Research Areas
Missouri Government
The Legislative Academy and the Institute publish reports about state government of interest to legislators and the general public.Conference Papers
| State Regulations of Trucking: The Policy Impact of Differential Speed Limits Date: 5-2004 Author(s): Grant W. Neeley, Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 39-2004.pdf Report 39-2004 |
Academic Policy Notes
| Public Approval for State Government Institutions Date: 6-2008 Author(s): Diana Gaughan, David Konisky Document: 15-2008 Public Approval Final.pdf |
Missouri Policy Briefs
| Missouri Tax Credits Date: 7-2009 Author(s): Brian Schmidt Document: 10-2009 Missouri Tax Credits.pdf |
| Missouri Historic Preservation Tax Credit Date: 7-2009 Author(s): Brian Schmidt Document: 09-2009 Historic Tax Credit.pdf |
| What Missouri Thinks: An Examination of Public Attitudes Date: 6-2009 Author(s): David Konisky, James Harrington Document: 8-2009 What Missouri Thinks.pdf |
| Evaluation of Recommended Sentencing Pilot Program Date: 7-2005 Author(s): David Valentine, Shannon Daily Stokes Document: 36-2005 Sentencing Pilot Program Final.pdf |
| Combined Sewer Overflows in Missouri: Costs and Alternative Approaches
Date: 6-2005 Author(s): David Carani Document: 28-2005 Combined Sewer Overflows in MO FINAL.pdf IPP 28-2005 |
| Combined Sewer Overflows: A Threat to Water Quality in Missouri Date: 6-2005 Author(s): David Carani Document: 27-2005 Combined Sewer Overflows FINAL.pdf IPP 27-2005 |
| Missouri State and Local Open Container Laws Date: 6-2005 Author(s): Justin Roberts Document: 30-2005 - CT 12-30-08.pdf IPP 30-2005 |
| Transportation Equity Act: Adopting a Statewide Open Container Law in Missouri Date: 6-2005 Author(s): Justin Roberts Document: 29-2005 Transportation Equity Act FINAL.pdf IPP 29-2005 |
| The Status of Underage Drinking and Laws in Missouri Date: 12-2004 Author(s): Lara Sansing Document: 61-2004 Underage drinking - CT 1-8-09.pdf Report 61-2004 |
| Institutional Effects of Term Limits in Missouri Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine, Shannon Daily Stokes, Lilliard Richardson Document: 52-2004 Term Limits Final.pdf Report 52-2004 |
| Representation in State Legislatures: A Focus on Missouri Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Ann Ulmer Document: IPP 4-2004.pdf Report 04-2004 |
| Improving Enforcement of Protection Orders in Domestic Violence Situations Date: 9-2002 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Dana Lee Baker, Gardenia Harris, Shannon Daily Stokes Document: IPP 02-2002.pdf Report 02-2002 |
| Safety Implications of Changing to a Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law Date: 4-2001 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 01-2001.pdf Report 01-2001 |
Missouri Policy Reports
| Results of the 2008 College Student Recruitment Campaign: Results of the 2008 College Student Recruitment Campaign Date: 7-2009 Author(s): Diana Costa Document: 02-2009 Report on Student Poll Workers.pdf |
| Constitutional Amendments, Statutory Revision & Referenda Submitted to the Voters by the General Assembly or by Initiative Petition, 1910-2006 Date: 12-2008 Author(s): David Valentine Document: 25-2008 Constitutional Amendments.pdf Report 25-2008 |
| Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials Date: 5-2008 Author(s): David Valentine Document: 7-2008 Salary Commission.pdf |
| Overview of State Government Date: 11-2006 Author(s): David Valentine Document: IPP 21-2006 Overview.pdf IPP Report # 21-2006 View archived versions of this report |
| Citizen's Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials Date: 11-2006 Author(s): David Valentine Document: Salary Commision - CT 12-30-08.pdf Report 16-2006 |
| Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund Date: 11-2006 Author(s): David Valentine Document: 14-2006budgetReserveFund.pdf Report 14-2006 |
| Administrative Rules Procedure Date: 10-2006 Author(s): David Valentine Document: 13-2006adminrules.pdf Report 13-2006 |
