Is Missouri’s A-Plus Program a Model for the Nation?
The bar for being an exemplary government program must be pretty low these days. Last week at a meeting in...
Why Saint Clair Wants Congress to Close Its Airport
In a previous post we detailed how one Missouri city, Saint Clair (located in Franklin County), has been trying (and...
Is Head Start ‘Worth Every Penny’?
In light of a recent federal study, which concluded that the Head Start program does not have lasting benefits, there have...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Donnybrook: Audrey Spalding Back on KETC
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was once again a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on...
Legislators Should Listen to Economists, History
“If all the economists in the world were laid end to end,” George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, “they wouldn’t reach...
Horrible Stuff Up and Down New Federal Spending Bill
This is just a depressing AP article on federal budget expenditures, from beginning to end. This has everything you need...
“Say It Ain’t So, Claire, Say It Ain’t So”
The headline of this Missourinet post really got me riled up, but the body of the report calmed me down...
McCaskill Targets Earmarks, Again
Combest has a number of links to articles today about Sen. Claire McCaskill’s repeated targeting of the earmark process in...
PAYGO Would Only Provide Appearance of Fiscal Responsibility
Sen. Claire McCaskill is cosponsoring a bill, “PAYGO,” that would limit congressional spending to the amount of yearly revenue brought...
Missouri Will Likely Be Spared Cap-and-Trade Pain
David Catanese blogs over at ky3 political notebook that Sen. Claire McCaskill is highly unlikely to cast a yes vote...
Missouri Can Do Without Second National Stimulus
Some U.S. senators have proposed a second stimulus plan, arguing that there has not been enough spending to jumpstart the...
Standing Up for Missouri’s Economy
Good news for opponents of cap-and-trade policy in Missouri (via the Kansas City Star‘s Prime Buzz): The climate bill passed...
Government Pork: “In Oklahoma, Not Arizona, What Does it Matter?”
The annual Citizens Against Government Waste Pig Book is out for 2009. I have to guess this was a particularly...
Earmark Reform Hot Off the Presses
I have praised Sen. Claire McCaskill several times here for her refusal to use earmarks for pork barrel projects. Today, Dave...
Removing the Beer Goggles
InBev’s attempt to purchase Anheuser-Busch has caused a big stir in the news and politics lately. Justin and Patrick have...
This Bud’s for Them
We’ve praised Sen. Claire McCaskill repeatedly on this blog, but her comments about the InBev deal deserve some response: “I...
Populist Pontificating
Claire McCaskill wants Congress to pass a windfall profits tax on oil companies. What would be the effects? Well, first...
It Must Be a “Mc” Thing
The U.S. Senate rejected today a proposal which would have placed new restrictions on congressional “earmark” bills. Earmarks are line-item...
“Hot Fuel” Legislation Is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Sen. Claire McCaskill is proposing legislation, according to the Washington Missourian, to end the practice of selling "hot fuel" at...
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