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.