Civil Service Reforms Can Go Too Far
Tom Pendergast (and to a lesser extent his brother, James) cast a huge shadow over Missouri government and politics, both...
Judge Not, Lest Ye … Oh, Just Go Ahead
For many of us, election time can be overwhelming: We understand that we have the opportunity to create significant change,...
The Missouri Plan
John Combest recently posted a couple of articles about Better Courts for Missouri’s attempt to change the Missouri Plan, the...
Post-Dispatch Editorial About Judges Needs a Tweak
Yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran an editorial against making changes to Missouri’s judicial selection system, suitably enough known as...
Slate Links to Show-Me Institute Study
Earlier today, Slate ran an article about the debates now raging over whether judicial merit selection, popularly known as “The...
Economic Growth Only One Factor in Choosing Judicial Selection System
Earlier this year, the Show-Me Institute released a study of the “Missouri Plan,” the state’s merit system for judicial selection....
Two More November Ballot Issues
To follow up on yesterday’s post, we have some studies and articles out looking at a couple more ballot issues....
Greene County Could Benefit From Non-Partisan Judicial Selection
You may have heard there will be an election this November. Alongside trivial votes, such as who to choose for...
The Missouri Plan, for Your Consideration
Combest today has a number of links to articles about proposed changes to the Missouri Plan of judicial selection. In...
