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Eminent Domain Harms Poor Residents
26 Oct

Eminent Domain Harms Poor Residents

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Property Rights

I’ve been remiss in pointing out this article at The American by our former editor, Tim Lee, about how eminent […]

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A Tax Activist Is Born
25 Oct

A Tax Activist Is Born

Posted by David Stokes Education, Taxes

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a story today, via Combest, on St. Louis County’s newly born property tax reform group, […]

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Public School Successes Exist; You Just Have to Know Where to Look
25 Oct

Public School Successes Exist; You Just Have to Know Where to Look

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

While the MSBA was too busy attacking the competition to notice this, I found a public school success story. Governor […]

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The MSBA on Parental Choice
24 Oct

The MSBA on Parental Choice

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The MSBA is blogging away … telling us about the successes of public schools in Missouri, right? Well, not quite. […]

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Dentist Chains Self to Building to Resist Sirens of Arnold
24 Oct

Dentist Chains Self to Building to Resist Sirens of Arnold

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

Not really, but I like the image. Dr. Homer Tourkakis’ fight to keep his dentistry practice going at the location […]

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Watch for Falling Taxes
24 Oct

Watch for Falling Taxes

Posted by Justin Hauke Taxes

A front page article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal detailed (and criticized) Wal-Mart’s aggressive accounting methods, designed to minimize its […]

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MSBA Joins the Blogosphere
23 Oct

MSBA Joins the Blogosphere

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I see, by way of Combest, that the Missouri School Boards’ Association has started a blog. One of its stated […]

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Liberty Should Consider Privatization, Not Tax Increases for Utilities
23 Oct

Liberty Should Consider Privatization, Not Tax Increases for Utilities

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Liberty, Mo. (Clay County), is considering raising utility fees, aka taxes, on its citizens as part of its 2008 budget. […]

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CARR Training Returns Home to Missouri
22 Oct

CARR Training Returns Home to Missouri

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

Along with David Stokes, I had the pleasure of attending two all-day sessions training Missouri broadcasters how to use the […]

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Missouri School Districts Gamble … and Lose
22 Oct

Missouri School Districts Gamble … and Lose

Posted by Joseph Haslag Courts, Education

On October 17, Judge Richard G. Callahan rendered a decision in the case brought by many of Missouri’s school districts […]

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Missouri in High Immortal Verse
22 Oct

Missouri in High Immortal Verse

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

Regular readers of this blog know that I like to include references to literature in the titles of my posts. […]

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Cell Phone Subsidies and 911 Service
22 Oct

Cell Phone Subsidies and 911 Service

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

I have written before about the proposed new 911 tax on cellular phone bills. There is a great article in […]

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Kirkwood, Tax Rates, and a Well-Timed Op-Ed
22 Oct

Kirkwood, Tax Rates, and a Well-Timed Op-Ed

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

There is a debate in Kirkwood about the proposed library district tax rate increase on the ballot next month. This […]

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Reading is Expensive
22 Oct

Reading is Expensive

Posted by Justin Hauke Taxes

On November 6th, Kirkwood residents will vote whether or not to approve an additional 12 cents in taxes per $100 […]

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Should Kirkwood Sell Its Municipal Utilities?
22 Oct

Should Kirkwood Sell Its Municipal Utilities?

Posted by David Stokes Privatization

Kirkwood is the only municipality in Saint Louis County that continues to provide utility services to its residents. Would citizens […]

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“I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door”
19 Oct

“I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door”

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Immigration’s back in the news. The Post-Dispatch reports on a personal angle: State Rep. Tim Flook is Mexican-American. Since many […]

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For Each Their Own in Cape Girardeau County
18 Oct

For Each Their Own in Cape Girardeau County

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

It seems that an attempt by local governments in Southeast Missouri to work together and share revenues from overlapping developments […]

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Women’s Health in Missouri
18 Oct

Women’s Health in Missouri

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

An article in the Post-Dispatch today reports that the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health Sciences University have given […]

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Access to Credit
17 Oct

Access to Credit

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

There’s a great op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader about the proposed interest rate cap on payday loans. If you want […]

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Listen to Tim Lee’s Eminent Domain Interviews
17 Oct

Listen to Tim Lee’s Eminent Domain Interviews

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Property Rights

Tim Lee’s interview about his new eminent domain study, on KMOX’s Charlie Brennan Show, is now available online. If you […]

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