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Page on Parents as Teachers Website Reinforces Gender Stereotypes
24 Mar

Page on Parents as Teachers Website Reinforces Gender Stereotypes

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability, Transparency

The Parents as Teachers website includes a list of tips on involving fathers in their children’s lives, and it also […]

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Governmental Things One Should Be Able to Do Online
23 Mar

Governmental Things One Should Be Able to Do Online

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

Over at the Freakonomics blog, they’re discussing a website focused on getting the U.S. Census to be made available online, […]

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Continuing the Fight for Fewer State Reps
23 Mar

Continuing the Fight for Fewer State Reps

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Transparency

Today’s Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal has an op-ed about the size of Missouri’s House of Representatives. In short, the House is […]

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Public Programs Should Substantiate Claims About Child Development
23 Mar

Public Programs Should Substantiate Claims About Child Development

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability, Free-Market Reform, Transparency

Last week, I blogged about some advice a Parents as Teachers participant received from a program representative. She says she […]

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What Can We Do Without?
22 Mar

What Can We Do Without?

Posted by Audrey Spalding Budget and Spending, Transparency

As you may already know, Missouri is running a large budget deficit, despite several rounds of budget cuts recently made […]

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Spending on Health
22 Mar

Spending on Health

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Free-Market Reform, Municipal Policy, Transparency

These two counties in Wisconsin, like Oklahoma City, want their residents to be more healthy and physically fit. Unlike Oklahoma […]

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Problems With Ethanol Subsidies and Mandates
22 Mar

Problems With Ethanol Subsidies and Mandates

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Energy, Transparency

The St. Joseph News-Press ran an article this past week about the biodiesel industry’s fight for a tax credit extension. […]

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Hard Choices, Not False Choices
22 Mar

Hard Choices, Not False Choices

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability, Transparency, Transportation

The Tour of Missouri website encourages Missourians to lobby for restored funding. Here are some of the reasons it gives: […]

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“Where a Student Lives”
21 Mar

“Where a Student Lives”

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability

I’m grateful to Audrey Spalding for directing me to this op-ed in the New York Times. The author argues in […]

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This City Is Going on a Diet
19 Mar

This City Is Going on a Diet

Posted by Charis Fischer Free-Market Reform, Municipal Policy

Here’s an example of an admirable effort to improve public health without spending a dime of government money: On Jan. […]

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A Ban I Actually Support
19 Mar

A Ban I Actually Support

Posted by John Payne Budget and Spending, Transportation

That would be a ban on red light cameras, which was recently proposed in the Missouri Senate. Although I am […]

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What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?
19 Mar

What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?

Posted by Stephen Feman Free-Market Reform

Americans are proud of their independence and their rights as individuals to express their unique perspectives. No one is about […]

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Isn’t It Ironic? (Don’t You Think?)
19 Mar

Isn’t It Ironic? (Don’t You Think?)

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes

As Caitlin pointed out last night here on Show-Me Daily, the Saint Louis blogosphere has been criticizing the Show-Me Institute […]

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Parental Choice in Education: How Missouri Compares With Florida
19 Mar

Parental Choice in Education: How Missouri Compares With Florida

Posted by Sarah Brodsky School Choice

Watching this video about the Florida School Choice Parent Resource Center, I marveled at the many options available to Florida […]

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The Earnings Tax, Marginal Utility, and Our Move
18 Mar

The Earnings Tax, Marginal Utility, and Our Move

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Taxes

A few articles and blogs have recently criticized the Show-Me Institute for moving to our lovely new location in the […]

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Lack of Economic Basis For Payday Loan Limitations
18 Mar

Lack of Economic Basis For Payday Loan Limitations

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Regulation

Today’s Springfield News-Leader has an op-ed (link via Combest) written by a state rep who is seeking to promote the […]

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“Rightsizing State Government”
18 Mar

“Rightsizing State Government”

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

I stole the title for this blog entry from Gov. Jay Nixon’s speech the other day. I haven’t discussed it sooner, […]

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Chester E. Finn Jr. on the Common Core Standards
18 Mar

Chester E. Finn Jr. on the Common Core Standards

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability

Chester E. Finn Jr. is trying to convince conservatives to support the Common Core Standards. Although I don’t know whether […]

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The Perils of State Curricula
18 Mar

The Perils of State Curricula

Posted by John Payne Accountability

As many of you are probably aware, the Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to make a number […]

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Federalism in Action
17 Mar

Federalism in Action

Posted by John Payne Free-Market Reform, Municipal Policy

Yesterday, the Missouri House approved a constitutional amendment designed to check the federal government’s expansion of powers in the realm […]

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