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You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here
28 May

You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Municipal Policy, Regulation

The City of Saint Louis is removing the pretzel vendors along Jamieson Avenue in south St. Louis due to complaints […]

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Rules Too Cool for the Pools
28 May

Rules Too Cool for the Pools

Posted by David Stokes Regulation

Today’s Post-Dispatch has a big story on pool safety and regulation in the St. Louis area. I’ll stipulate right off […]

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Death Panels and the Market
28 May

Death Panels and the Market

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Free-Market Reform

Within the health care debate that has taken place during the past year, “death panels” and health care rationing were […]

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City of Saint Louis Twisting Pretzel Vendors out of Business
27 May

City of Saint Louis Twisting Pretzel Vendors out of Business

Posted by John Payne Economy, Municipal Policy

If you have spent much time in the South City area of Saint Louis, you’ve probably seen street vendors selling […]

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Government: No Costs, All Benefits
26 May

Government: No Costs, All Benefits

Posted by John Payne Economy, Transparency

Government has no costs — only benefits — according to several professors in economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, […]

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North Carolina and American Express Provide a Good Example
26 May

North Carolina and American Express Provide a Good Example

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

According to an editorial in the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., American Express chose that state’s Guilford County as […]

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One Lone Kansas Voice Against Ethanol in Our Gasoline
26 May

One Lone Kansas Voice Against Ethanol in Our Gasoline

Posted by David Stokes Energy

Photo from the Kansas City Star. Sing along: Go ahead and hate your gasoline, Go ahead and scam a friend. Do […]

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Mixed Message About Tax Credits
26 May

Mixed Message About Tax Credits

Posted by Christine Harbin Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

Forbes recently published an article that praises Gov. Jay Nixon, and describes him as “cutter-in-chief”: Nixon proposed to “right-size” government […]

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I Take Your Bank Before I Pay You Out
25 May

I Take Your Bank Before I Pay You Out

Posted by Audrey Spalding Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

By now, it’s old news that state and local governments awarded IBM a $31 million incentive package to persuade the […]

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To-may-tohs or To-mah-toes, the Government Should Leave Them Alone
25 May

To-may-tohs or To-mah-toes, the Government Should Leave Them Alone

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Economy, Transparency

A piece from the Kansas City Star this weekend highlighted current political disagreement over “Know Your Farmer,” a $65 million […]

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Opportunities to Privatize Government Fleet Management
24 May

Opportunities to Privatize Government Fleet Management

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Municipal Policy, Privatization

Sunday’s Post-Dispatch had an excellent story about the use of taxpayer-funded cars for public officials. In past decades, when government employees […]

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Thanks to Government Incentives, It May Be Cheaper to Locate a Service Center in Columbia, Mo., than in India
24 May

Thanks to Government Incentives, It May Be Cheaper to Locate a Service Center in Columbia, Mo., than in India

Posted by Christine Harbin Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

The Columbia Missourian recently published a summary of the $31 million incentive package that the state and local governments are […]

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Columbia SWAT Officers Cleared
21 May

Columbia SWAT Officers Cleared

Posted by John Payne Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Transparency

According to the Columbia Missourian, an internal investigation into the SWAT raid of Jonathan Whitworth’s home (which I have also […]

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On Private Discrimination
21 May

On Private Discrimination

Posted by Dave Roland Economy, Property Rights, Regulation

Rand Paul, the newly designated Republican candidate for one of Kentucky’s seats in the U.S. Senate, has taken a lot […]

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KC Pitch Blurb About St. Louis Offers Insights to Government Structure
21 May

KC Pitch Blurb About St. Louis Offers Insights to Government Structure

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Today’s Kansas City Pitch has a short story on a new Brookings Institution study that places modern American cities into […]

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The Right to Have a Peaceful Life in a Quiet Subdivision
20 May

The Right to Have a Peaceful Life in a Quiet Subdivision

Posted by Audrey Spalding Municipal Policy, Property Rights

Lewis Greenberg's yard art. Photo from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch A Ballwin-area retired art teacher was sentenced to jail time […]

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Fewer Missourians Employed in Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began
20 May

Fewer Missourians Employed in Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

Last month, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy published a press release stating that fewer people are now employed in […]

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For-Profit Restaurant Goes Nonprofit
20 May

For-Profit Restaurant Goes Nonprofit

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Economy

In Clayton, the St. Louis Bread Co. (a chain known in most other locations as Panera Bread) has a store […]

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Transportation in Missouri
20 May

Transportation in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Privatization

Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes speaks about transportation in Missouri at a Show-Me Forum in Columbia on Aug. 3, 2009.

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St. Louis Follows Kansas City by Moving Forward on Privatizing Animal Shelter
19 May

St. Louis Follows Kansas City by Moving Forward on Privatizing Animal Shelter

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Privatization

The Suburban Journals has an updated piece on where the city of St. Louis stands with its animal shelter. According […]

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