You Don’t Say
Telling people “I told you so” is probably not a good way to win friends and influence people. However, when...
Maintaining the Education Status Quo
Today it was announced that many St. Louis area school districts have agreed to accept a lower tuition rate for...
Saint Louis City Hall Getting Serious About Reducing Regulation
Tomorrow, two Saint Louis aldermen will propose a bill that will slash the city’s business regulations. The Post-Dispatch has reported that...
Is There Accountability for Virtual Schools in the Transfer Bill?
In Virtual Schools Offer Students Another Option, But Questions Persist, Post-Dispatch legislative reporter Alex Stuckey discussed the virtual schools provision...
Will O’Fallon Use a Competitive Bidding Process?
According to the Post-Dispatch, Construction unions are pressing the City Council to adopt a “project labor agreement” mandating union labor...
$3 Million in Taxpayer Money Spent On Stadium; Still No One Has Voted
This week, the Post-Dispatch reported that $3 million in taxpayer dollars has already been spent on a riverfront stadium project...
White House Report Is the Same Tired Medicaid Message, but Newly Packaged
Last week the White House released a report titled, “Missed Opportunities: The Consequences of State Decisions Not to Expand Medicaid.”...
Is Democracy Too Messy for the Post-Dispatch Editorial Board?
Yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch released an editorial titled, “Republicans continue to peddle the Common Core lie.” A more appropriate...
Light Rail Light on Riders in Saint Louis
With Saint Louis County spending $1 million to study possible MetroLink expansion, light rail proponents are out trying to gin...
Saint Louis Has Plan B if Stadium Plan Fails
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on what the city plans to do with the Near North Riverfront, the proposed site of...
Lambert Officials Admit: Market for Cargo “Disappeared” Post-Aerotropolis
Four years ago, the Show-Me Institute came out strongly against plans to spend upwards of a half-billion dollars to turn...
Shocking Support for Taxing Bed and Breakfasts
Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs) have a long history in this country. To many they are associated with comfort and an...
Of Stadiums and Economic Spillovers
Recently, we wrote a letter to the Post-Dispatch that criticized the idea that new tax revenue from a riverfront stadium...
No, Post-Dispatch, the Rams Don’t Pay Their Way
Earlier this week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial discussing whether the tax revenue brought in by the Rams...
K-12 Funding in Missouri-What’s the Solution?
I hear “Missouri’s public schools are underfunded” from educators, administrators, and concerned taxpayers on a regular basis. The Post-Dispatch recently...
Election of Convicted Felon to Wentzville School Board Should Sound Alarm
On Wednesday, voters in the Wentzville School District (of which I am one) found out they may have unknowingly elected...
Can Laclede’s Landing Survive Government Planning?
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported that many businesses in Laclede’s Landing, a riverfront entertainment district in downtown Saint Louis, are struggling...
Saint Louis Riverfront Stadium: The Maintenance Dimension
Missouri officials say they need a new stadium to keep the Rams. They plan to pay $405 million toward the riverfront...
St. Louis Public Schools Saving School Buildings for a Rainy Day
Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee conducted a hearing on House Bill 42. Brittany Wagner and I submitted testimony with suggestions...
Do User Taxes Pay for Highways?
The Post-Dispatch recently published an op-ed from the Center for America Progress (CAP) that argues that all forms of transportation,...
