Is This What Supporters of the Village Law Wanted?
The Springfield News-Leader has a great article (link via Combest) about what happened in the one county that allowed people...
Setting Ourselves Up for Catastrophe
The Lincoln County Journal reports that a team of bureaucrats has descended upon Winfield, Mo., to assess and remedy the...
Property, Properly
On average, the largest source of money for Missouri public school districts comes from each district’s local property tax levy....
The Ins and Outs (Or Ups and Downs) of Turnout
Let’s talk about turnout. Specifically, let’s talk about turnout in Missouri school district elections. And not the usual rant about...
Religious Beliefs Aren’t Special
Blogging about 120 miles away from me, in the Columbia office, fellow intern Audrey Spalding claims that we should offended...
Separate
“You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of...
Beneficial Political Competition …?
No, that’s not an oxymoron. Seriously. … When political units are small and decentralized, competitive pressure can create market-like outcomes....
Missouri in Relatively Good Standing
Last week, I was introduced to the Tax Foundation’s Tax Freedom Day report. Aside from being an educational visualization of...
Less Confusion … and Less Information
It confused people too much. That was what a Franklin County employee told me when I asked why election results...
Personally, I’m a Sucker for Kittens
“Financial incentive offered for vets to treat cows, not kittens” That’s the headline from Missourinet, which brings us this detail:...
Interesting Conference on the Horizon
From July 10–15, Lindenwood University (over in St. Charles) will be hosting an exciting conference, “The American Decentralist Tradition.” Among...
Turning the Page?
The Post-Dispatch reports that Chrysler is closing its minivan plant in Fenton, laying off 2,400 workers. Political Fix has the...
Fair Is Not Fair Everywhere (An Elaboration)
SUPERINTENDENT BOND UPDATE: According to Ronald Beutell, of the St. Louis Public Schools’ treasury office, “To my knowledge, no superintendent...
The Compliance/Resistance Divide
It’s just not something you ask: How much money do you make in a year, what exactly do you do...
Motive
"You don’t just file that sort of request without expecting to find something," said one Missouri superintendent when I called...
Nerdiness Is Next to Godliness
I’m a meticulous record-keeper, particularly when it comes to either my car or my finances. In our recent ethanol case...
Zoning Disputes Here, There, and Everywhere
This is a "Read it all and make up your own mind"-type post. The Show-Me Institute’s Dave Roland just wrote...
Just How Much Does It Cost?
So just how much does it cost to hold an election? Well, obviously, that depends on the election. If you’re...
Freedom Requires Secure Property Rights
Slowly, yet surely, Missourians have given away a significant aspect of their freedom during the last one hundred years. In...
What Does $50,000 Get You? (A St. Louis Story)
The St. Louis Public School District is looking for a new superintendent. If you think you’re up for the job,...
