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Way to Go, Missouri!
11 Oct

Way to Go, Missouri!

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

I’ve complained in the past about Missouri’s system of occupational licensure, which requires manicurists, martial arts judges, and lots of […]

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Education Tall Tales
10 Oct

Education Tall Tales

Posted by Justin Hauke Education

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article this morning detailing a study by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy, which […]

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Money Well Spent?
10 Oct

Money Well Spent?

Posted by Dave Roland Education

I guess I can’t really blame school administrators for their perspective from the losing end of this summer’s school funding […]

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All Eyes on the Midwives
09 Oct

All Eyes on the Midwives

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Free-Market Reform

Lest anyone thought I had forgotten about the midwives, here’s another update. OK, not exactly an update, because the only […]

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St. Louis Students Imagine the Benefits of Education
08 Oct

St. Louis Students Imagine the Benefits of Education

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The St. Louis Public Schools’ problems have been in the news a lot lately. In particular, students’ reading and math […]

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A Cutting-Edge Charter School, in Kansas City
08 Oct

A Cutting-Edge Charter School, in Kansas City

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

An article in the New York Times describes private preschools that offer language immersion programs for kids: Ms. Kinsale says […]

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Here Is Something We Can All Support
08 Oct

Here Is Something We Can All Support

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

Governor Blunt has launched a loan program (article via Mr. Husband-to-be) for students interested in going into large animal veterinary […]

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Missouri Teachers Voice Support for School Choice
08 Oct

Missouri Teachers Voice Support for School Choice

Posted by Dave Roland Education

When the Missouri General Assembly reconvenes in January, true education reform should be at the top of its agenda. Missourians, […]

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“This Will Be Our Little Secret …”
05 Oct

“This Will Be Our Little Secret …”

Posted by Dave Roland Uncategorized

One of the most important reasons for having representative government is so that if the people don’t like the way […]

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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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