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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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Health Care Ownership Index
07 Jun

Health Care Ownership Index

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

Over at Statehousecall.org, John Graham links to his new index ranking states on "health care ownership." Missouri comes in 32nd. […]

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MO HealthNet could save money!
07 Jun

MO HealthNet could save money!

Posted by Maurice Harris Free-Market Reform

An article in MissouriNet today discusses the new MO HealthNet plan and the challenges it still faces: MO Health Net, […]

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How High is the Bar?
07 Jun

How High is the Bar?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The New York Times reports on state education standards and discusses the disparities between them: For example, an eighth grader […]

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Why I Am Happy and Optimistic Despite Ethanol Subsidies and Bad Laws
07 Jun

Why I Am Happy and Optimistic Despite Ethanol Subsidies and Bad Laws

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Energy

An editorial in the Columbia Daily Tribune deplores a new rule requiring ethanol to be mixed in with gasoline starting […]

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Coverage in the Business Journal
06 Jun

Coverage in the Business Journal

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Transportation

The latest issue of St. Louis Business Journal has an op-ed by Show-Me Institute research fellow R.W. Hafer. An excerpt: […]

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Missouri Term Limits
06 Jun

Missouri Term Limits

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

Yesterday in the Columbia Daily Tribune, columnist J. Scott Christianson had a few unpleasant things to say about an organization […]

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Faint Praise
06 Jun

Faint Praise

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

A few days ago, at the Laissez Faire Books blog, David M. Brown added a cautionary note to my May […]

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Books or Wine?
06 Jun

Books or Wine?

Posted by Maurice Harris Education

An editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today is right on the point in discussing the inherent failures of school […]

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The St. Louis School Board’s Downward Spiral
06 Jun

The St. Louis School Board’s Downward Spiral

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

A letter in the Post-Dispatch criticizes the St. Louis School Board for awarding a no-bid contract to bash the charter […]

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Beef and Pork Shouldn’t Mix
05 Jun

Beef and Pork Shouldn’t Mix

Posted by Maurice Harris Taxes

In MissouriNet today, an article notes there could be a new tax break for beef producers if Gov. Blunt signs […]

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Au Contraire
05 Jun

Au Contraire

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Rep. Brian Nieves has an op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader in which he defends his proposal to require using English […]

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A Forthright Editorial in the Post-Dispatch
05 Jun

A Forthright Editorial in the Post-Dispatch

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

An editorial in the Post-Dispatch today chastises the St. Louis School Board for wasting money on a PR campaign against […]

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HSA Legislation Is Signed Into Law
04 Jun

HSA Legislation Is Signed Into Law

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

With the signing of H.B. 818 into law this past Friday, Missouri is now the first state in the nation […]

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Missouri Revolutionizes Health Insurance
04 Jun

Missouri Revolutionizes Health Insurance

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Free-Market Reform

We’re constantly reminded by the media that health care is in a crisis in the United States. Too few people […]

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Letter from the Suburbs
04 Jun

Letter from the Suburbs

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Another letter in the Post-Dispatch from someone in the suburbs who’s worried about city kids going to suburban schools: Can […]

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