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Beyond Freakonomics in St. Louis
26 Sep

Beyond Freakonomics in St. Louis

Posted by Dave Roland Uncategorized

While I should have posted something about this sooner, I’ll offer a brief account of Tuesday evening’s visit from Steve […]

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WashMo Endorses Renewable Energy Initiative
25 Sep

WashMo Endorses Renewable Energy Initiative

Posted by Jacob Voss Energy

For the past few weeks I have been researching and writing extensively about the Missouri Clean Energy Initiative. The issue […]

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An Instance of Charter School Diversity
24 Sep

An Instance of Charter School Diversity

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Traditional public schools and charter schools are sometimes presented as a stark dichotomy: broad education vs. specialized programs, neighborhood communities […]

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The Missouri Plan, for Your Consideration
24 Sep

The Missouri Plan, for Your Consideration

Posted by David Stokes Courts

Combest today has a number of links to articles about proposed changes to the Missouri Plan of judicial selection. In […]

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Interesting Questions About Health Insurance
24 Sep

Interesting Questions About Health Insurance

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform

There is nothing more enjoyable when researching issues than coming across an article you think you are going to hate, and […]

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Economy Goes Down, Minimum Wage Goes Up
23 Sep

Economy Goes Down, Minimum Wage Goes Up

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Missouri’s minimum wage is set to go up again in January. Here’s a thorough article in the Springfield Business Journal […]

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Autism Treatment in the Special School District of St. Louis County
23 Sep

Autism Treatment in the Special School District of St. Louis County

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

A book review in today’s Wall Street Journal discusses a few of the hoaxes and scams aimed at the parents […]

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Great Editorial in KC Star About Bridge Program
23 Sep

Great Editorial in KC Star About Bridge Program

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

I agree with every single word in this editorial by the Kansas City Star, down to and including the conjunctions. […]

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Metro Transit Funding Raises Difficult Questions
23 Sep

Metro Transit Funding Raises Difficult Questions

Posted by Phil Eckelkamp Privatization

Saint Louis area officials have long struggled over how to fund the mass transit system. In the November elections, county […]

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Light-Rail Systems Are a False Promise
23 Sep

Light-Rail Systems Are a False Promise

Posted by Randal O'Toole Privatization

Rail transit has become such an albatross around the necks of the American cities that have it that it is […]

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When Schools Compete, They Improve
22 Sep

When Schools Compete, They Improve

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

In case anybody thinks that charter schools and parental choice programs don’t encourage urban districts to improve, here’s an article […]

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Multiplication in Columbia
22 Sep

Multiplication in Columbia

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Columbia Tribune is fun to read when the math wars flare up. Sometimes, the intensity of the debate seems […]

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Ameren, Renewable Energy, and Time Travel
22 Sep

Ameren, Renewable Energy, and Time Travel

Posted by Jacob Voss Energy

Several elements came together allowing me to write this blog post. The first was an ongoing series of articles from […]

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Ed Martin Goes There
22 Sep

Ed Martin Goes There

Posted by David Stokes Uncategorized

We have written extensively on this blog about the unconstitutional scam that is the red-light camera industry. Those cameras are […]

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Bob Herbert’s Weak Attempt on Health Care
22 Sep

Bob Herbert’s Weak Attempt on Health Care

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform

If Bob Herbert of the New York Times had read the Show-Me Institute’s primer on health savings accounts, perhaps he […]

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Property Tax Increase Shot Down in St. Charles
19 Sep

Property Tax Increase Shot Down in St. Charles

Posted by Calvin Harris II Municipal Policy, Taxes

This morning, the St. Charles County Council considered a plan to fund county employee pay raises through an increase in […]

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They’re Back: Missourians for Cleaner and Cheaper Energy
19 Sep

They’re Back: Missourians for Cleaner and Cheaper Energy

Posted by Jacob Voss Energy

It wasn’t too long ago that the “Clean Energy Initiative” was almost dropped from the November election ballot. You may […]

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Disappointment, Bemusement, and Sadness
19 Sep

Disappointment, Bemusement, and Sadness

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Transportation

Disappointment because the innovative plan to finance our bridge repair program has been replaced. There is nobody to blame here […]

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Check Out Policy Pulse!
19 Sep

Check Out Policy Pulse!

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

The Show-Me Institute recently unveiled a new online resource: Policy Pulse, an interactive tool that gives users greater flexibility and […]

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Metro On My Mind, Still
18 Sep

Metro On My Mind, Still

Posted by Jacob Voss Transportation

After my post yesterday about Metro’s proposed Daniel Boone Corridor expansion, I was looking around the usual websites that a […]

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