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Finally, Missouri Is #1 in Something We Can Be Proud Of …
24 Aug

Finally, Missouri Is #1 in Something We Can Be Proud Of …

Posted by David Stokes Economy

The Reason Foundaton just released a major report on employment licensure in the United States. The good news, from an […]

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Trouble … With a Capital T
24 Aug

Trouble … With a Capital T

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Economy

And that rhymes with P, and that stands for Poole. Bill Poole, that is, president of the St. Louis Federal […]

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Talk of the Town
24 Aug

Talk of the Town

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Long time devotes of St. Louis’ fourth estate know that the finest journalism in St. Louis is not provided by […]

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And Be Sure Not to Miss This Piece in the Post-Dispatch …
23 Aug

And Be Sure Not to Miss This Piece in the Post-Dispatch …

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

There is an insightful opinion piece in today’s Post-Dispatch about the author’s recent experiences driving in France, which makes heavy […]

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State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum
23 Aug

State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

There is a very reasonable editorial today in the Southeast Missourian (link via John Combest) regarding the tax dispute between […]

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Amtrak is Successful … I’m Surprised!
23 Aug

Amtrak is Successful … I’m Surprised!

Posted by Maurice Harris Transportation

An article in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses the increasing ridership of Amtrak between Chicago and St. Louis. Last year, […]

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AT&T Cable Is Spreading
22 Aug

AT&T Cable Is Spreading

Posted by Maurice Harris Economy

AT&T cable is coming soon to Missouri, according to an article in today’s Springfield News-Leader. AT&T is entering the market […]

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Tax Rollback Right Thing to Do
22 Aug

Tax Rollback Right Thing to Do

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Protesters, including several elected officials, gathered outside the county council last night to demand a rollback of St. Louis County’s […]

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University City Makes Wall Street Journal – Kinda Spooky, Huh?
22 Aug

University City Makes Wall Street Journal – Kinda Spooky, Huh?

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Before I go any further with this post, if you can tell me which famous St. Louisan said the last […]

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Tax Credits Don’t Always Create Jobs
22 Aug

Tax Credits Don’t Always Create Jobs

Posted by Maurice Harris Taxes

An article in today’s Kansas City Star discusses the rewritten economic development bill, which was just approved in the special […]

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Great Eminent Domain Column in the News-Leader
22 Aug

Great Eminent Domain Column in the News-Leader

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

Our former editor Tim Lee , now an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute, wanted us to be sure to […]

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Tweaking the Judicial Selection Process
21 Aug

Tweaking the Judicial Selection Process

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Courts

Our newest policy analyst, David Stokes, spent years involved with local and county government, and other area organizations, before joining […]

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Clay County’s Noble Experiment May Come to Judicial End
21 Aug

Clay County’s Noble Experiment May Come to Judicial End

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

It seems that Clay County — the only county in Missouri, I think, that forgoes use of the property tax […]

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Big Bad Wal-Mart is Coming … Watch Out
21 Aug

Big Bad Wal-Mart is Coming … Watch Out

Posted by Maurice Harris Economy

An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today discusses Wal-Mart’s decision to expand some of its discount stores to Supercenters, […]

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward
21 Aug

One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Last night, University City voted to approve a new driving range facility at Ruth Park. We wrote about this yesterday […]

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Another Change of Schedule
20 Aug

Another Change of Schedule

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

There’s big news about the St. Louis Public Schools on the Post-Dispatch website: As of mid-morning, the start of the […]

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The Cost of Enforcing Immigration Laws
20 Aug

The Cost of Enforcing Immigration Laws

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Missouri’s hard-to-enforce policy toward illegal immigrants is in the news again. The St. Joseph News-Press reports on the uphill battle […]

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Ticket Scalping – A Great Idea
20 Aug

Ticket Scalping – A Great Idea

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Readers of Show-Me Daily already know that ticket scalping is a good thing. Here is an article in the Post-Dispatch […]

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Home On the (Driving) Range
20 Aug

Home On the (Driving) Range

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

There is a very interesting, yet controversial, proposal to install a lighted, modern driving range in Ruth Park in University […]

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No Excuse Left Behind
20 Aug

No Excuse Left Behind

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Thanks, Combest, for linking to an article in the St. Joseph News-Press about the St. Joseph School District’s response to […]

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