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Census Singalong and More
19 Jan

Census Singalong and More

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

The forms that the Census Bureau sends out aren’t directed at children, and when Census workers go door-to-door collecting information […]

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Health Care Gets a Little Less Expensive
19 Jan

Health Care Gets a Little Less Expensive

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

Here’s some good news for consumers: Schnucks is dispensing free prenatal vitamins to women with prescriptions. The offer builds on […]

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New Study Says Film Production Incentives Don’t Incite Economic Growth
19 Jan

New Study Says Film Production Incentives Don’t Incite Economic Growth

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

Yesterday on the Tax Foundation’s Tax Policy Blog, Joseph Henchman discusses Michigan’s filmmaker tax credit program. He asks many of […]

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Is a Little Open Enrollment a Dangerous Thing?
19 Jan

Is a Little Open Enrollment a Dangerous Thing?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky School Choice

In an article about Missouri’s open enrollment proposal, the Post-Dispatch quotes the director of a Minnesota education center: “I don’t […]

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Should We Raise Taxes to Fund Road Improvements?
18 Jan

Should We Raise Taxes to Fund Road Improvements?

Posted by David Stokes Taxes, Transportation

Today’s Kansas  City Star has a story by Brad Cooper about the efforts of the Missouri Transportation Alliance to generate […]

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More About the Earnings Tax
18 Jan

More About the Earnings Tax

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Taxes

The 1-percent earnings tax on Kansas City and St. Louis residents and workers has received a lot of press as […]

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Dancing with the Feds
17 Jan

Dancing with the Feds

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability, Transparency

John Combest links to a fantastic editorial in the Jefferson City News-Tribune that compares the Race to the Top to […]

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The Best News Out of Jeff City in Some Time
15 Jan

The Best News Out of Jeff City in Some Time

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Free-Market Reform, Regulation

It does not get much more exciting than this in government (and I honestly speak here with no hyperbole or […]

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Addressing the FairTax Critics … Again
15 Jan

Addressing the FairTax Critics … Again

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam Taxes

Missourinet reports on the recent back and forth between supporters and detractors of a change in Missouri tax code. The […]

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Real Tort Reform
15 Jan

Real Tort Reform

Posted by John Payne Courts, Free-Market Reform, Regulation

It appears that the Missouri state Supreme Court may be poised to strike down the $350,000 cap on damages for […]

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Columbia Shelter Reacts to Urban Chicken Proposal
15 Jan

Columbia Shelter Reacts to Urban Chicken Proposal

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Municipal Policy, Regulation

The Central Missouri Humane Society is alarmed by a proposal to allow urban chickens in Columbia. It anticipates trouble caring […]

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Texas Keeps Out of the Race
15 Jan

Texas Keeps Out of the Race

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability, Transparency

In the Race to the Top, Texas is prudently sitting on the sidelines. Texas’ education commissioner explains why it’s not […]

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All Census, All the Time
14 Jan

All Census, All the Time

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

I learned from the Census Bureau’s advertising launch today that the bureau will be the top advertiser in the United […]

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Show-Me Institute in the Media, and Dr. Haslag on With McGraw Tomorrow
14 Jan

Show-Me Institute in the Media, and Dr. Haslag on With McGraw Tomorrow

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

We have had a rather busy week or so in the media. More important than the past, though, is the […]

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Voting With Your Feet Grocery Cart
14 Jan

Voting With Your Feet Grocery Cart

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes

Fox4KC recently aired a story about how the governor’s proposal to increase the state sales tax rate will raise the […]

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More About the Licensing of Tax Preparers
14 Jan

More About the Licensing of Tax Preparers

Posted by David Stokes Regulation, Taxes

Jim Gallagher over at the Post-Dispatch had a nice column about the question of whether to license tax preparers, as […]

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Raw Milk Regulations Protect Commercial Milk Producers’ Business
14 Jan

Raw Milk Regulations Protect Commercial Milk Producers’ Business

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Regulation

Regarding raw milk regulations, the Springfield News-Leader reports: Most commercial dairy producers are against the unregulated sale of raw milk […]

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Follow-Up on Work Opportunities for Felons
13 Jan

Follow-Up on Work Opportunities for Felons

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Economy, Regulation

In a recent post, I commented on how I supported preventing felons from working as bail bondsman, but stated that […]

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Political Correctness
13 Jan

Political Correctness

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Accountability

A legislator in Washington state wants to rewrite laws that characterize poor children as “disadvantaged” or “at-risk,” so that they […]

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IRS Commissioners Should Have to Do Their Own Taxes
12 Jan

IRS Commissioners Should Have to Do Their Own Taxes

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

The Drudge Report linked to a story from The Hill about the not-surprising admission that the new IRS commissioner does […]

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