Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Researchers involved with the Missouri Transect EPSCoR project hosted a workshop on May 11th in Brookfield, Missouri with economic development leaders from across Northern Missouri.

The Truman School of Public Affairs and the Institute of Public Policy celebrated the accomplishments of the 2018 graduating class at a ceremony today, held at the Student Center on MU campus. IPP awarded Appreciation Certificates to research assistants Zhengting He, Luke Dietterle, Kyoung Sun Min, Sam Bezjak, Blaine Dennis, and Rosemary Belson for their excellent work over the course of their tenure at IPP.

New book from Jonathan Krieckhaus and University of Michigan Press, Geopolitical Economy, examines the significance and nature of trade agreements (FTAs), the primary policy tool through which modern nations seek access to international markets and promote economic growth. The book focuses specifically on how South Korea, the world’s leader in the number and significance of FTAs as well as the world’s sixth largest export economy, uses FTAs.

Hair braiders scored a major victory yesterday with the passage of a bill that reforms occupational licensing for women across the state.  Hair braiders will no longer need a cosmetology license or the related 1,500 -2,000 hours of unnecessary training to perform their craft and barber applicants will no longer need to prove “good moral character” or submit to a physical examination to practice their occupation of barbering.