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04.08.2009 9:00 pm

A bad bill brings out the worst in Missouri lawmakers

Missouri Senate Chamber

Missouri Senate Chamber

The walls are made of marble, topped by 16 Ionic columns. The ceiling soars 50 feet above the floor. Everything about the Missouri Senate chamber reeks of dignity and statesmanship — everything except the people who sit in it.
The…

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03.26.2009 3:01 pm

In praise of the “No More Freeloaders” bill

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cousin Eddie enjoys the Zoo for free.

Cousin Eddie enjoys the Zoo for free!

That stateswoman nonpareil, that Solomon in skirts, that philosopher queen of the Missouri Legislature, state Sen. Joan Bray of University City, has come up with a dandy idea: People who don’t pay taxes to the…

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