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The Midwife Legislation Strikes Back
17 May

The Midwife Legislation Strikes Back

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Legislation allowing midwives to practice might become law after all: Just one day after being chastised for sneaking a midwife […]

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The TIF-fing Point
16 May

The TIF-fing Point

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

Sen. Tim Green has passed, apparently, legislation to change the ways Tax Increment Financing is managed in the St. Louis […]

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Update on the Amendment We Don’t Need
16 May

Update on the Amendment We Don’t Need

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

This story shows why we don’t need to legislate that government affairs be conducted in English: Senator Kevin Engler of […]

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Overheard at the Post Office
15 May

Overheard at the Post Office

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Concerned citizens of Clayton are calling for the privatization of the U.S. postal service. As I stood in line for […]

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Real Estate Law Protects Realtors From Competition
14 May

Real Estate Law Protects Realtors From Competition

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

The FTC has just released a report that discusses how realtors’ associations have lobbied for regulations to keep out competition. […]

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One Small Step for Economic Freedom…
14 May

One Small Step for Economic Freedom…

Posted by David Stokes Economy

One giant step for outrageous prices for sporting events.  This excellent development may lead to increased prices for tickets to […]

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Saint Louis Public Schools Get More and More Desperate
11 May

Saint Louis Public Schools Get More and More Desperate

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Saint Louis Board of Education is fighting the state takeover tooth and nail: The St. Louis Board of Education […]

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Critics Misrepresent Poll Methodology
11 May

Critics Misrepresent Poll Methodology

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article that called into question the methodology of the poll we commissioned […]

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Saint Louis Kids Deserve Choices
11 May

Saint Louis Kids Deserve Choices

Posted by Steve Bernstetter Education

  Parents and students in Missouri have essentially three choices: public education in their local district, attending a private school, […]

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Slowly creeping forward…
10 May

Slowly creeping forward…

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Education

After years of status quo, "throw money at it" solutions to difficulties in public education, Missouri is finally moving forward […]

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Orphan Disease Legislation
10 May

Orphan Disease Legislation

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

There’s good news and bad news in a bill that just passed the Legislature: A key change is notifying physicians […]

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The Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan
09 May

The Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan

Posted by David Stokes Uncategorized

Missouri’s non-partisan court plan, which may not be as non-partisan as we would all like, is under attack.  In the […]

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Politicians are the Real Gougers
09 May

Politicians are the Real Gougers

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Economy, Energy

Although Claire McCaskill has been a stellar example of fiscal responsibility so far in her battle against the congressional earmark […]

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Missouri Bloggers on Show-Me Institute School Choice Survey Results
08 May

Missouri Bloggers on Show-Me Institute School Choice Survey Results

Posted by David Stokes Education

The study released Monday by SMI has been widely circulated in Missouri’s blog world.  The state’s patron saint of blogging, […]

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School Choice Around the World
07 May

School Choice Around the World

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Economist has an article about the benefits about parental choice in education: Voucher schemes are running in several different […]

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “Ready for Change”
07 May

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “Ready for Change”

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the just-published study I coauthored with Verne Kennedy of Market Research Insight: The survey […]

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Ready for Change: What Missourians Think of Parental Choice and the Public Schools
07 May

Ready for Change: What Missourians Think of Parental Choice and the Public Schools

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

The Show-Me Institute has released a new study detailing Missouri’s overwhelming level of support for school choice, as demonstrated from […]

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Ohh, The Audacity…
07 May

Ohh, The Audacity…

Posted by David Stokes Property Rights

To the surprise of nobody who has been alive in St. Louis County for the past two years, Novus Development […]

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You Can’t Make a Silk Purse from a Sow’s Earmarks
07 May

You Can’t Make a Silk Purse from a Sow’s Earmarks

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Economy

Claire McCaskill, Missouri’s freshman senator, has been keeping her campaign promise to fight congressional earmarks, the budget process by which […]

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Quality Jobs, Questionable TIFS, and Cameras, Cameras, Cameras
04 May

Quality Jobs, Questionable TIFS, and Cameras, Cameras, Cameras

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Uncategorized

Over at the Columbia Daily Tribune they have a depressing article about the corruption of a bill to expand the […]

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