Show-Me Now! Wrapping Up Obamacare?
What does the pending U.S. Supreme Court case King v. Burwell mean for Missouri? Director of Government Accountability Patrick Ishmael...
Constitutional Law Expert Joshua Hawley Weighs in on Obamacare at Policy Forum
Joshua Hawley, a professor of law at the University of Missouri, was gracious enough to join the Show-Me Institute in Columbia...
King v. Burwell: Obamacare and the Rule of Law
In this February 2015 Policy Forum, University of Missouri Law Professor Joshua Hawley discusses the King v. Burwell case which...
Finding Balance Through Transparency
One of the biggest issues in public policy today has to do with the collective bargaining agreements, or CBAs, that...
Gruber on Arkansas Private Option: “Mathematically Impossible” to Be Budget Neutral
November was a bad month for Obamacare. Over just a few weeks, voters not only handed a series of punishing...
Show-Me Now! Courts Weigh Obamacare Subsidies
Two court decisions about the health insurance subsidies provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) have...
Teacher Tenure: Good for Teachers, Bad for Students
“Wait ‘til you have tenure, then you can do that,” was my former colleague’s favorite line. Although the tenured teacher...
Quick Reaction To Yesterday’s Medicaid Hearing In Independence
Yesterday, the (take a breath) Missouri Interim Committee on Citizens and Legislators Working Group on Medicaid Eligibility and Reform (exhale)...
Saying Hello To An Amazon Tax
Late last month, a New York Court of Appeals ruled that the state of New York can force online retailers...
Opting-In, Opting-Out – And Burdens On Free Speech
Last year, I wrote at Hot Air about an important free speech case that the U.S. Supreme Court had just handed...
Jay Nixon Makes The Wrong Call On Medicaid
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon calls an up-or-down vote on expansion of the state’s Medicaid program “the biggest decision facing our...
A Voter ID Victory In Pennsylvania: Missouri, Take Note
Yesterday, a Pennsylvania judge rejected a challenge to a state law that requires photo identification to vote in Pennsylvania. Far...
Where Do We Go From Here? – Healthcare Expert Panel Discussion
On Friday, July 13, 2012, the Show-Me Institute hosted an event featuring a panel of healthcare experts discussing the consequences...
Should Missouri Participate In A Bernie Madoff-Type Scheme?
First came the threat. Then the bribe, or the offer that sounds almost too good to be true. Now it...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. Among the topics discussed in this appearance: the...
Thoughts On Today’s Supreme Court Decision
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare.) In a twist, rather...
Is Franklin County Violating The State’s Blaine Amendment?
A recent article on emissourian.com questioned whether a Franklin County program violates the Missouri Constitution. Franklin County has and continues to...
Fear Of Censorship Has Little To Do With Teacher Tenure Reform
In yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Frank LoMonte writes that teacher tenure reform might result in public school journalism teachers being...
Missouri: A State of Uncertainty on Health Care Regulation
Last month, a judge in Florida struck down the individual mandate component of the federal health care regulation, and declared...
Judge in Florida Overturns Federal Health Care Law
The judge in the multstate lawsuit struck down the individual mandate component of the federal health care regulation. Twenty-six states...
