Occupational Licensing Reform Is on the Move
Today, the Missouri House passed two pieces of occupational licensing legislation. Both are worthwhile, but one would make Missouri a...
Let Missouri’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Rest in Peace
Why are Missouri lawmakers considering reauthorizing a program they know doesn’t work well? Yesterday, the Missouri House of Representatives approved new...
Municipal Checkbook Legislation Perfected in the House
The movement toward greater spending transparency in Missouri local government reached a milestone this week. A law requiring cities to...
Should Missouri End Some of Its Vehicle Inspections? Maybe
Vehicle maintenance isn’t typically the sexiest legislative topic, but one proposal offered in the Missouri House may make it hot...
2019 Legislative Priorities Generally Lining Up with Market Reforms
The Missouri House and Senate may have only just begun their legislative years, yet both chambers appear to be setting...
It’s Time to Fund Bryce’s Law
Dwight Scharnhorst was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2006. Shortly thereafter his grandson, Bryce, was diagnosed with...
Session Notes: House Sends PLA Reform to the Governor
Yesterday the Missouri House of Representatives passed SB 182, the Senate version of project labor agreement (PLA) reform. PLA reform...
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?
The Missouri House voted earlier this month to reject, by an overwhelming majority (51-103), the latest proposal to raise the...
“Chokepoints” Demonstrate Need for New Charter Schools
I grew up in a small town where several elementary and middle schools funneled into a single high school. While...
Wisconsin Passes Project Labor Agreement Reform
Back in February I noted that Missouri would not be alone in its pursuit of pro-growth construction labor reforms this...
Education Reform Should Be Top Priority for Missouri’s Leaders
On November 8, Missourians sent a clear message: We want change. Republicans won every major statewide office—all of which but...
Do You Hear That? It’s the Drumbeat for School Choice Getting Louder
In January 2011, Mike McShane and I co-wrote our first opinion editorial for a Missouri newspaper. At the time we...
A Second Chance after Successful Criminal Rehabilitation
On Wednesday, the Missouri House approved SB 588 (a proposal to reform criminal expungement policy in Missouri), and the Senate subsequently sent...
Missouri House Makes Progress on School Choice
On Wednesday, the Missouri House of Representatives passed HB 1589, a bill that would authorize four benevolent tax credits. The...
State Senate Votes to Reward A Smaller Mizzou With Millions of Extra Dollars
Despite months of unrest and national embarrassment at the University of Missouri-Columbia, it seems the folks in the Missouri Senate...
Ridesharing Regulations Pass Missouri House
Recently, the Missouri House approved legislation that creates state-level regulations for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The bill in...
Full Steam Ahead for Transportation Funding in Missouri
Before Missouri’s legislative session started a couple weeks ago, we wrote about how one of the main focuses for the...
Fuel Taxes Back on the Table in 2016
The tumultuous finale of the Missouri legislature’s 2015 session meant that a fair number of policy conundrums were left unresolved,...
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Subsidize Parking in Upscale Central West End Redevelopment
Last week the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission voted to approve Koman Group’s $4.5 million TIF proposal for 32 N....
School Visit Series: The Homeschooling Choice
As someone who often writes about alternative educational opportunities, I’m ashamed to admit that even I had some misconceptions about...
