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Would Union Elections Help SLU Nurses?
23 Jun

Would Union Elections Help SLU Nurses?

Posted by John Wright Free-Market Reform

Some SLU nurses seem to be dissatisfied with their union representative recently. In May, a Saint Louis University Hospital nurse […]

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Equitable Funding For Charter Schools?
22 Jun

Equitable Funding For Charter Schools?

Posted by Brittany Wagner Education

“Funds raised from our Fourth Annual Soiree will fund the gap between public dollars and the true cost of educating […]

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Jefftran Has Deeper Problems than Fare Revenue
22 Jun

Jefftran Has Deeper Problems than Fare Revenue

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Recently, Jefferson City’s City Council voted against raising fares on its public transportation system, Jefftran. The proposal would have increased […]

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State Departments of Education Should Stop Trying to Predict Who Will Be a Good Teacher
22 Jun

State Departments of Education Should Stop Trying to Predict Who Will Be a Good Teacher

Posted by James V. Shuls Education

Teacher quality is hugely important. The difference between a good teacher and a bad teacher can be as much as […]

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Jefftran Has Deeper Problems than Fare Revenue
22 Jun

Jefftran Has Deeper Problems than Fare Revenue

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy, Transportation

Recently, Jefferson City’s City Council voted against raising fares on its public transportation system, Jefftran. The proposal would have increased […]

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Federal BRIDGE Act Could Help Fund Missouri Infrastructure Improvement
20 Jun

Federal BRIDGE Act Could Help Fund Missouri Infrastructure Improvement

Posted by Joseph Miller Transparency, Transportation

As we have written about many times before, Missouri continues to grapple with an impending funding shortfall for the Missouri […]

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Father’s Day Thoughts  On the Summer Solstice and the Minimum Wage
19 Jun

Father’s Day Thoughts On the Summer Solstice and the Minimum Wage

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Uncategorized

As first appearing in the Weekly Standard: As this father’s day coincides with the summer solstice, it is an appropriate […]

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We Didn’t Lose the GOP Convention Because of Hotel Rooms
19 Jun

We Didn’t Lose the GOP Convention Because of Hotel Rooms

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The 2016 Republican Convention will be hosted in Cleveland. Kansas City was considered but not chosen. Kansas City leaders want […]

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The News Tribune Gets School Choice Wrong
18 Jun

The News Tribune Gets School Choice Wrong

Posted by Brittany Wagner Education, School Choice

The Jefferson City News Tribune’s editorial board published an article yesterday called, “Changes in Public Education Complicate Pressing Choices.” They wrote, […]

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Minimum Wage Bills Under Consideration
17 Jun

Minimum Wage Bills Under Consideration

Posted by Michael Rathbone Transparency

The debate over increasing the minimum wage has been a hot topic recently. Below are the two minimum wage bills […]

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Corinthian College Crisis
16 Jun

Corinthian College Crisis

Posted by Michael Highsmith Education

At its peak Corinthian Colleges had over 100 colleges throughout the United States and Canada, including Everest College campuses in Earth City, Kansas […]

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Combating the Summer Slide-A Community Effort
15 Jun

Combating the Summer Slide-A Community Effort

Posted by Brittany Wagner Education

When I asked students at Confluence Academy, a charter school in Saint Louis City, the age-old question, “What are you […]

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What Should a Charter School Application Look Like?
12 Jun

What Should a Charter School Application Look Like?

Posted by Brittany Wagner Education

In 2012, the Missouri Board of Education closed six Imagine charter schools. The Imagine network is one of the largest […]

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Recognizing the Need to Cut Corporate Income Taxes
12 Jun

Recognizing the Need to Cut Corporate Income Taxes

Posted by Michael Rathbone Corporate Welfare, Economy, Tax Credits, Taxes

In this past session, the Missouri Legislature addressed several important policy areas. At the Show-Me Institute’s latest Policy Breakfast, Senators […]

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Saint Louis City Hall Getting Serious About Reducing Regulation
11 Jun

Saint Louis City Hall Getting Serious About Reducing Regulation

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy, Regulation, State and Local Government

Tomorrow, two Saint Louis aldermen will propose a bill that will slash the city’s business regulations. The Post-Dispatch has reported that […]

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Is There Accountability for Virtual Schools in the Transfer Bill?
11 Jun

Is There Accountability for Virtual Schools in the Transfer Bill?

Posted by Brittany Wagner Education, School Choice

In Virtual Schools Offer Students Another Option, But Questions Persist, Post-Dispatch legislative reporter Alex Stuckey discussed the virtual schools provision […]

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Private Airport Screening a Viable Option for U.S. Airports
11 Jun

Private Airport Screening a Viable Option for U.S. Airports

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

In a recent St. Louis Business Journal article concerning the woeful performance of the TSA, the author claimed that privatization cannot […]

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Will O’Fallon Use a Competitive Bidding Process?
11 Jun

Will O’Fallon Use a Competitive Bidding Process?

Posted by John Wright Municipal Policy, Transparency

According to the Post-Dispatch, Construction unions are pressing the City Council to adopt a “project labor agreement” mandating union labor […]

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$3 Million in Taxpayer Money Spent On Stadium; Still No One Has Voted
10 Jun

$3 Million in Taxpayer Money Spent On Stadium; Still No One Has Voted

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy, Transparency

This week, the Post-Dispatch reported that $3 million in taxpayer dollars has already been spent on a riverfront stadium project […]

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A History of Kansas City’s Convention Pursuits
10 Jun

A History of Kansas City’s Convention Pursuits

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transparency

Consultant suggests convention-center expansion. Expansion disappoints. Consultant suggests 1,000-room hotel. No one questions consultant about previous suggestion. Instead, city officials […]

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