The Kansas City Star reports on Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, and the effect on Kansas and Missouri. […]
Anyone who doesn’t yet read State House Call should start, if only for John LaPlante’s awesome reactions to statements like […]
No insurance plan is going to cover every illness. It would be so expensive that no one could afford it. […]
Daniel Hamermesh at Freakonomics writes about the silliness of “local” production and employment restrictions. Like the “locavore” consumption enthusiasts, the […]
We periodically hear calls for the state to tighten its payday loan regulations and to keep interest rates down. Such […]
As many different Missouri outlets have been reporting (links via Combest), the state government is trying to sort out what […]
That title might not be the best choice of words, but let’s move on to the topic. Yesterday, the Kansas City […]
The Shifting Gears Blog has a great writeup of our luncheon in Springfield earlier this week. Please check it out.
CWIP has been the subject of several previous articles and blog entries, both here at the Show-Me Institute and elsewhere, […]
Two significant amendments to an expansion of the Sunshine Law have recently come under debate. The first, sponsored by Rep. Jake Zimmerman […]
Larry Williams, treasurer of St. Louis city, is moving ahead with outsourcing of parking meter maintenance and collections. Thanks to […]
Another update on the red light camera discussion comes to light by means of a compromise (link via Combest). The House […]
It’s unusual for traditional public schools to teach languages through full-time immersion, but some are trying to jazz up their […]
For people who write about local government for think tank blogs, the separation of St. Louis County and city is […]
This quote from Rep. Mike Talboy captures my sentiments exactly: ”This is akin to us putting up an amendment to […]
It sounds like a monster. All sales tax holidays are scary, but for this one they specify the color. It […]
With all our recent talk about privatization of airports, how the hell did I not know one was being built […]
There is a great op-ed on the Post-Dispatch today from a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, which — […]
Thank you, Combest, for linking to this funny story. The attorney general has announced that if an African missionary wants […]
