Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, in an abbreviated Insider Briefing, Mike brings you details, and some conclusions, from a four-part series in CoMoBUZ.com this week on the history, costs and debate over Boone County’s proposed 570-bed jail and Proposition L.

Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike take a look at a City of Columbia report on violence prevention that identifies a gap between “prevention” and “intervention;” reports first-responder traffic on police scanners will soon be encrypted as Boone County moves to a new 800-megahertz digital emergency communications system; and has details about the new traffic lanes that will run alongside I-70 for local travelers.

Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike reports on a Boone County Circuit Judge’s decision to grant a temporary restraining order to the PulsePoint cardiology clinic that bars Boone Health from interfering in its operations while a legal battle over non-compete provisions moves forward; Boone Health’s choice of Ardent Health as a strategic partner; and the city of Columbia’s concerns about redevelopment that could lead to demolition of the historic Katy Station in downtown Columbia.