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Safe & Sound Bridge Program Still Stalled
14 Aug

Safe & Sound Bridge Program Still Stalled

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

MoDOT has been planning for some time to use an innovative public-private partnership program to repair 802 of the worst […]

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The Harm of Occupational Licensing
13 Aug

The Harm of Occupational Licensing

Posted by David Stokes Regulation

I grant you that this AP story in the Post-Dispatch is a rather extreme example. I further grant that of […]

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Ohio’s Successful Austism Scholarship Program Is Good for Districts, Too
12 Aug

Ohio’s Successful Austism Scholarship Program Is Good for Districts, Too

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Edspresso links to this article about Ohio’s Autism Scholarship Program. The program has been growing since Ohio instituted it in […]

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Reason Ranks Our Roads
12 Aug

Reason Ranks Our Roads

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

MoDOT is trumpeting — and deservedly so — the new state highway rankings released by the Reason Foundation in their […]

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Momentary Pause
11 Aug

Momentary Pause

Posted by Audrey Spalding Education, Municipal Policy

Hi, all: Cynthia and I have been writing about education and voting issues nearly daily for the past few months […]

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Show-Me Road Trip
11 Aug

Show-Me Road Trip

Posted by Dave Roland Education

I have recently returned from a two-week road trip through the rural parts of our state, where I was out […]

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Voices of the People
08 Aug

Voices of the People

Posted by Dave Roland Property Rights

The Springfield News-Leader ran an op-ed this week written by one of the aldermen for the city of Ozark, in […]

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Smart Op-Ed About Ethanol in the News-Leader
08 Aug

Smart Op-Ed About Ethanol in the News-Leader

Posted by David Stokes Energy

The Springfield News-Leader has a very sharp op-ed about ethanol that Mr. Combest linked to this morning. It raises some […]

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Battling the Budget Backlash
08 Aug

Battling the Budget Backlash

Posted by Patrick Eckelkamp Transparency

Any time people actively discuss the Missouri budget, I get excited. When it happens to be the editorial board of […]

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Schools First? Well … Second, at Least
07 Aug

Schools First? Well … Second, at Least

Posted by Cynthia Juedemann Economy, Education

There’s no question in my mind that the “Yes for Schools First” campaign would more accurately be called “Yes for […]

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Return of Gas Lines to Missouri!!!
07 Aug

Return of Gas Lines to Missouri!!!

Posted by Matt Simpson Economy, Energy

But these aren’t the same as the price-control induced lines from the 1970s. According to the Post-Dispatch, Rhodes 101 Service […]

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Responsibility
06 Aug

Responsibility

Posted by Audrey Spalding Education, Municipal Policy

Tuesday, the Columbia Public Schools superintendent announced that she was retiring. The timing was off. The shuffle of superintendents, either […]

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SMI “On the Radio,” as Donna Summer Might Say
06 Aug

SMI “On the Radio,” as Donna Summer Might Say

Posted by David Stokes Uncategorized

Show-Me Institute staff and scholars are hosting the Gary Nolan show this afternoon while Gary is on vacation. We will […]

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Charter Schools in the Suburbs
05 Aug

Charter Schools in the Suburbs

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Edudiva is blogging about the just-released MAP scores. There’s good news and bad news: Some districts in the greater St. […]

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It’s a Judgment Call
05 Aug

It’s a Judgment Call

Posted by Cynthia Juedemann Education, Municipal Policy

We have a desk stacked with 324 superintendent contracts. Quite a few superintendents have asked Audrey and me just what […]

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Compromise Is Key
05 Aug

Compromise Is Key

Posted by Patrick Eckelkamp Property Rights

As noted in an earlier post by David Stokes, Bradley Ferguson just can’t seem to catch a break these days. […]

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What You Pay For
04 Aug

What You Pay For

Posted by Audrey Spalding Education, Municipal Policy

There are wide gaps in pay and benefits between superintendents at rich and poor districts — even for those with […]

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Update on Franklin County’s Village Law
04 Aug

Update on Franklin County’s Village Law

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

Brad Ferguson’s attempts to develop a subdivision in Franklin County have been dealt another setback (note clever use of planning […]

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At Least They’re Thinking About Incentives
04 Aug

At Least They’re Thinking About Incentives

Posted by Matt Simpson Transportation

In an editorial (link via Combest), the Post-Dispatch argues that MoDOT is exposing Missouri drivers to too much risk by […]

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Scandinavian Education in the News
03 Aug

Scandinavian Education in the News

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Andrew Coulson takes issue with a news story that describes Swedish education as “socialist.” Although schools in Sweden are financed […]

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