Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike explains the Columbia city council’s two-week delay on a vote to place a sales tax increase on the August ballot; has an update on Boone Health’s new cardiology clinic, has the latest details on Columbia Public Schools’ lawsuit over Boone County charter schools, explains the city council’s unusual procedure for setting a public hearing on binding arbitration for employees, and introduces The Retreat at Columbia, a new 194-unit multi-family development moving through city hall.