Show Me Better (Part 4): Certificate Of Need And Market Power
How far are you from the nearest hospital? Maybe you wonder why there is a single mega-hospital 10 miles away...
Collective Bargaining In Columbia, Mo.
In 2007, the Missouri Supreme Court decided that teachers have the right to organize and bargain collectively. Since then, approximately...
Let’s Fix The Transfer Problem ‘One Piece At A Time’
First and likely only Johnny Cash reference of the night. #moleg — Jason Hancock (@J_Hancock) April 9, 2014 “One Piece...
New On Show-Me Sunshine: School District Collective Bargaining Agreements
In 2007, the Missouri Supreme Court overruled 60 years of case law and determined that teachers have the right to...
2013 Missouri Public School District Collective Bargaining Agreements
In the 2007, the Missouri Supreme Court overruled 60 years of case law and determined that teachers have the right...
Super Bowl Lessons For Kansas City Transit
With Clay Chastain’s partial victory in the Missouri Supreme Court this week, his plan for a 24-mile light-rail system for...
How Choice Changes The Transfer Dynamic In Kansas City
The recent Missouri Supreme Court decision, which upheld the state’s inter-district school transfer law, has many in Kansas City on...
Could Kansas City Benefit From Student Transfers?
On Dec. 10, the Missouri Supreme Court once again upheld the law that allows students to transfer from failing schools....
A Real Choice For Students In Unaccredited Districts
As first appearing in in STL Beacon on August 12, 2013: Everyone knows the old adage, “You can’t please all...
Kansas City’s Eternal Emergency
Kansas City leaders may aspire to be Portland or Denver, but their legislative actions make us more akin to third...
NorthSide Receives State’s Largest TIF
The Missouri Supreme Court enabled Saint Louis City to award a staggering $390 million TIF (Tax Increment Financing) package to...
Want to Help Science Start-ups? Cut Their Taxes. While We’re At It, Cut Everyone’s.
Last year, I wrote about a Missouri circuit court’s finding that the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) —...
One Lucky Duck
Developer Paul McKee is winning, but is Saint Louis? McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration received $10.5 million in state tax credits at...
Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreements in Missouri’s Public Schools
In 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of American Federation of Teachers v. Ledbetter. The...
Minimum Wage Initiative Cost Estimate May Mislead Voters
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that the state auditor can prepare an estimate of how much a ballot initiative will...
NAACP Says Litigation Likely In Fight For School Choice
When six failing schools close in an unaccredited school district, where do the students go? That is the question facing...
Passport Scholarship Program Is Good For School Choice
In 2010, the Missouri Supreme Court held in Turner v. School District of Clayton that state law requires unaccredited school...
Adios, MOSIRA?
That is the word on the street. This morning, news broke that a Cole County circuit judge had ruled that...
Is Franklin County Violating The State’s Blaine Amendment?
A recent article on emissourian.com questioned whether a Franklin County program violates the Missouri Constitution. Franklin County has and continues to...
School Reform: Have We Reached The Boiling Point?
Parents continue to demand solutions to failing schools in Missouri. As an example, five Saint Louis firefighters recently sued three...
