The 2007 economic development bill, HB 327, would enact a wide variety of tax credits and other subsidies. Although widely […]
The May edition of Sauce Magazine has a wonderful article on liquor licenses in the St. Louis area. I really […]
Even More Traffic
It appears I jumped the gun a little when I wrote my last blog entry, about our mention in Paul […]
Read It to Me!
A letter in the Springfield News-Leader criticizes a recent editorial. The editorial argued against the proposed English-only amendment, stating that […]
Paul Jacob has been writing and recording his Common Sense radio commentaries for years, first for U.S. Term Limits, then […]
No Pork for Claire
In today’s The Hill, an article points to the excesses of pork barrel spending by Democrats and Republicans in the […]
Those of us here at the Show-Me Institute have strongly supported the midwife legislation passed by the legislature. The various […]
In today’s Columbia Missourian, an article discusses the problems that the Missouri Legislature is having in finding an appropriate amount […]
How Old is Old Enough?
A letter to the editor in the Columbia Daily Tribune suggests that we should allow people to serve as state […]
D. Kent King, the state’s Commissioner of Education, says "no" to the St. Louis Public Schools’ appeal of the state […]
In today’s SE Missourian, an article discusses the sorry financial state that Puxico, MO, is in. The state auditor found […]
On May 24, the Springfield News-Leader published an editorial about eminent domain, highlighting the fact that Ozark, a town outlying […]
In the Southeast Missourian, Dr. Eric G. Morton describes his concerns with the midwife legislation: This bill is not about […]
Tucked into an article about plans to turn part of the Gateway Mall into a sculpture garden is a very […]
Here’s a bad idea that didn’t make it into the Missouri HealthNet bill a "rewards debit card": The idea […]
KOMU reports on kids who are trying to learn English in Columbia, Missouri: "He spends an hour a day in […]
I’m Thinking of a State …
An op-ed in the Lake Sun Leader imagines a better Missouri: Imagine businesses operating as responsible partners in making Missouri […]
Books are Burning
The Post-Dispatch reports that a used book store owner in Kansas City, unable to unload his thousands of warehoused books, […]
O’Fallon, MO, is seeking to annex the Busch Wildlife Area. This would put one of the state’s parkland and wildlife […]
In today’s St. Louis Business Journal, an article points out that Missouri is failing in pursuing comprehensive eminent domain reform. […]
