Hurray for Free Speech
Jo Mannies blogs about the Supreme Court ruling against some of the McCain-Feingold speech restrictions. The decision was popular with...
No Pork for Claire
In today’s The Hill, an article points to the excesses of pork barrel spending by Democrats and Republicans in the...
Taxing for Better Roads!
In today’s Columbia Missourian, an article discusses the problems that the Missouri Legislature is having in finding an appropriate amount...
Faint Praise
A few days ago, at the Laissez Faire Books blog, David M. Brown added a cautionary note to my May...
You Can’t Make a Silk Purse from a Sow’s Earmarks
Claire McCaskill, Missouri’s freshman senator, has been keeping her campaign promise to fight congressional earmarks, the budget process by which...
State Invertebrate
Here’s a funny excerpt from the legislative report of the Missouri Medical Association, the cartel professional association that believes expectant...
Midwife Legislation, Continued
There’s been new action on the midwife bill: On Tuesday, the Senate relented, thanks to a hasty vote that caught...
IT + Healthcare = Money Saved
Governor Blunt has been on tour recently, promoting a new system for cataloging and sharing patient information between doctors and...
The Case for the Electoral College
Legislators in Illinois and Missouri are pondering legislation that would give their states’ electoral votes to the presidential candidate who...
