Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

The MU Institute of Public Policy is delighted to welcome Mark Benton as a new Senior Research Analyst.

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.

Once again, the Truman School is well-represented among the recipients of the prestigious Mizzou 18 awards, with Truman School students Ann Obadan and Mark Bremer among the 2022 honorees.

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.