| Collaboration: Transforming the Concept to Practice in Missouri
Judicial Circuits Date: 7-2006 Author(s): Shannon Daily Stokes, Bret Sanders Document: CollaborationTrulyFinal.pdf - CT - 1-08-09.pdf |
| Courtroom Skills:
Assessment of Training Quality
and Participant Learning Date: 7-2006 Author(s): Shannon Daily Stokes, Bret Sanders Document: 9-2006 Courtroom Skills FINAL.pdf |
| Moving Toward Implementation Through Interagency Education: Concurrent Planning in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Date: 7-2006 Author(s): Shannon Daily Stokes, Bret Sanders Document: 8-2006-CT-1-08-09.pdf |
| Should the Missouri Legislature Consider Early/Advance Voting? Date: 5-2006 Author(s): Martha Kropf Document: IPP 5-2006 Early Voting - CT 12-30-08.pdf |
| Constitutional Amendments, Statutory Revision and Referenda Submitted to the Voters by the General Assembly or by Initiative Petition, 1910-2004 Date: 5-2006 Author(s): David Valentine Document: IPP 3-2006 Constitutional Amendments.pdf |
| Comprehensive Child Welfare Conference An Evaluation of Interagency Learning Date: 6-2005 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Shannon Daily Stokes Document: CCWC39-2005 .pdf |
| State of the State on Drug Courts
in Missouri Date: 6-2005 Document: 37-2005.pdf Report 37-2005 |
| Term Limits & Tenure in the Missouri General Assembly 2005
Date: 4-2005 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 10-2005.pdf Report 10-2005 |
| Privatizing Functions of State Government Date: 3-2005 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, David Valentine Document: 20-2005 Privatizing Final.pdf Report 20-2005 |
| Writing for Policy-makers Date: 3-2005 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 13-2005.pdf Report 13-2005 |
| Drinking and Driving in America: A Test of Behavioral Assumptions Underlying Public Policy Date: 1-2005 Author(s): David J. Houston, Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 03-2005.pdf |
| Legislative Representation in a Single-Member versus Multiple-Member District System: The Arizona State Legislature Date: 1-2005 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Brian E Russell, Christopher A Cooper Document: IPP 04-2005.pdf Report 04-2005 |
| The State of Surveying Legislators: Dilemmas and Suggestions Date: 1-2005 Author(s): Cherie Maestas, Grant W. Neeley, Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 05-2005.pdf Report 05-2005 |
| Administrative Rules Procedure Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 56-2004.pdf Report 56-2004 |
| An Overview of Highway Funding in Missouri Date: 11-2004 Author(s): Stephen Witte, Walt Fischer, Shannon Daily Stokes Document: 51-2004 MO Highway Funding Final.pdf Report 51-2004 |
| Effective Government: Reorganization of Executive Departments Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 53-2004.pdf Report 53-2004 |
| Governor’s Appointment Powers for Missouri Executive Departments Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 54-2004.pdf Report 54-2004 |
| Missouri’s Budget Reserve Fund Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 60-2004.pdf Report 60-2004 |
| The Hancock Amendment: Missouri’s Tax Limitation Measure Date: 10-2004 Author(s): Russ Hembree Document: MLA 49-2004.pdf Report 49-2004 |
| Evaluation of Major State Taxes in Missouri Date: 5-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 31-2004.pdf Report 31-2004 |
| Evaluating Tax Systems Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 17-2004.pdf Report 17-2004 |
| Facts on Child Safety Seat Law and Missouri Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 15-2004.pdf Report 15-2004 |
| The Effectiveness of Child Passenger Protection Legislation in the States Date: 3-2004 Author(s): David J. Houston, Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 20-2004.pdf Report 20-2004 |
| A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC) Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Jane Mosley, Deborah B. Smith Document: IPP 3-2004.pdf Report 03-2004 |
