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Opinion: The Call for Full Disclosure

The call for a municipal performance audit costing upwards of a million dollars won’t go away. Proponents believe there’s a geyser of cash squirreled away that could be...

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A Capitol Conversation: The State Budget

Jefferson City is a company town. The company is the State of Missouri. You cannot throw a rock and not hit someone who works for the state, or...

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COU: The Next Phase

That’ll be $600,000, if you please! So the city recently cut a check for that amount to United Airlines to cover the agreed-upon revenue guarantee for the company’s...

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The Guardian of Every Other Right

What does it mean to “own” something? For centuries, the system of law that built up first in England, then in America, has defined property ownership in terms...

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A Capitol Conversation: Sunshine Reform

The Missouri Sunshine Law, the legislation requiring open government meetings and records, celebrates its 45th birthday in 2018, and it’s showing some middle-age stress in its efforts to...

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Economic Incentives: Pros and Cons

If you follow the city council or county commission at all, you’ve probably heard the acronyms TDD and TIF, and you’ve also probably heard of Chapter 100. TDDs...

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Needs Over Wants

In October 2016, and at a cost of $1,100,000, the Columbia City Council voted to expand Flat Branch Park and purchased the building and lot at 32 S....

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A Capitol Conversation: The Politics of Cannabis

Cannabis has arrived. Missouri is among at least a dozen states looking at medical marijuana legalization in 2018. Twenty-nine states already allow that, with nine having given the...

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Empowering Women: Learning through Leadership

As a community, we are blessed with many women leaders supported by some wonderful men. You don’t have to look far to see elected women leaders on school...

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The Power of the Ask: Getting What You Deserve

Have you ever wanted something, whether in your personal or professional life, but never made it happen because you were too afraid to ask? Have you ever wanted...