An article in the Post-Dispatch summarizes the various proposals on cyber-bullying that the Missouri and Illinois legislatures are considering. Like […]
Today is the application deadline for summer internships at the Show-Me Institute. But, because we’re so nice, we’ll continue to […]
There are several bills in the General Assembly this session concerning teacher pay. Generally, I find these bills fairly annoying […]
This category may well be as small as an Airplane-style leaflet, but we had an example last week with the […]
The Federalist Society has released a study investigating the correlation between states with a merit selection judiciary (the so-called “Missouri […]
Amid the clamor about an uncertain economy, government officials feel pressure that they should do something to fix it all. […]
Look no further. I was introduced to SchoolDigger this morning as a nifty little cut-and-dried Missouri school evaluator. Unfortunately, the […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that even noncharter cities can use eminent domain to confiscate people’s homes and businesses […]
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a 6-1 decision yesterday in favor of "development" trumping property rights in the matter […]
We have a new leader in the "most boring headline ever" competition here at SMI. The only way anyone is […]
I would like to commend the leadership in Kansas City for seriously addressing the budget situation there. The Star has […]
There is a dangerously misleading letter to the editor in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Missouri’s Special Needs Tax […]
It’s raining in St. Louis on this St. Patrick’s day, so I wouldn’t be surprised if today’s Ancient Order of […]
As regular readers of this blog may recall, I loathe occupational licensing. In the vast majority of cases, it is […]
The U.S. Senate rejected today a proposal which would have placed new restrictions on congressional “earmark” bills. Earmarks are line-item […]
I’ve suggested that encouraging students to nominate state symbols is a bad idea because it’s a slippery slope. I felt […]
To try to stimulate the economy, Missouri may get another sales tax holiday: For three days in June, the GOP […]
There is a great deal going on in Jefferson City these days, which might normally be a bad thing, as […]
Thanks, Combest, for linking to the Springfield News-Leader story about this proposed bill: A proposed Missouri Senate bill would strip […]
Today, the St. Joseph News-Press reported about the efforts of an area doctor (also, incidentally, a Missouri representative) who is […]
