Mo. 'Speed Traps' Take Aim at School-Funding Law

By Peter West

Drive with a heavy foot in the rural Missouri hamlets of Macks Creek and Curryville, and you can expect to pay a hefty fine.

Until recently, what local officials characterize as "effective" enforcement of speeding laws has proved a lucrative source of revenue for each city's coffers.

But, thanks to a new state law--which lawmakers concede was prompted by both towns' statewide reputation as speed traps--much of the revenue from traffic fines in each county will now go...