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Earnings Taxes and Wal-Mart
19 Feb

Earnings Taxes and Wal-Mart

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Today’s announcement by Wal-Mart got me thinking about this study by the Show-Me Institute.  Wal-Mart is opening 9 new stores […]

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Virtual Classrooms: Good for students, good for Missouri
19 Feb

Virtual Classrooms: Good for students, good for Missouri

Posted by Steven Bernstetter Education

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working on a plan to create virtual classes for Missouri students. […]

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Not the Worst Idea, just not the Right One…
19 Feb

Not the Worst Idea, just not the Right One…

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Sen. Bill Stouffer (R – Northwest Missouri) his introduced a bill to increase the state sales tax by a penny […]

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
19 Feb

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Everybody loses from minimum wage increases like the one just passed in Missouri. David Nicklaus comments on the effects of […]

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Getting Serious about Educating Our Kids
19 Feb

Getting Serious about Educating Our Kids

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

The Columbia Daily Tribune has a story on a new proposal for tax credits to direct more money toward failing […]

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A full-time mayor for Kinloch?
16 Feb

A full-time mayor for Kinloch?

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

In the race for ‘Dumbest electoral proposal of the new century,’ the 21st has an early favorite and its right […]

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Customers Benefit from Competition
16 Feb

Customers Benefit from Competition

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

The Columbia Tribune reports on a debate over legislation that would allow parents more freedom to transfer kids between schools: […]

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State Takeover vs. Mayoral Control
15 Feb

State Takeover vs. Mayoral Control

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

We’re one step closer to a state takeover of the Saint Louis school district: The State Board of Education voted […]

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The Economics of Midwifery
15 Feb

The Economics of Midwifery

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Economy

The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the raging controversy over liberalizing laws that now bar midwives from delivering babies without […]

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Missouri Should Open Cable TV Market to Competition
26 Jan

Missouri Should Open Cable TV Market to Competition

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Privatization

A few decades ago, cable TV looked like a monopoly that was here to stay. Missouri passed cable franchise laws, […]

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School Takeover Requires Mayoral Commitment
08 Jan

School Takeover Requires Mayoral Commitment

Posted by Fredrick Hess Education

The Saint Louis school board has descended into chaos. The previous superintendent, Creg Williams, was ousted in July after just 15 […]

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Minimum Wage Hike Is Poorly Targeted at the Poor
23 Oct

Minimum Wage Hike Is Poorly Targeted at the Poor

Posted by Justin Hauke Taxes

  This November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per […]

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Charter Schools Help Minority Students Catch Up
21 Sep

Charter Schools Help Minority Students Catch Up

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Minority students are falling behind in the public school system. The graduation rate for Missouri’s white students is 87.4 percent; […]

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Joe and John Seravalli: Victims of Eminent Domain Abuse
01 Aug

Joe and John Seravalli: Victims of Eminent Domain Abuse

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Subsidies

Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent […]

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Dan Sheehan: Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse
23 Jun

Dan Sheehan: Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Subsidies

  Last November, Clayton business owner Dan Sheehan learned from the newspaper that his property suffered from “age, deteriorated condition, […]

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Property Rights Still in Danger a Year After Kelo
23 Jun

Property Rights Still in Danger a Year After Kelo

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Subsidies

  One year ago today, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that local governments have […]

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Homer Tourkakis: Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse
31 May

Homer Tourkakis: Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Subsidies

  In January of 2004, the city of Arnold unveiled a plan to re-develop a large chunk of Arnold commonly […]

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Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction
17 May

Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Education

  In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no […]

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Legislation Fails to Protect Property Rights
08 May

Legislation Fails to Protect Property Rights

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Subsidies

  Is it right for the government to take your property for the benefit of another private party? Voters across […]

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Cable Consumers Deserve Choices
18 Apr

Cable Consumers Deserve Choices

Posted by Timothy B. Lee Privatization

  “The company that had a monopoly had lousy services until competition came, and then they improved their services.” That’s […]

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