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The Real Health-Care Debate
16 Jan

The Real Health-Care Debate

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Free-Market Reform

Our own policy analyst and Show-Me Daily blogger extraordinaire Justin Hauke had a letter to the editor published in today’s […]

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Juicing the Issue
16 Jan

Juicing the Issue

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Education

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform met yesterday for the second inning of its finger-pointing, denial-giving, not-talking-about-the-past examination […]

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Will the Missouri Supreme Court Leave Your Home At Risk?
16 Jan

Will the Missouri Supreme Court Leave Your Home At Risk?

Posted by Dave Roland Subsidies

When Homer Tourkakis set up his dentistry practice 20 years ago in Arnold, Mo., he never dreamed that the city […]

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Missouri Supreme Court to Decide Whether Cities May Continue to Abuse Eminent Domain
16 Jan

Missouri Supreme Court to Decide Whether Cities May Continue to Abuse Eminent Domain

Posted by Administrator Uncategorized

  During the five years between December 2002 and November 2007, dozens of cities acting without a constitutional charter used […]

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Not Early to Bed, Not Likely to Rise
15 Jan

Not Early to Bed, Not Likely to Rise

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Education

The New York Times ran an op-ed in yesterday’s edition describing the negative effects of increasingly earlier start times for […]

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Midwives at the Movies
14 Jan

Midwives at the Movies

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

I see on the Ethical Society’s website that they just had a program presented by Free the Midwives and showed […]

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New Study Examines Tuition Tax Credits
14 Jan

New Study Examines Tuition Tax Credits

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new policy study, "The Fiscal Effects of a Tuition Tax Credit Program in Missouri," […]

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The Cussin’ Ban Lives!
14 Jan

The Cussin’ Ban Lives!

Posted by Dave Roland Municipal Policy

I wrote last week about St. Charles’ proposed ban on "indecent, profane, or obscene language, song[s], entertainment, literature, or advertising." […]

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Regulating Fake Identities on the Internet
14 Jan

Regulating Fake Identities on the Internet

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Here’s an interesting twist in the Megan Meier case. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles might charge the people who allegedly […]

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The Bandwagon Just Got Fangs
14 Jan

The Bandwagon Just Got Fangs

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Economy

After the General Assembly last week introduced legislation to prevent another sub-prime mortgage crisis in Missouri, the Kansas City Business […]

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Jumping on the Sub-Prime Bandwagon
11 Jan

Jumping on the Sub-Prime Bandwagon

Posted by Justin Hauke Economy

The General Assembly is out to "protect" consumers once again, this time from unscrupulous mortgage brokers. I’ve written before about […]

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Amazing Statement From a Federal Judge
11 Jan

Amazing Statement From a Federal Judge

Posted by David Stokes Education

I usually leave comments about the educational field to the other bloggers, what with their ivory-tower smarts and all, while […]

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State of the State
10 Jan

State of the State

Posted by Justin Hauke Uncategorized

The 2008 legislative session kicked off yesterday, and among the General Assembly’s initial priorities are increases to minimum teacher salaries […]

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High-Tech Pigs in a Cellular Trough
09 Jan

High-Tech Pigs in a Cellular Trough

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

While the growth of the federal government gets most of the attention from people who care about things like that, […]

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Berkeley Bob on Health Care
09 Jan

Berkeley Bob on Health Care

Posted by Justin Hauke Free-Market Reform

There is an op-ed in this morning’s Wall Street Journal by Robert Reich — President Clinton’s former Secretary of Labor […]

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“&#$* No!”
08 Jan

“&#$* No!”

Posted by Dave Roland Municipal Policy

If you ever find yourself in a bar in St. Charles, you’d better watch your mouth. Despite a recent study […]

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Judicial Smackdown in Jefferson City
08 Jan

Judicial Smackdown in Jefferson City

Posted by David Stokes Economy

Missouri Political News Service has a story on the decision by Judge Callahan in Cole County to throw out the […]

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The New I-64, Y2K, and the Pope
07 Jan

The New I-64, Y2K, and the Pope

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Well, it is pretty much official. The final test has been passed (this morning’s commute) and the traffic nightmare that […]

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The Coronation of Big Corn
07 Jan

The Coronation of Big Corn

Posted by Justin Hauke Energy

An editorial in this morning’s Kansas City Star details some of the negative consequences of Missouri’s new ethanol fuel standards, […]

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Old Math, New Math, Singapore Math
06 Jan

Old Math, New Math, Singapore Math

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Here’s an article about a private school in St. Louis that is using my favorite math curriculum, Singapore Math. For […]

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