My op-ed on the new autism mandate ran in the Missouri Record this morning, and the blogosphere has already begun […]
Despite Government’s Encouragement, Rate of Homeownership Remains Steady
The rate of homeownership has not increased to the extent that the author implies in this Post-Dispatch article: After being […]
Could the Governor’s Executive Advisory Board Recommend Market-Based Reforms for Missouri?
While reading the Springfield Business Journal, I ran across a mention of the governor’s recently formed Executive Advisory Board, which […]
The governor will be jetting around Missouri over the coming week for ceremonial signings of H.B. 1311, the Autism Spectrum […]
Via John Combest (who played a terrific first base in softball on Sunday, if I may say so), the Suburban […]
Payday Policymaking
Consider: There are more payday loan storefronts in the United States than there are McDonald’s and Starbucks outlets combined. Also […]
Metro St. Louis Approves Fiscal 2011 Budget, Making Work Harder to Find
The Metro Board of Commissioners approved the St. Louis regional public transit agency’s Fiscal 2011 operating budget of $232.4 million […]
The Columbia Daily Tribune published an article about the opposition to SB 586, a bill on Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk […]
No Radar Love in Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Wednesday that a “police officer’s unaided visual estimation of a vehicle’s speed is sufficient […]
Faith in the Free Market
A June 2 article in the St. Louis Business Journal discusses a plan to revitalize a former shopping mall and office space, […]
Yesterday’s Kansas City Star has an interesting story about tax collection problems in Kansas City. I give Councilman John Sharp credit […]
John Combest today links to a story out of the Mexico Ledger about the opening of a new brick factory […]
The Riverfront Times gets it exactly right as to whom the recently passed health care bill will help in the […]
Can St. Louis Really Support Another Performing Arts Facility? Local Government Certainly Thinks So
If I read the tea leaves correctly, I expect an announcement in the coming days, weeks, or months that the […]
Policing By Camera: A Discussion of Red Light and Surveillance Cameras as a Tool of Law Enforcement
On Wednesday next week, the Show-Me Institute and the Saint Louis chapter of Liberty on the Rocks will co-host a […]
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad For-Profit Animal Shelter?
St. Louis is, George; St. Louis is. The plan to contract out the operation of the animal shelter to Stray Rescue has been canceled. The […]
Show-Me Institute scholars and staffers have written many blog entries, op-eds, and studies dealing with health savings accounts (HSAs). Accompanied […]
A recent article in the Columbia Missourian highlights some of the steps being taken in Missouri to combat childhood obesity. […]
How Green Is the Valley of Recycled Energy-Inefficient Appliances?
The State of Missouri recently announced that it would offer an extra $50 in rebates to consumers who participate in […]
Recently, the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group ranked the states on issues of transparency and spending openness. Missouri received a […]
