The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III is dismissing repeated blog rumors that he plans to seek the 5th District City Council seat when Terry Riley vacates it in 2011.
Cleaver, who is senior pastor of St. James United Methodist Church, told his congregation Sunday that he wanted to end speculation that he plans to seek public [...]
Frédéric Bastiat
My recent op-ed against film tax credits was published as a guest commentary in the Columbia Missourian today! As regular readers of this blog will know, it was also discussed by Steve Walsh on MissouriNet and by David Nicklaus on [...]

Jackson County should address commercial property surcharge
Martin needs to explain e-mail from SaveAB.com website
Missouri's eminent domain laws should be reformed
A set of five questions for state Rep. Steve Tilley on his ethics plan, Gov. Jay Nixon advocates for tougher DWI laws, and why those looking to reform [...]

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The Tricycle Trackstands blog has the announcement of the 4th annual Street Cred alley cat series in January and February. Check it out.
[...]Free health clinic shows how far we have to go to fix health care
McCaskill sees healthcare bill coming in 2010
Speculation that Dyer could run MAST
A resolution from state Sen. Jane Cunningham would allow Missourians to opt out of a federal requirement of health insurance, thoughts on the [...]
Will citizens get a shield law?
We’re a step closer today after the Senate judiciary committee cleared its version of shield law to allow reporters to protect confidential sources. According to a report published on the Huffington Post:
The bill uses a broad definition of journalists by including bloggers, citizen journalists [...]
Steve Walsh on Missourinet linked to my recent op-ed about filmmaker tax credits in Missouri, which is a subject that I have blogged about before.
Thanks to John Combest for linking to the post.
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The economic cost of day care licensing
Delayed payments don't bode well for future of Kansas schools
Abortion and health care reform are intertwined
Liberty on the Rocks KC holds its first meeting, U.S. Sens. Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill have joined a nonpartisan coalition formed to address the federal [...]



Why don't we have a minimum tax?
A strategy for bringing the public option to Kansas
Blunt backs Forsee's letter on climate change
Gov. Jay Nixon is supporting a legislative push to strengthen DWI laws in Missouri, thoughts on the rivalries among GOP political consultants, and will other Democrats in [...]