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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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University City’s Residents Are Teed Off!
20 Aug

University City’s Residents Are Teed Off!

Posted by Maurice Harris Municipal Policy

In today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an article discusses University City’s attempts to keep the municipal golf course profitable by adding […]

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A Change of Schedule
20 Aug

A Change of Schedule

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

A St. Louis Post-Dispatch article reports on a tactic Wentzville students used to protest their high school’s switch from block […]

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Why We Don’t Need More Regulation of Drug Ads
20 Aug

Why We Don’t Need More Regulation of Drug Ads

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

This past legislative session, Missouri was one of 27 states to file legislation that would restrict pharmaceutical advertising. And a […]

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The Missouri Plan, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lawyers
20 Aug

The Missouri Plan, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lawyers

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Missourians amended our state constitution in 1940 to change the ways judges were selected for the Supreme Court, the Court […]

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Finally, Some Push-Back on Red Light Cameras!
17 Aug

Finally, Some Push-Back on Red Light Cameras!

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

It appears that some brave aldermen in the St. Louis County municipality of Northwoods are resisting efforts to install red […]

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School Choice Goes Way Back
17 Aug

School Choice Goes Way Back

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

How old is the modern school choice movement? If you’ve visited the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation website lately, […]

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Ethanol Wins Out, Unfortunately
17 Aug

Ethanol Wins Out, Unfortunately

Posted by Maurice Harris Energy

An letter to the editor in today’s Springfield News-Leader laments the decision by Gov. Matt Blunt to keep a $42 […]

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Ever Get The Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?
17 Aug

Ever Get The Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Maurice posted yesterday on this infuriating story from the AP about the decision by state government five years ago to […]

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No Child Left Behind, Take 2
17 Aug

No Child Left Behind, Take 2

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Here‘s another article in the Post-Dispatch about No Child Left Behind. This one quotes Show-Me Institute board member Mike Podgursky: […]

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I Know Some People Can’t Fathom This, But …
16 Aug

I Know Some People Can’t Fathom This, But …

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

There are actually some people left in America who don’t want government assistance! Per this Columbia Daily Tribune article (via […]

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Missouri Kept Extra Sales Tax Revenues
16 Aug

Missouri Kept Extra Sales Tax Revenues

Posted by Maurice Harris Taxes

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the past five years the state of Missouri has quietly kept extra funds […]

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