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Revealed Preferences in Voting
05 Oct

Revealed Preferences in Voting

Posted by Justin Hauke Courts, Economy

The Missouri Ethics Committee announced today that it will delay a decision on how to enforce July’s Supreme Court ruling […]

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How Do You Spell Relief? C-H-O-I-C-E
05 Oct

How Do You Spell Relief? C-H-O-I-C-E

Posted by Justin Hauke Education

The Post-Dispatch has a great article this morning about the success of “Big Picture” schools in educating students who had […]

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Post-Dispatch Says Same Thing That I Did … Pretty Neat, Huh?
04 Oct

Post-Dispatch Says Same Thing That I Did … Pretty Neat, Huh?

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

In this morning’s editorial (that would be Thursday), the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for legislation that would lower the percent […]

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The Village People Play Missouri
04 Oct

The Village People Play Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights

Whatever the question is for Missouri, more government entities are not going to be the answer. The Springfield News-Leader has […]

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Speaking of Regulation in the Ozarks, This Is So Quaint …
04 Oct

Speaking of Regulation in the Ozarks, This Is So Quaint …

Posted by David Stokes Economy

People still do this in rural Missouri? I thought all the criminals had moved onto meth. … I am sure […]

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WWJR; or, Building Codes Come to Christian County
04 Oct

WWJR; or, Building Codes Come to Christian County

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights

No, this is not going to be a post opposed to basic building codes. Sorry to disappoint you, my libertarian […]

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Homeschooling in the Post-Dispatch
03 Oct

Homeschooling in the Post-Dispatch

Posted by Dave Roland Education

The Post-Dispatch reported in an article today that an estimated 6,000 children in St. Louis are being homeschooled. Homeschooling is […]

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School Choice: A 21st-Century Model for Education
03 Oct

School Choice: A 21st-Century Model for Education

Posted by Dave Roland Education

Imagine The New York Times running a column that supports arguments for greater school choice! It happened yesterday, with a […]

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Urban Planners Give Award for Something They Had Nothing to Do With
03 Oct

Urban Planners Give Award for Something They Had Nothing to Do With

Posted by David Stokes Economy

Yesterday, Delmar Boulevard in University City was named by the American Planning Association as one of 10 Great Streets in […]

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More Frustration About St. Louis
02 Oct

More Frustration About St. Louis

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

Back in March, the Post-Dispatch published a letter from an annoyed outstate Missourian, complaining that St. Louis is wasting the […]

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Tiny Little Cities and Policing for Profit
01 Oct

Tiny Little Cities and Policing for Profit

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

Today’s Post-Dispatch has an article on sobriety checkpoints in North St. Louis County. Issues such as the heavy use of […]

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“City of Dreams”
01 Oct

“City of Dreams”

Posted by Justin Hauke Economy, Municipal Policy, Transparency

When I opened the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, I was greeted by the third front page article in less […]

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Lead in the Legislature
28 Sep

Lead in the Legislature

Posted by Justin Hauke Transparency

The Missouri Green Party announced that it has received enough signatures to trigger an audit of the St. Louis city […]

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‘Insure Missouri’ Strays From Path to Free-Market Reform
28 Sep

‘Insure Missouri’ Strays From Path to Free-Market Reform

Posted by Beverly Gossage Free-Market Reform

The ink is barely dry on HB 818, an innovative free-market health care reform bill that encourages individual responsibility and […]

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The Bridges of Pork-Barrel Congress
27 Sep

The Bridges of Pork-Barrel Congress

Posted by David Stokes Transparency, Transportation

There is a very cool graphic over at the National Taxpayers Union that maps out the ratio of deficient brigdes […]

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Clayton-Richmond Heights Merger Talks Dead
27 Sep

Clayton-Richmond Heights Merger Talks Dead

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Clayton and Richmond Heights (two St. Louis County municipalities, for those of you who read us from Kansas City or […]

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2006 Annual Report: Better Late Than Never
26 Sep

2006 Annual Report: Better Late Than Never

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

"How did it get so late so soon?" This query from Dr. Seuss was echoed by the equally whimsical St. […]

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More Choice on the Horizon? Glimpsing the Future of St. Louis Public Schools
26 Sep

More Choice on the Horizon? Glimpsing the Future of St. Louis Public Schools

Posted by Dave Roland Education

Last night I participated in a panel discussion (hosted by Metropolis St. Louis, FOCUS St. Louis, and the League of […]

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Welcome, Dave Roland and Justin Hauke!
26 Sep

Welcome, Dave Roland and Justin Hauke!

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

The Show-Me Institute is expanding, bringing aboard new policy analysts and a research assistant to help us conduct the best […]

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Hannah Montana Teaches Teens Valuable Lesson About Law of Supply and Demand
26 Sep

Hannah Montana Teaches Teens Valuable Lesson About Law of Supply and Demand

Posted by David Stokes Economy

Today’s Post-Dispatch has an article about the continuing education pre-teen girls are receiving about the basic laws of economics. If […]

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