In this issue:

• A review of recent Show-Me Institute policy studies.
• A message from Jim Forsyth, of the board of directors, about how economic freedom and the entrepreurial spirit are the real driving forces behind widespread prosperity.
• A look at Beverly Gossage's recent trip to attend a Cato Institute health care summit in Baltimore.
• A profile of the Show-Me Institute's research director, Joe Haslag, who also works as an economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia.
• An overview of the Show-Me Institute's groundbreaking education funding conference in October.
• Briefs about how the Show-Me Institute has made recent appearances in the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation's quarterly magazine The Insider.

In this issue:

• An introduction to four new members of the Show-Me Institute policy staff.
• A message from Menlo Smith, of the board of directors, about how incremental changes for the better can have widespread effects over time.
• A look at several Show-Me Institute events in recent months that help give a public face to our research and staff.
• An overview of the Show-Me Institute research that is being used in academic settings.
• A profile of board member Robert M. Heller, who served for 28 years as an associate judge on the Shannon County Circuit Court.
• An article showing how Missouri's free-market health insurance law, HB 818, is now being used as model legislation in several other states.

In this issue:

• A look at how the research of Show-Me Institute scholars has influenced Missouri legislation.
• A message from Ethelmae Humphreys, of the board of directors, about the value of liberty.
• An article about a school choice poll conducted by the Show-Me Institute, which found widespread support across all demographics for the ability to choose educational alternatives.
• A profile about Show-Me Institute research fellow Beverly Gossage, whose presentation to the Missouri Legislature on free-market health insurance reform influenced HB 818, which became law this summer.
• Show-Me Institute policy analyst David Stokes praises MoDOT for its willingness to consider innovative new approaches to solving transportation problems — including public-private partnerships, the design-build model, and truck-only lanes.
  

In this issue:

• Show-Me Institute President Rex Sinquefield spreads the word about a pair of studies demonstrating the economic harm caused by the earnings tax.
  
• Michael Podgursky analyzes teacher salary schedule inefficiencies.
  
• A study by Frederick M. Hess surveys the research literature on the effects of elected and appointed school boards on student achievement.
  
• We profile board member and Show-Me Institute secretary Bevis Schock.
  
• We highlight the many new features of our newly redesigned website.
• Steve Bernstetter takes a look at cable franchise reform.

In this issue:

• A new study proposes that the Missouri income tax be phased out by 2020
• The Show-Me Institute releases a pair of studies proposing a 10-year phase-out of the earnings tax in Saint Louis and Kansas City, respectively.
• Education scholars and activists speak at several Show-Me Institute events in Kansas City and Saint Louis.
• Vice president Jason Hannasch makes the case for education reform in Missouri.
• We remember Milton Friedman, the twentieth century's greatest advocate of individual liberty.
• Sarah Brodsky argues that Missouri's so-called "homeowner's bill of rights" enriches real estate brokers at the expense of homeowners.

In this issue:

• The Show-Me Institute published two studies examining the harmful impact of hiking the minimum wage, generating an avalanche of media coverage.
  
• Show-Me Institute scholars have written several articles documenting the continued abuse of eminent domain in the wake of the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision.
• The Show-Me Institute has two programs designed to prepare young people for leadership roles: a year-round internship program and a bi-weekly book club.
• Jim Forsyth joins the board of directors.
• Chairman Crosby Kemper discusses the Show-Me Institute's research agenda on tax policy.
• We profile board member Menlo Smith, who has devoted his retirement years to alleviating poverty through micro-credit.
• Timothy B. Lee and Sarah Brodsky argue that charter schools can help minority students catch up to their white peers.

In this issue:

• The Show-Me Institute's first study looks at how the earnings taxes in Saint Louis and Kansas City are driving residents and businesses into the suburbs.
• Larry Reed, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan, speaks at the Show-Me Institute's first public event in Joplin.
• Nationally-recognized education reform advocate Kevin Chavous speaks at Show-Me Institute events in Kansas City and Jefferson City.
• Former House majority leader Dick Armey speaks at a Show-Me Institute event on telecom reform.
• President Rex Sinquefield discusses the successful launch of earnings tax study.
• We profile vice president of operations Jason Hannasch.
• Timothy B. Lee and Jonathon Burns tell a story of eminent domain abuse in Sunset Hills.