Will Payday Loan Regulations Kill the Market?
The Springfield News-Leader today features a good op-ed about current plans for regulating Missouri’s payday loan industry. Good bit: The...
State Government Employee Thinks the Private Sector Exists to Serve Him
There is a very weak letter-to-the-editor / small op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader today (hat tip to Combest) from someone with...
Lack of Economic Basis For Payday Loan Limitations
Today’s Springfield News-Leader has an op-ed (link via Combest) written by a state rep who is seeking to promote the...
Disappointment for Family That Sells Raw Milk
A judge refused to dismiss the state lawsuit against a family that was caught selling raw milk from its distribution...
Counting the Smallest Towns’ Residents
This AP story is one of the most enjoyable articles about the Census I’ve ever read. It explores how residents...
Videos From the Census Road Tour Now Online
Here are a couple videos people recorded as part of the Census Bureau’s Portrait of America road tour. As in...
Raw Milk Regulations Protect Commercial Milk Producers’ Business
Regarding raw milk regulations, the Springfield News-Leader reports: Most commercial dairy producers are against the unregulated sale of raw milk...
State Recommends Stricter Licensing of Bail Bondsmen
Nobody covers the bail bond industry like we do here at the Show-Me Institute. Combest has linked to an AP...
Terrific Op-Ed About Tort Law in Missouri
Because the Show-Me Institute’s staff took some time off during the holidays, we missed writing about a few things that...
Dave Roland Quoted on Charter Schools
The Show-Me Institute’s Dave Roland was recently quoted in an article about charter schools in the Springfield News-Leader. He communicates...
It’s As If the Housing Bubble Never Happened!
Today, the Suburban Journals reminds us that, earlier this month, the Missouri Housing Development Commission approved an initiative that will...
Excellent Op-Ed in the Springfield News-Leader
I definitely recommend this piece about property taxes in today’s Springfield News-Leader that Combest linked to today. My favorite line...
In Which the Author’s Secret Agenda Is Made Plain
As our regular readers will remember, on Nov. 18, the Show-Me Institute published a study that discusses recent research on...
Raw Milk
This Springfield News-Leader editorial is absolutely correct: It’s not like this family is forcing their products on anyone. They’re simply...
Roland Op-Ed on Charter Schools in SNL
Our own Dave Roland published an op-ed in the Springfield News Leader today, “Reports say charter schools aid state’s struggling...
Springfield Deserves a Small Amount of Praise for Its Red Light Cameras
Don’t worry, I still detest red light cameras and think they are a total violation of our rights. I think...
Jailhouse Barack
According to an article over at the Springfield News-Leader, the Missouri prison population has inexplicably reached an all-time high. On...
Local Food in Springfield
The Springfield News-Leader has a story today about urban gardening. Here’s how a member of a task force explains the...
The Answer to the $75 Million Question
Today’s Springfield News-Leader has a rebuttal to a prior op-ed that quoted some information from the Show-Me Institute. The topic...
SMI in the Springfield News-Leader Today
A commentary in the Springfield News-Leader today cited a recent op-ed of ours (OK, of mine) about city utilities in...
