IPP Releases New Issue Brief

IPP is pleased to share a recent issue brief authored by James W. Endersby, professor in the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs. The brief, entitled “The Timing of Missouri Municipal Elections: Advantages and Disadvantages of Merging Municipal and Federal Elections”, discusses the costs, benefits, and consequences of merging on and off-cycle elections. Endersby looks at municipal voter turnout and engagement in partisan and non-partisan elections and potential influences on the ideals of political representation and election outcomes.

IPP Releases New Issue Briefs

The Institute of Public Policy is pleased to release two new issue briefs authored by IPP student researchers on topics important to state and local residents.

In Columbia, Missouri's Recycling Program: Existing Challenges Amplified by COVID-19, MPA candidate, Chastity Haxton, looks at the issues stemming from staffing shortages and the COVID-19 shutdown that impacted refuse and recyclable collections.

Boys and Girls Club of Columbia Project

In 2012, the citizens of Boone County created a Children's Services Fund for the purpose of providing services to protect and improve the lives of children, youth, and families in Boone County. As part of that mission, the Boone County Children's Services Board (BCCSB) strategically invests programs that deliver effective and quality services for children and families in need including The Boys and Girls Club of Columbia.

The Missouri Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Evaluation Enters 11th Year

The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) contracts IPP to serve as external evaluators for the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) and the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education program (SRAE). Missouri’s PREP and SRAE programs are part of a national initiative to reduce teenage pregnancy rates using evidence-based programs.

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