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It Doesn’t Get Much Worse Than This
11 Aug

It Doesn’t Get Much Worse Than This

Posted by David Stokes Economy

Enjoy this op-ed in the St. Louis Beacon about ways to “help,” for lack of a better word, small businesses […]

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Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU
10 Aug

Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU

Posted by Audrey Spalding Courts, Economy, Municipal Policy, Regulation, Transparency

On Friday, August 20, the Show-Me Institute, along with Liberty on Tour and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will […]

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(Mostly) Private Mass Transit
10 Aug

(Mostly) Private Mass Transit

Posted by John Payne Municipal Policy, Privatization, Transparency, Transportation

A trolley line serving the Kansas City Strip recently opened and is slowly building a clientele in the area by […]

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Legislators Should Listen to Economists, History
09 Aug

Legislators Should Listen to Economists, History

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy

“If all the economists in the world were laid end to end,” George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, “they wouldn’t reach […]

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“The Forgotten Man” in Missouri
09 Aug

“The Forgotten Man” in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Municipal Policy

Read this short article from the Springfield News-Leader offering an encouraging account of politicians avoiding partisan wrangling and getting along […]

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Home Sweet Home?
09 Aug

Home Sweet Home?

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Taxes, Transparency

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, home prices in the St. Louis region rose 20.4 percent in the last three […]

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Medicaid: The Program that Keeps on Taking
09 Aug

Medicaid: The Program that Keeps on Taking

Posted by John Payne Budget and Spending, Free-Market Reform, Transparency

Medicaid is one of the largest expenses in Missouri’s budget. In fiscal year 2008, Medicaid spending in Missouri totaled more […]

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Education’s Race to the Top
09 Aug

Education’s Race to the Top

Posted by Joseph Steelman Accountability, School Choice

As the president tries to ramp up education reform with the administration’s new Race to the Top funding structure, he […]

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Funny You Should Mention It …
06 Aug

Funny You Should Mention It …

Posted by Dave Roland Municipal Policy, Transparency

On July 31, the Post-Dispatch ran the following letter I had written to the editor: Society makes a promise to […]

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The Inalienable Right to High-Speed Internet Access
05 Aug

The Inalienable Right to High-Speed Internet Access

Posted by John Payne Economy, Transparency

The federal government will spend almost $82 million in Missouri to expand high-speed Internet access in rural areas. This is […]

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Nothing Comes From Nothing
05 Aug

Nothing Comes From Nothing

Posted by Audrey Spalding Taxes, Transparency

On Tuesday, Saint Louis city residents voted overwhelmingly to pass a $155 million bond for Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS). […]

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Some Observations on Prop C
04 Aug

Some Observations on Prop C

Posted by Dave Roland Free-Market Reform

Yesterday’s primary election featured a statewide vote on Proposition C, otherwise known as the Health Care Freedom Act. The bill […]

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Lost Entrepreneurial Initiative: An Unseen Cost of Auto Bailouts
04 Aug

Lost Entrepreneurial Initiative: An Unseen Cost of Auto Bailouts

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Taxes, Transparency

Over at Cafe Hayek, Donald Boudreaux writes a letter to the editor that impugns an editorial in the Wall Street […]

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The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm
03 Aug

The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain just released “Summertime Blues,” a report chronicling 100 wasteful uses of stimulus dollars. […]

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Missouri’s “Subsidies-for-Development Disease”
03 Aug

Missouri’s “Subsidies-for-Development Disease”

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

An editorial in the Kansas City Star argues that Missouri should stop training companies to expect subsidies. It describes the […]

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Individuals Make Better Decisions About Land Use Than Do Government Commissions, So Why Won’t the LRA Sell?
02 Aug

Individuals Make Better Decisions About Land Use Than Do Government Commissions, So Why Won’t the LRA Sell?

Posted by Thomas Duda Economy, Municipal Policy, Privatization, Property Rights, Regulation, Taxes, Transparency

What a difference a month makes. In July, the city of St. Louis’s Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) Board of Commissioners […]

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Milton Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day
02 Aug

Milton Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day

Posted by Administrator School Choice

July 31, 2010, would have been Milton Friedman's 98th birthday. To honor his vision and the impact he has had […]

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Liquor Licenses as Weapons
30 Jul

Liquor Licenses as Weapons

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Regulation

Several weeks ago in a post about adult establishments, an interesting discussion about liquor licenses began in the comment section. […]

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Compensation for School Superintendents Needs Greater Transparency, Accountability
30 Jul

Compensation for School Superintendents Needs Greater Transparency, Accountability

Posted by John Payne Accountability

    Missouri students will soon be returning to school, and although most school employees are still enjoying their summer […]

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Talkin’ 2 Myself
29 Jul

Talkin’ 2 Myself

Posted by Joseph Steelman Taxes, Transparency

Eminem released a new CD in June. There is a track on the album titled “Talkin’ 2 Myself.” Sometimes I […]

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