Show-Me Institute v. Office of Administration: A Brief Update
Late this summer, we announced that the Show-Me Institute was going to court to compel the state’s Office of Administration...
Let’s Talk about the ACT
At first glance, this year’s ACT results in Missouri might give cause for optimism, but a little more digging shows...
Department Testimony Confirms: One-in-Seven Missourians on Medicaid
Ronald Reagan once said that Americans "should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."...
Privilege Seeking
“Rent seeking,” better understood as privilege seeking, is the common practice of seeking economic gain through the political system without...
Dancing with the Feds
John Combest links to a fantastic editorial in the Jefferson City News-Tribune that compares the Race to the Top to...
Cigarette Taxes
The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports on one economist’s campaign to raise the cigarette tax. Tom Kruckemeyer wants the tax to...
Rigging the Odds
Early this week, the Missouri Gaming Commission mandated a restriction on the number of casinos allowable in the state. The...
Should the Attorney General Be Appointed?
I don’t usually pay too much attention to letters to the editor, but there was a very interesting one in...
It’s True, Ethanol Is Exaggerated
A letter to the editor in the Jefferson City News-Tribune discusses corn ethanol, pointing out that it’s not a cure-all...
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