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Centralized Economic Policy Bad for Missouri
14 Jun

Centralized Economic Policy Bad for Missouri

Posted by Joseph Haslag Taxes

The 2007 economic development bill, HB 327, would enact a wide variety of tax credits and other subsidies. Although widely […]

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Getting Sauced on Liquor Licenses …
13 Jun

Getting Sauced on Liquor Licenses …

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

The May edition of Sauce Magazine has a wonderful article on liquor licenses in the St. Louis area. I really […]

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Even More Traffic
13 Jun

Even More Traffic

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Transportation

It appears I jumped the gun a little when I wrote my last blog entry, about our mention in Paul […]

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Read It to Me!
13 Jun

Read It to Me!

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

A letter in the Springfield News-Leader criticizes a recent editorial. The editorial argued against the proposed English-only amendment, stating that […]

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Trafficking in Good Ideas
13 Jun

Trafficking in Good Ideas

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Transportation

Paul Jacob has been writing and recording his Common Sense radio commentaries for years, first for U.S. Term Limits, then […]

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No Pork for Claire
13 Jun

No Pork for Claire

Posted by Maurice Harris Transparency

In today’s The Hill, an article points to the excesses of pork barrel spending by Democrats and Republicans in the […]

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The Cycle of Regulation Never Ends…
12 Jun

The Cycle of Regulation Never Ends…

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform

Those of us here at the Show-Me Institute have strongly supported the midwife legislation passed by the legislature. The various […]

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Taxing for Better Roads!
12 Jun

Taxing for Better Roads!

Posted by Maurice Harris Transportation

In today’s Columbia Missourian, an article discusses the problems that the Missouri Legislature is having in finding an appropriate amount […]

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How Old is Old Enough?
12 Jun

How Old is Old Enough?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

A letter to the editor in the Columbia Daily Tribune suggests that we should allow people to serve as state […]

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If at First You Don’t Succeed …
12 Jun

If at First You Don’t Succeed …

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

D. Kent King, the state’s Commissioner of Education, says "no" to the St. Louis Public Schools’ appeal of the state […]

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When Government is Unaccountable
12 Jun

When Government is Unaccountable

Posted by Maurice Harris Municipal Policy

In today’s SE Missourian, an article discusses the sorry financial state that Puxico, MO, is in. The state auditor found […]

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Reliability Engineering for Property Rights
11 Jun

Reliability Engineering for Property Rights

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Property Rights

On May 24, the Springfield News-Leader published an editorial about eminent domain, highlighting the fact that Ozark, a town outlying […]

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A Doctor Comments on Midwives
11 Jun

A Doctor Comments on Midwives

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Free-Market Reform

In the Southeast Missourian, Dr. Eric G. Morton describes his concerns with the midwife legislation: This bill is not about […]

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Somebody is seeing the light …
08 Jun

Somebody is seeing the light …

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Tucked into an article about plans to turn part of the Gateway Mall into a sculpture garden is a very […]

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A Bad Idea for Missouri HealthNet
08 Jun

A Bad Idea for Missouri HealthNet

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

Here’s a bad idea that didn’t make it into the Missouri HealthNet bill — a "rewards debit card": The idea […]

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Immigrants Want to Learn English
08 Jun

Immigrants Want to Learn English

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

KOMU reports on kids who are trying to learn English in Columbia, Missouri: "He spends an hour a day in […]

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I’m Thinking of a State …
08 Jun

I’m Thinking of a State …

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

An op-ed in the Lake Sun Leader imagines a better Missouri: Imagine businesses operating as responsible partners in making Missouri […]

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Books are Burning
07 Jun

Books are Burning

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

The Post-Dispatch reports that a used book store owner in Kansas City, unable to unload his thousands of warehoused books, […]

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We Have a Nominee for Worst Proposal of 2007…
07 Jun

We Have a Nominee for Worst Proposal of 2007…

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

O’Fallon, MO, is seeking to annex the Busch Wildlife Area. This would put one of the state’s parkland and wildlife […]

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Missouri … The State That Takes Your Property!
07 Jun

Missouri … The State That Takes Your Property!

Posted by Maurice Harris Property Rights

In today’s St. Louis Business Journal, an article points out that Missouri is failing in pursuing comprehensive eminent domain reform. […]

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