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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...
Should the Missouri State Legislature Consider Early/Advance Voting?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
In Missouri, advance or early voting has been considered by the General Assembly not necessarily because it may increase turnout, but because it is convenient for voters and could ease the problems of election administration such as those...
Administrative Rules Procedure
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
of rulemaking are published by the Secretary of State in the Missouri Register. There is a
comment period of at least 30 days for each proposed rule or revision and the proposing
department may order a hearing on the rule. The final order of rulemaking must...
Evaluation of Major State Taxes in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
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 ...
Spatial Variations in Factors Affecting Poverty
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
and Duncan 1992; Summers et al. 1993; Iceland 2003), and research suggests poverty rates increase as rural areas become increasingly remote (Miller and Weber 2003; Lobao and Schulman 1991;see figure 1). Fisher and Weber (2002) find that poverty rates...
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...
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...
Material Hardship Among Families with Children
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation addressing material hardships among American families. Data presented in charts, graphs, and maps.
Spectrum, volume 30, number 01
(University of Missouri, Office of Strategic Communications, 2003)
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 Food Safety Net After Welfare Reform: Use of Private and Public Food Assistance in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
This study uses a unique database of clients of private food providers in the Kansas City metropolitan area to document the use of private food assistance from January 1998 to May 2001. We show that, while the use of private ...
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...
Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
The value of what has been called a “rainy day fund” was made obvious by several years
of minimal revenue growth in the early 1980s. Without a reserve of this kind, the State had no sources of funds to help to cover ...
Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
The value of what has been called a “rainy day fund” was made obvious by several years
of minimal revenue growth in the early 1980s. Without a reserve of this kind, the State had no sources of funds to help to cover ...
The Trade Dispute About Genetically Engineered Products : Argentina Against the European Communities
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2013)
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...
Federal Election Reform Bill Will Require Action by Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2002)
, passed by the Missouri Legislature in 2002, addresses many, but not all of the requirements in the federal legislation....
Administrative Rules Procedure 2004
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
of rulemaking are published by the Secretary of State in the Missouri Register. There is a
comment period of at least 30 days for each proposed rule or revision and the proposing
department may order a hearing on the rule. The final order of rulemaking must...
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...
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, ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 24, number 28 (April 24, 2003)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2003)