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What’s It Worth?
11 Dec

What’s It Worth?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Thanks go to Combest for linking to this silly news report about "price-gouging." The Missouri Attorney General’s office is warning […]

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A Disappointing Article on Hazelwood
11 Dec

A Disappointing Article on Hazelwood

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Post-Dispatch usually publishes balanced articles about education issues, but this is really disturbing. The article reports on "white flight" […]

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City Manager on Hot Seat in Kansas City
11 Dec

City Manager on Hot Seat in Kansas City

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Did you know that Kansas City is one of the largest cities in the United States that has a city […]

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Just Like I Said Last Week About Casinos …
10 Dec

Just Like I Said Last Week About Casinos …

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

It may not be Missouri, but it’s close enough, and it relates perfectly to what I posted just last week […]

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Personal Property Taxes, Those Lexus Christmas Ads, and Free Tax Advice
10 Dec

Personal Property Taxes, Those Lexus Christmas Ads, and Free Tax Advice

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

It is that time of year again when Lexus starts trumpeting its Christmas sales event. To those of you out […]

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More on the Internet Harassment Law
09 Dec

More on the Internet Harassment Law

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Municipal Policy

The Kansas City Star reports that the first people to be protected by the new law against internet harassment may […]

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Pub Def Post I Had to Link To
07 Dec

Pub Def Post I Had to Link To

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

While I am not going to comment on it myself, here is a must-read post from Pub Def. You can […]

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Kansas City Counts on Gambling for Parking, Art, Self-Esteem
07 Dec

Kansas City Counts on Gambling for Parking, Art, Self-Esteem

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Gambling revenue is to government what masturbation is to single 20-somethings — just a reliable thing to fall back on […]

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Are There Really Townships in Missouri?
06 Dec

Are There Really Townships in Missouri?

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights

Yes, there are, and one of them just lost a lawsuit for, among other reasons, not properly following the open […]

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I Look at the Pre-Filed Bills
06 Dec

I Look at the Pre-Filed Bills

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I’ve been resisting the pre-filed bill list, but my self-control goes only so far. Does anybody really think unaccredited districts […]

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Rewarding Kids
06 Dec

Rewarding Kids

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Here’s a public-private partnership not everyone is happy about. A Florida school district is teaming up with McDonald’s to reward […]

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Changes to Property Assessment System Would Improve Fairness
06 Dec

Changes to Property Assessment System Would Improve Fairness

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Like a more frequent, less welcome, and much more expensive Halley’s Comet, property reassessment returned to Missouri this year. As […]

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Talking About Parental Choice
05 Dec

Talking About Parental Choice

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Edspresso links today to an article on charter schools in Wisconsin. There are some great quotes here about the diversity […]

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The Show-Me Institute Really Is Non-Partisan; Here’s the Proof …
05 Dec

The Show-Me Institute Really Is Non-Partisan; Here’s the Proof …

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

Man, oh man, this is gonna get me in trouble in the circles I run in. But intellectual honesty demands […]

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Pre-Filed Bill Excitement Spreads Among Nerds, Hacks …
05 Dec

Pre-Filed Bill Excitement Spreads Among Nerds, Hacks …

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Count me in as the latter, but I assure you I am at least a reputable hack. Political Fix has […]

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Pre-Filed Bills to Dominate Blogging, Commentary, Life …
04 Dec

Pre-Filed Bills to Dominate Blogging, Commentary, Life …

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Like an early Christmas for bloggers here at the Show-Me Institute, the swallows have returned to Jefferson City in the […]

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In Defense of Ticket Scalping
04 Dec

In Defense of Ticket Scalping

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

In the comments to a South East Missourian editorial, somebody who calls himself (or herself) "trimetrov" asks: There are no […]

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Columbia School District Should Abandon Frivolous Lawsuit
04 Dec

Columbia School District Should Abandon Frivolous Lawsuit

Posted by Michael Podgursky Education

To date, Columbia Public Schools has spent roughly $82,000 on the “adequacy” lawsuit, despite the fact it is a no-win […]

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And Over at the Cato Institute …
03 Dec

And Over at the Cato Institute …

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

Our former editor, Tim Lee, is talking about the Jim Roos case over at the Cato Institute’s blog. Go check […]

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Why Don’t They Just Designate the Building as Blighted? It’d Save Some Time
03 Dec

Why Don’t They Just Designate the Building as Blighted? It’d Save Some Time

Posted by Justin Hauke Property Rights

This has been a hot topic around the office, but as I was skimming through our recent posts, I realized […]

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