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Virtual School
22 Mar

Virtual School

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Some parents are upset that grades 6 through 8 are left out of Missouri’s new online education program for the […]

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Taking the CON Out of Certificate of Need Laws
22 Mar

Taking the CON Out of Certificate of Need Laws

Posted by Steve Bernstetter Free-Market Reform

Most industries are open to all firms willing to make the necessary initial investments to enter the market. If I […]

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School Choice Successes Abroad
22 Mar

School Choice Successes Abroad

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

There’s been an interesting debate going on about school choice. A persistent theme of the school choice critics is that […]

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The REAL ID Revolt
22 Mar

The REAL ID Revolt

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Uncategorized

I’m not too worried about the coming of the antichrist, but I think the drive to opt Missouri out of […]

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CON Job
22 Mar

CON Job

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Free-Market Reform

Over at our main website, Steve Bernstetter has a great article about the need to ditch monopolistic “certificate of need” […]

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Eric Mink’s Talkin ’bout Bridges
21 Mar

Eric Mink’s Talkin ’bout Bridges

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Eric Mink has an excellent article in the Post-Dispatch today about the proposed Mississippi River bridge.  It is carefully researched […]

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IT + Healthcare = Money Saved
21 Mar

IT + Healthcare = Money Saved

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Economy

Governor Blunt has been on tour recently, promoting a new system for cataloging and sharing patient information between doctors and […]

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More Choices 4 Parents
21 Mar

More Choices 4 Parents

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

The Post has a write up of one of the most entertaining Supreme Court cases in recent memory, which was […]

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Mayoral Control in USA Today
21 Mar

Mayoral Control in USA Today

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

USA Today has a news story on mayoral control over urban schools that covers our study on mayoral control, although […]

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Show Me Healthy Women Needs Flexibility More Than Funds
20 Mar

Show Me Healthy Women Needs Flexibility More Than Funds

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Governor Blunt wants to spend an additional $500,000 on the Show Me Healthy Women Program: If approved by the General […]

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This is one bitter commuter…
19 Mar

This is one bitter commuter…

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Cheryl Fleming is one unhappy commuter: Fleming said she won’t ride MetroLink partly because it consumes too much time. "I’m […]

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SLPS Students Protest
19 Mar

SLPS Students Protest

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Students in the St. Louis Public Schools are protesting at Mayor Slay’s office. They’re worried that their diplomas won’t matter: […]

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Brokeback pensions
17 Mar

Brokeback pensions

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

Could this ruling be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for City of St. Louis finances?  Probably not, but […]

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Charter School Confusion
16 Mar

Charter School Confusion

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Education

My colleague, Sarah Brodsky, blogged the other day about the recent efforts of Mayor Slay to acquire the authority necessary […]

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St. Louis Could Gain New Charter Schools
15 Mar

St. Louis Could Gain New Charter Schools

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Mayor Slay is trying to open more charter schools in St. Louis: Slay said he envisioned a wide range of […]

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Minimum Wage provides minimum advantages
15 Mar

Minimum Wage provides minimum advantages

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Economy

Governor Blunt recently changed his mind about Missouri’s new Minimum Wage laws. Initially, January’s minimum wage increase applied only to […]

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Radio Free North County
15 Mar

Radio Free North County

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

I promise this will be the last post of police radio dispatching for some time, but the Post-Dispatch had another […]

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I first I thought this was a good thing…
14 Mar

I first I thought this was a good thing…

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

When I first read that Brentwood had lowered its emergency dispatching bid for Rock Hill by $100,000, I thought this […]

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Don’t Drain the Sales Tax Pool
14 Mar

Don’t Drain the Sales Tax Pool

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

What does every city with a recent eminent domain controversy in Saint Louis County have in common? They are all “point-of-sale” cities, […]

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Stokes on the Sales Tax Pool
14 Mar

Stokes on the Sales Tax Pool

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Taxes

Over at our main website, David Stokes has a new article on a proposal to abolish the sales tax pool […]

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