The Star has the goods on the latest disputes in the KC mayor’s office. I’ll let the story speak for […]
Years ago, the General Assembly approved a law that would allow public school districts to make deals with nearby private […]
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill (289-139) to expand funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
It’s happened at last: some high school courses now factor students’ performance on state exams into their final grades. Districts […]
It’s official: Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America. The first African-American president in the […]
A new legislative session is under way in Jefferson City, and everyone is concerned about the budget. Legislators are […]
Legislators might get crazy ideas about how to rehabilitate them. State Rep. T.D. El-Amin wants to recruit nonviolent offenders for […]
Let’s move from the theoretical debate over zoning to an actual example taking place right here near the Show-Me Institute’s […]
I have praised the Better Business Bureau several times here at the Show-Me Institute, particularly in discussions about occupational licensing. […]
There is some good stuff in the Columbia Daily Tribune today. First, there is a very interesting article about the […]
I want to quickly thank Bradley Brown and Robert Fuerman of Missouri-American Water for taking me on a tour of […]
Missourinet has a story about how the General Assembly may soon end the fee office patronage in Missouri (link via […]
There is a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (link via Combest) about how states are pushing for a new […]
Bloomberg.com, in a very interesting story about the problems facing public pension funds, reports the following (link via Drudge): The […]
It is no surprise that the American health care system has severe problems. Add this one to the list: third- […]
Remember when I mentioned that everyone could probably benefit from learning more about retirement saving? Well, in a Wall Street […]
Be sure to check out David Stokes’ interview in the Riverfront Times on licensing of professionals. I find it very […]
The Springfield News-Leader and the AP have a story about a recent lawsuit by a group of blind citizens who […]
Well, well, well, look who hit the bigtime with his own entry over at KY3 — and on inauguration day, […]
I didn’t see this when I wrote about gas taxes last week: Gary Becker and Richard Posner both oppose an […]
