government topics possible, I now present to...
