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Due Credit for Cutting Tax Credits
30 Mar

Due Credit for Cutting Tax Credits

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

In his quest to balance the budget, Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed cutting tax credits drastically: [Nixon’s economic development director […]

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SMI on Public Radio Tomorrow
29 Mar

SMI on Public Radio Tomorrow

Posted by Dave Roland Economy, Free-Market Reform, Property Rights, Regulation

Tomorrow (Tuesday), I’ll be a special guest for the Legal Roundtable segment on Don Marsh’s “St. Louis On The Air” […]

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Your Government, Your Editor
29 Mar

Your Government, Your Editor

Posted by Dave Roland Municipal Policy, Property Rights

The Riverfront Times blog points out that a judge in the local U.S. District Court has determined that St. Louis […]

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How to Save $26.6 Million Annually
29 Mar

How to Save $26.6 Million Annually

Posted by Christine Harbin Courts, Transparency

Having a huge state budget deficit does have positive consequences, albeit few. One particular example is that the Missouri state […]

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The Earnings Tax Is Still Bad, for All the Reasons We’ve Already Said
29 Mar

The Earnings Tax Is Still Bad, for All the Reasons We’ve Already Said

Posted by Josh Smith Municipal Policy, Taxes

The Kansas City Star‘s website has a piece today by two Saint Louis University professors arguing against the repeal of […]

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“Consider the Competing Needs”
29 Mar

“Consider the Competing Needs”

Posted by Christine Harbin Budget and Spending, Transparency

In an op-ed published today, the editorial board at the St. Joseph News-Press encourages Missouri’s legislators and leaders in economic […]

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Counties, Not Municipalities, Should Determine TIFs
29 Mar

Counties, Not Municipalities, Should Determine TIFs

Posted by David Stokes Subsidies

The core of this issue has already been argued on the eastern side of the state. A 2007 change to […]

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Which Education Reforms Are Most Likely to Succeed?
29 Mar

Which Education Reforms Are Most Likely to Succeed?

Posted by Jay Greene School Choice

On Feb. 18, the Show-Me Institute proudly presented featured speaker Dr. Jay Greene in conjunction with the Kansas City Public […]

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An Opportunity for SLPS
28 Mar

An Opportunity for SLPS

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, School Choice

Now that the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program has lost state funding and is charging tuition, it’s an opportune time for […]

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Medicaid Cuts: As Scary as They Look?
26 Mar

Medicaid Cuts: As Scary as They Look?

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Budget and Spending, Free-Market Reform, Transparency

Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed $120 million in cuts for the state’s Medicaid program. There has been a lot of […]

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Advancing Saint Louis through Bad Economics
26 Mar

Advancing Saint Louis through Bad Economics

Posted by John Payne Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transportation

This morning at the office, David Stokes brought in a mailer he received from Advance Saint Louis urging him to […]

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Lobbying Through the Census
26 Mar

Lobbying Through the Census

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

This is from a Columbia Missourian article about a campaign to identify respondents’ sexual orientation on Census forms: “The census […]

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First Calorie Counts, Next Local Food Labels?
25 Mar

First Calorie Counts, Next Local Food Labels?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform, Regulation

This essay on the Huffington Post sees calorie count mandates as the beginning of a “food revolution”: [T]his could be […]

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Where Do the Home-Schooled Children Play?
25 Mar

Where Do the Home-Schooled Children Play?

Posted by John Payne School Choice

Currently, home-schooled students cannot participate in high school athletics, but a bill before the Missouri Senate would allow them to […]

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Language-Specific Charter School to Open in New Jersey
25 Mar

Language-Specific Charter School to Open in New Jersey

Posted by Sarah Brodsky School Choice

A Hebrew-language charter school is set to open this fall in New Jersey. Unlike the California “Hebrew-language” charter I recently […]

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Free Agents and the Free Market
24 Mar

Free Agents and the Free Market

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy

In an article in the Wall Street Journal today, Reed Albergotti writes that eliminating the salary cap on free agents […]

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University of Michigan Student: Census Participation = Cash
24 Mar

University of Michigan Student: Census Participation = Cash

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

Those of you who become physically ill when you watch ads connecting Census participation and government funding might want to […]

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State Government Employee Thinks the Private Sector Exists to Serve Him
24 Mar

State Government Employee Thinks the Private Sector Exists to Serve Him

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Economy, Transparency

There is a very weak letter-to-the-editor / small op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader today (hat tip to Combest) from someone with […]

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What Is the Point of This Interactive Map?
24 Mar

What Is the Point of This Interactive Map?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

The Census Bureau has created a map that allows you to track Census mail participation rates, which the bureau defines […]

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Ignoring Calorie Counts
24 Mar

Ignoring Calorie Counts

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Free-Market Reform, Regulation

Thus begins the AP story about the national calorie count mandate, which will force restaurant chains comprising 20 or more […]

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