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Yikes! Blight!
20 Sep

Yikes! Blight!

Posted by Audrey Spalding Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Regulation

We already know that city government can take your home through eminent domain, even if your property will ultimately be […]

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Positive Pension Changes for Missouri
17 Sep

Positive Pension Changes for Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Transparency

Combest today links to a Post-Dispatch article about changes to the Missouri State Pension system made earlier this year. Briefly, […]

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Strip Club Patrons Vote With Their Feet
17 Sep

Strip Club Patrons Vote With Their Feet

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Property Rights, Regulation

According to a recent article in the Kansas City Star, strip clubs in Missouri have fewer customers and fewer revenues […]

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Tumors, Tariffs, and Terrorism
17 Sep

Tumors, Tariffs, and Terrorism

Posted by Mary Chism Economy, Free-Market Reform

According to the Kansas City Star, Sen. Kit Bond has been trying to stop the passage of the American Medical […]

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Supersize Compensation
17 Sep

Supersize Compensation

Posted by Audrey Spalding Accountability, Transparency

KMOV, a news station in Saint Louis, has begun airing a multi-part series on school administrator pay. Reporter Craig Cheatham […]

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Let’s Cut Tax Credit Programs! (Just Not Any of the Tax Credits That Benefit Me)
16 Sep

Let’s Cut Tax Credit Programs! (Just Not Any of the Tax Credits That Benefit Me)

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

According to an article by Brian Hook at the Missouri Watchdog: With seven of the 25 commissioners present, nine residents […]

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Law Is Not Magic
15 Sep

Law Is Not Magic

Posted by John Payne Accountability, Economy, Free-Market Reform, Municipal Policy

Here is a tragic story about a young football player who suffered a heart attack after scoring a touchdown. Thankfully, […]

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Tax Credit Programs in Missouri: Projected vs. Actual Results
14 Sep

Tax Credit Programs in Missouri: Projected vs. Actual Results

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

According to a recent AP story by David Lieb: [Gov. Jay] Nixon’s main evidence is anecdotal yet tangible. He cites […]

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Love That Smoky Flavor!
14 Sep

Love That Smoky Flavor!

Posted by Mary Chism Economy, Property Rights, Regulation

According to this article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington University’s Center for Tobacco Policy Research reported finding 31 times […]

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“If Missouri Will Issue a Dollar for a Tax Credit, It Should Get a Dollar Back”
13 Sep

“If Missouri Will Issue a Dollar for a Tax Credit, It Should Get a Dollar Back”

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

Last week, I attended the first meeting of the Tax Credit Review Commission in Jefferson City. In his opening remarks, […]

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A Solution That Is Neat, Plausible, and Wrong
10 Sep

A Solution That Is Neat, Plausible, and Wrong

Posted by John Payne School Choice

When I was pursuing my teacher certification, nearly all of my education classes stressed that teachers should teach to different […]

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Missouri’s Licensing Boards: Killing Jobs Every Day
09 Sep

Missouri’s Licensing Boards: Killing Jobs Every Day

Posted by Dave Roland Economy

Decades ago, only doctors, lawyers, and accountants were required to get a license from the state before they could lawfully […]

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Wasting Green on Going Green
09 Sep

Wasting Green on Going Green

Posted by Josh Smith Economy, Property Rights, Transparency

If you care about going green, you should care about internalizing the costs of pollution. If you care about sustainability, […]

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New Blog Feature: Random!
08 Sep

New Blog Feature: Random!

Posted by Josh Smith Uncategorized

Whether you are a regular reader of Show-Me Daily, a sometimes visitor, or a first-time glancer, you can see that […]

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Voter Turnout
08 Sep

Voter Turnout

Posted by Dave Roland Uncategorized

Various commenters across the state continue to argue that Prop C’s thundering success at the Aug. 3 primary election should […]

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One Way to Help Former Convicts in Missouri
08 Sep

One Way to Help Former Convicts in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Economy

Like many boys who were in grade school in St. Louis during the mid-1980s, I lived for the Zippo Awards […]

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SMI Author Quoted in New York Times Regarding Latest Stimulus Proposals
07 Sep

SMI Author Quoted in New York Times Regarding Latest Stimulus Proposals

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Transportation

In doing some research for a post about the latest stimulus proposals, I came across this quote in the New […]

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Iowa Is Cutting Its Film Tax Credit Program Permanently (And Missouri Should, Too!)
07 Sep

Iowa Is Cutting Its Film Tax Credit Program Permanently (And Missouri Should, Too!)

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

Remember how, earlier this year, some individuals abused Iowa’s film tax credit program by inflating expenses and buying luxury vehicles? […]

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“It’s Hotel/Motel Time!”
07 Sep

“It’s Hotel/Motel Time!”

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

There was a terrific editorial in Friday’s St. Louis Business Journal about proposals in Clayton and Richmond Heights to institute […]

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Mmmm, Free Federal Money
03 Sep

Mmmm, Free Federal Money

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor on the subject of federal expenditures in Missouri (link via John […]

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