’47 Cheval Blanc … to Your Doorstep!
Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer, recently announced its intention to sell wine through its online marketplace, a venture that...
FSA, HSA, HRA … AFT! LOL.
We’ve been very proud at the Show-Me Institute to be at the forefront of HSA reform in Missouri. The “new...
Please, Legislature, Save Us From the Horrors of Labeled Milk
Mr. Combest has the link to a St. Joseph News-Press story on an absolutely ludicrous idea that combines the worst...
Illinois Legislators Jump on the Sales Tax Holiday Bandwagon
I should be more careful about what I say on this blog, because when I make crazy suggestions, people take...
Missouri’s Kelo
The nation was stunned in 2005 when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the United States Constitution allowed the...
Good Thing It’s Not Called “Freetown”
Frenchtown, a historic French quarter of St. Charles, is the latest challenger of spurious eminent domain abuse. In 2006, the...
Bills About Internet Bullying
An article in the Post-Dispatch summarizes the various proposals on cyber-bullying that the Missouri and Illinois legislatures are considering. Like...
Bad Bill, Bad Teachers
There are several bills in the General Assembly this session concerning teacher pay. Generally, I find these bills fairly annoying...
The Missouri Plan
The Federalist Society has released a study investigating the correlation between states with a merit selection judiciary (the so-called “Missouri...
For Those of You Looking to Compare Individual Missouri Schools’ Academic Performances …
Look no further. I was introduced to SchoolDigger this morning as a nifty little cut-and-dried Missouri school evaluator. Unfortunately, the...
A Hit Against Your Property Rights
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a 6-1 decision yesterday in favor of "development" trumping property rights in the matter...
Driving the Snakes Out of Politics (St. Patrick’s Day-Themed)
There is a dangerously misleading letter to the editor in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Missouri’s Special Needs Tax...
A Terrible Idea for Electrical Licensing ? Or Is It?
As regular readers of this blog may recall, I loathe occupational licensing. In the vast majority of cases, it is...
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...
Official ________ of the State of Missouri
I’ve suggested that encouraging students to nominate state symbols is a bad idea because it’s a slippery slope. I felt...
Why Did the Sales Tax Cross the Road?
To try to stimulate the economy, Missouri may get another sales tax holiday: For three days in June, the GOP...
Jefferson City Friday Round-Up
There is a great deal going on in Jefferson City these days, which might normally be a bad thing, as...
How Not to Take Away Scholarship Money
Thanks, Combest, for linking to the Springfield News-Leader story about this proposed bill: A proposed Missouri Senate bill would strip...
Certificates of Need Not Needed
Today, the St. Joseph News-Press reported about the efforts of an area doctor (also, incidentally, a Missouri representative) who is...
The Joplin Globe Discusses Our Transportation Study
The Joplin Globe published this editorial today about the potential for truck-only lanes and public-private partnerships for Missouri. (Thanks to...
