You didn’t spend enough on Christmas presents. The state released the tax revenue numbers for December. While the total state revenue crept up about 2.2%, that was substantially less than the roughly 5% growth needed to fund the current Fiscal Read More …
Well, in Washington many of the majority party are talking of turning Food Stamps and Medicaid into block grants – as happened to Temporary Assistance a few years back. The claim is that block grants offers states flexibility do Read More …
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! We have sold out (twice!) for #GOV 101 on Saturday, January 14th in St. Louis —even after moving to a larger venue which holds 250. Because of demand, we are announcing TWO MORE #GOV 101 seminars Read More …
The morning before Christmas Eve I received an e-mail subjected, Spend Christmas With Your True Family. It came, of course, from a bar. This morning I awoke to hear the trash truck leaving my subdivision, normally not an issue except Read More …
Coordinating. A benign term, right? It means what you think it might: Getting all the parts aligned to work efficiently for greater effectiveness – like an athlete coordinates movement or a meeting planner coordinates agendas. Gleichschaltung is the German word for Read More …
Can you feel it yet? That sense of relief when the weight of work and life is taken off of your shoulders as you get closer to the holiday break? Looking forward to communing with family and friends at a Read More …