| New Approaches to Incarceration in Missouri Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Sarah Morrow Document: MLA 5-2004.pdf Report 05-2004 |
| Toll Roads in Missouri? Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Stephen Witte Document: MLA 1-2004.pdf Report 01-2004 |
| Representation in State Legislatures Date: 11-2003 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 03-2003.pdf Report 03-2003 |
| How Can Missouri Protect the Best Interests of the Child When the Parent is Incarcerated? Date: 10-2003 Author(s): Anne Dannerbeck Janku Document: MLA 04-2003.pdf |
| Immigrant Drivers: Traffic Safety Drivers' Licenses and Homeland Security Date: 1-2003 Author(s): Sylvia R. Lazos Document: MLA 02-2003.pdf |
| Would Deadlines Improve the Effectivness of the Missouri General Assembly Date: 1-2003 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 01-2003.pdf Report 01-2003 |
| The Cost of Incarceration in Missouri and the Benefits of Sentencing Alternatives Date: 12-2002 Author(s): Richard Rosenfeld Document: MLA 03-2002.pdf |
| Federal Reform Election Bill Will Require Action by Missouri Date: 11-2002 Author(s): David Kimball, Martha Kropf Document: MLA 01-2002.pdf |
| Should We Continue to Incarcerate Non-Violent Offenders Date: 11-2002 Author(s): Leanne Alarid Document: MLA 02-2002.pdf |
Posters
| A Shifting Safety Net After PRWORA? Use of Cash Assistance by Non-Citizens in Missouri Date: 3-2005 Author(s): Jane Mosley, Shannon Daily Stokes Document: IPP 16-2005.pdf Report 16-2005 (LDI Poster) |
| A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC) Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Jane Mosley, Deborah B. Smith Document: IPP 25-2004.pdf Report 25-2004 |
| The Effectiveness of Child Safety Seat Laws in the Fifty States Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 18-2004.pdf Report 18-2004 |
Presentations
| State of the State on Drug Courts in Missouri Date: 10-2005 Document: 38-2005.pdf |
| Communicating Research to Policy-makers Date: 4-2005 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 22-2005.pdf Report 22-2005 (Presentation at Cambio de Colores) |
| Advocacy in The Missouri General Assembly Date: 11-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 58-2004.pdf Report 58-2004 |
| Legislative Term Limits in Missouri Date: 9-2004 Author(s): David Valentine Document: MLA 47-2004.pdf Report 47-2004 |
| Money and Issue Voting in Missouri: 1990-1994 Date: 5-2004 Author(s): Heather Carlson, Megan Clarke, Joshua Hinkle Document: MLA 35-2004.pdf Report 35-2004 |
| Term Limits in Missouri Date: 5-2004 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 38-2004.pdf Report 38-2004 |
| Testing Formal Models of Direct Democracy Date: 5-2004 Author(s): Anthony Bertelli, Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 37-2004.pdf Report 37-2004 |
| Funding for Missouri’s Highways Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Walt Fischer, Stephen Witte Document: MLA 16-2004.pdf Report 16-2004 |
| Representation in State Legislatures Date: 3-2004 Author(s): Lilliard Richardson Document: IPP 33-2004.pdf Report 33-2004 |
| Missouri’s Property Tax Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 13-2004.pdf Report 13-2004 |
| Missouri’s Sales, Personal Income & Corporate Income Taxes Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 11-2004.pdf Report 11-2004 |
| Missouri’s State & Local Expenditures Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: IPP 10-2004.pdf Report 10-2004 |
| Missouri’s State & Local Revenues, Debt & Intergovernmental Revenues Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 7-2004.pdf Report 07-2004 |
| Missouri’s State and Local Taxes Date: 2-2004 Author(s): Judith Stallmann Document: MLA 12-2004.pdf Report 12-1004 |
| The Cost of Incarceration in Missouri and the Benefits of Sentencing Alternatives Date: 3-2003 Author(s): Richard Rosenfeld Document: MLA 03-2003.pdf Report 03-2003 |