Graphic presentation of a survey regarding State Representation in Legislatures. Data representations include graphs, charts, tables and maps.

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...

Graphic presentation on Missouri State and Local government revenues, debts, and Intergovernmental revenues....

Graphic presentation of data and facts related to funding Missouri's highways. Data representations include tables and charts....

Graphic presentation on Missouri state and local government expenditures. Data representations include graphs, maps, tables and charts....

Graphic presentation on Missouri state and local taxes. Data representations include charts, tables, graphs and maps....

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 ...

Graphic presentation on Missouri Property Taxes. Data representations include tables, graphs, and maps....

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...

This brief examines the four most important sources of tax revenue for the state, three of which, the individual income tax, sales and use taxes, and the corporate income tax, comprise over 90% of the moneys credited to ...

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...

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, ...

Children with disabilities often require a myriad of services to develop to their full potential. In the current era, centralized services and residential institutions have become less accepted as a matter of course. Interagency ...

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...

General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy....

Grounded in teaching, research and service, MU stands at the peak of the national higher education landscape.

. Imprisonment is the most costly alternative ($14,005 in Fiscal Year 05), but may not be the most effective alternative. In 2003, the Missouri General Assembly responded to these issues with the passage of Senate Bill 5 which, among other things, provided...

This article aims to describe the circumstances and development of the first significant trade dispute involving the regulatory views on genetically engineered (GE, referred to as genetically modified, GM, in the European Legislation) crops...

It is generally agreed that boards are endogenously determined institutions that serve both oversight and advisory roles in a firm. While the oversight role of boards has been extensively studied, relatively few studies ...