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Missouri’s Licensing Boards: Killing Jobs Every Day

Missouri’s Licensing Boards: Killing Jobs Every Day

Sep 9, 2010

Decades ago, only doctors, lawyers, and accountants were required to get a license from the state before they could lawfully...

Your Government, Your Editor

Your Government, Your Editor

Mar 29, 2010

The Riverfront Times blog points out that a judge in the local U.S. District Court has determined that St. Louis...

Look Here, Please

Look Here, Please

Aug 26, 2009

Tonight at 7 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, developer Paul McKee and alderwoman April Ford-Griffin will make a presentation about...

Ending Eminent Domain Abuse

Ending Eminent Domain Abuse

Feb 6, 2009

There is a letter in the Post-Dispatch today about Jim Roos’ sign advocating the end of eminent domain abuse. It is...

Dark Chambers

Dark Chambers

Jan 28, 2009

A recent article in the Political Fix (link via Combest) discusses the use of laptops on the Senate floor. Now,...

I’ve Got Some Speech for You

I’ve Got Some Speech for You

Oct 27, 2008

The city of St. Louis is continuing its war against citizens’ right to express themselves. Having already told Jim Roos...

Textbook

Textbook

Aug 21, 2008

My heart sank when I read this story from the Post-Dispatch today. A commercial developer has targeted a neighborhood in...

For Interior Design Protectionism, the Writing Is on the Wall

For Interior Design Protectionism, the Writing Is on the Wall

Aug 15, 2008

Recently, the Institute for Justice released a response to criticisms aimed at their ongoing case against the regulation of interior...

You Can’t Sue Us … We Had No Right to Do What We Did!

You Can’t Sue Us … We Had No Right to Do What We Did!

Jun 10, 2008

Tomorrow morning, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a rather unusual case. Jim Roos graduated from...

Unlicensed Interior Decorators Wreak Havoc on Living Rooms

Unlicensed Interior Decorators Wreak Havoc on Living Rooms

Apr 1, 2008

Clark Neily of the Institute for Justice has a great op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today about licensing interior...

The Missouri Plan

The Missouri Plan

Mar 21, 2008

The Federalist Society has released a study investigating the correlation between states with a merit selection judiciary (the so-called “Missouri...

Welcome, Dave Roland and Justin Hauke!

Welcome, Dave Roland and Justin Hauke!

Sep 26, 2007

The Show-Me Institute is expanding, bringing aboard new policy analysts and a research assistant to help us conduct the best...

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