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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.
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....
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....
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
New Approaches to Incarceration in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Pressure for revisions in Missouri's sentencing laws has been increasing, fueled by analyses of the severity of those laws, by the examination of alternatives to sentencing, and by the escalating cost of incarceration. The trends are very clear...
The Hancock Amendment: Missouri's Tax Limitation Measure
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
. It is generally known as the Hancock amendment, after the principal advocate Mel Hancock, and can be found in Article X Sections 18-24 of the Missouri Constitution. The amendment is modeled after a constitutional provision adopted by Michigan voters in 1978 known...
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...
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC)
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
In this brief, we present preliminary findings from a quantitative evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC). The MO FDC is
designed to reorient human service practice to the family support approach...
An Overview of Highway Funding In Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Established in 1913, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is responsible for all modes of transportation including air, rail, water, and mass transit, as well as highway transportation. Unlike most other Missouri departments...
Spatial Variations in Factors Affecting Poverty
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
There is abundant research that focuses on the causes and consequences of poverty in
rural areas, and on the factors that ameliorate rural poverty. While a comprehensive review of this literature is not possible in this ...
Constitutional Amendments, Statutory Revision and Referenda Submitted to the Voters by the General Assembly or by Initiative Petition, 1910-2004
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
This report summarizes how proposals to revise the Missouri Constitution and Missouri laws are submitted to the voters for approval and provides information about all measures
submitted to the voters since 1910....
Borders, Barriers, and Brains: Issue Definition in Rights Based Policy Related to Autism
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
In issue definition related to rights based policy, Canada has been stereotypically understood as taking a more positive, human rights centered approach whereas the United States has been expected to take a more negative, ...
Contributing factors to the decriminalization of infant abandonment and the implementation of safe haven legislation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this research study was to explore the contributing factors to the decriminalization of infant abandonment and the rapid implementation of safe haven legislation...
The future of community policing in the context of basic police academy training
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to forecast the likely and desirable conditions associated with community policing training during basic police academy training by seeking consensus among experts regarding selected conditions associated with community...
Overview of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy....