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Legislative Term Limits in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation demonstrating issues surrounding Legislative Term Limits in Missouri. Includes tables, charts, and graphs....
Representation in State Legislatures
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation of a survey regarding State Representation in Legislatures. Data representations include graphs, charts, tables and maps.
Missouri's Sales, Personal Income and Corporate Income Taxes
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation concerning Missouri sales, personal income, and corporate taxes. Data representations include maps, charts, tables and graphs....
Facts on Child Safety Seat Laws & Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
List of facts regarding Child Safety Seat Laws in Missouri....
The Limits of the Governor's Control over Issues before an Extraordinary Legislative Session
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Can the governor remove issues from his proclamation convening a special session of the General Assembly after the legislature has convened? A preliminary analysis of the structure and case law of the Missouri and other state constitutions lead...
Representation in State Legislatures
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
In Summer 2003, the Institute of Public Policy conducted a mail survey of state
legislators to determine how legislators feel about constituency service and the use of technology, whether they believe email has a positive effect on communication...
Missouri's State and Local Revenues, Debt and Intergovernmental Revenues
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation on Missouri State and Local government revenues, debts, and Intergovernmental revenues....
Would Deadlines Improve the Effectiveness of the Missouri General Assembly?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy., 2003)
and processes of the Missouri General Assembly since the 1940s. It also provides an overview of how the legislative process has evolved since the 1970s. The second half of the report discusses typical methods used in other states that might be applicable...
Representation in State Legislatures: A Focus on Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
In Summer 2003, the Institute of Public Policy conducted a mail survey of state legislators in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. We found that the number of requests for casework a...
The Costs of Incarceration in Missouri and the Benefits of Sentencing Alternatives
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
Graphic presentation of the costs of incarceration and the benefits of alternative sentencing in Missouri. Data representations include graphs and tables....
Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
For most of Missouri's history, salaries for legislators, judges and statewide elected officials were set by statute but legislators have had difficulty increasing that compensation and many legislators
have found it popular to oppose them. Since...
Evaluating Tax Systems
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
One function of government is to provide the goods and services (police, courts, education, roads, economic security, etc) that individuals need and want but are unable to obtain from the private sector. In order to provide ...
Missouri's State and Local Expenditures
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation on Missouri state and local government expenditures. Data representations include graphs, maps, tables and charts....
Funding for Missouri's Highways
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation of data and facts related to funding Missouri's highways. Data representations include tables and charts....
Missouri's State and Local Taxes
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation on Missouri state and local taxes. Data representations include charts, tables, graphs and maps....
Missouri's Property Tax
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation on Missouri Property Taxes. Data representations include tables, graphs, and maps....
Multi-Dimensional Ideology in the Multi-Member District: An Analysis of the Arizona Legislature
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
American state legislatures provide considerable institutional variation for testing theories of legislative representation, and one such feature is the multi-member district system (MMD). Whereas the U.S. House and most American state legislatures...
Brain Politics: Comparative Issue Definition in Autism Related Policy
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation concerning Autism and public policy. Data presented in tables.
Term Limits & Tenure in the Missouri General Assembly (2007)
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2007)
The following report examines tenure and turnover in the Missouri General Assembly from just before term limits took effect through the election of 2006. The 2002 election was the fi rst since the decennial redistricting, and the first in which a...
Flexible law: the impact of legislative resources on policy adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Legislators require knowledge to pass legislation. However, it is not always easy for legislators to become fully informed about bills on the docket. The complexity of modern government, the size of the legislative agenda, and the demands of running...