Voices

Opinion: The Call for Full Disclosure

The call for a municipal performance audit costing upwards of a million dollars won’t go…

A Capitol Conversation: The State Budget

Jefferson City is a company town. The company is the State of Missouri. You cannot…

COU: The Next Phase

That’ll be $600,000, if you please! So the city recently cut a check for that…

The Guardian of Every Other Right

What does it mean to “own” something? For centuries, the system of law that built…

A Capitol Conversation: Sunshine Reform

The Missouri Sunshine Law, the legislation requiring open government meetings and records, celebrates its 45th…

Economic Incentives: Pros and Cons

If you follow the city council or county commission at all, you’ve probably heard the…

Needs Over Wants

In October 2016, and at a cost of $1,100,000, the Columbia City Council voted to…

A Capitol Conversation: The Politics of Cannabis

Cannabis has arrived. Missouri is among at least a dozen states looking at medical marijuana…

Empowering Women: Learning through Leadership

As a community, we are blessed with many women leaders supported by some wonderful men.…

The Power of the Ask: Getting What You Deserve

Have you ever wanted something, whether in your personal or professional life, but never made…

The State of COU

175,860 passengers flew out of Columbia Regional Airport last year on scheduled airliners serving Chicago,…

"Ignorance" Is No Excuse for Violating The Sunshine Law

It has now been 45 years since Missouri adopted its Sunshine Law, which obligates government…