Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill
On Thursday, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 493. Described as the “transfer fix,” the bill contains many provisions. One...
Corporate Welfare Defense: ‘We Could Have Taken More’
Burns & McDonnell, a successful top-20 engineering firm based in Kansas City, is poor. So poor, that in order to...
Should Missouri Cities Make Room For Ridesharing? My Uber Story
On a recent trip to New York City, I had the opportunity to use Uber, a rideshare company that is...
Lawmaker Holds Double Standard For Private Schools
Missouri Senate Bill 493 includes a provision that would allow students in unaccredited school districts to attend non-religious private schools....
Going Too Far To Limit Voter Input
There are at least two efforts in the Missouri General Assembly to prevent the ability of local voters to restrict...
It’s Difficult To Compete With Free
If it were your decision and you could select any type of school, what type of school would you select...
Show-Me Now! Food Trucks Fight Red Tape
We caught up with some food truck vendors at the 2014 St. Louis Food Truck rally last Saturday. David Stokes...
Diverting City Tax Dollars To Subsidize The Loop Trolley
Earlier this week, a U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit against the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District (TDD), clearing the...
Highway Robbery: Missouri Senate Passes Sales Tax Hike For Transportation
Yesterday, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that would use an increase in sales taxes to pay for transportation projects,...
‘Tis Time For TIF Reform
That title would make a pretty good protest chant, if you ask me. Although the use of “‘Tis” to help...
Lyft, The Taxicab Commission, And The Level Playing Field
Lyft, a ride share app, has caused quite the stir in Saint Louis. Because Lyft passengers make donations, not set...
Education Establishment’s ‘All Or Nothing’ Approach May Kill Transfer ‘Fix’
The Kansas City Star recently ran a piece with the headline, “Private school provision could doom Missouri student transfer bill…”...
Few Students Transfer From Kansas City Public Schools – Thanks To Charter Schools
It is always risky when you make predictions; but aside from the time I bet against the Harlem Globetrotters, I’m...
But Tomorrow Will Rain, So I’ll License The Sun
Saint Louis County officials are considering licensing landlords who are within the county’s jurisdiction (Bill No. 73). You read that right. If...
Saint Louis Taxi Commission Takes Consumers For A Ride
The only nice thing I can say about the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC) is that at least there...
Hazelwood Tax Increases And Places To Cut Spending
City officials in Hazelwood, a suburb of Saint Louis, are considering a proposal to implement a 6 percent utility tax in...
Show-Me Now! Thumbs Up To Gander Mountain
Gander Mountain just opened its first store in Missouri, in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, with plans to open...
Gas Taxes vs. Transit Fares
In a post on NextSTL, the author points out that gas taxes in Missouri have not kept pace with inflation...
Terminals For T-Shirts
Over the weekend, the Kansas City Star quoted me in an article regarding concessions at Kansas City International Airport (KCI)....
Metro Plans Unfair Fares?
In the past week, Saint Louis’ transit agency Metro has held meetings to discuss a proposed fare increase on Metrobus...
