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Rape Prevention and Education (RPE)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) contracted with the Institute of Public Policy to evaluate the thirteen Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) funded agencies. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the resources, structure, programs, organizational support, and overall capacity of the funded agencies delivering primary prevention of sexual violence programs.

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Press Room

An Institute report on Internet sales taxes recently appeared in several national and state publications
IPP Policy Research Scholar Clark Peters has research highlighted in Columbia Daily Tribune
Dr. David Valentine's research on the effects of term limits featured in an Associated Press article
Organizations helping college students become more active in elections
IPP Policy Research Scholar Judith Stallmann quoted in CBSNEWS.com article
IPP to Work on Grant to Assist Military and Overseas Voters

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The Policy Resources Directory is designed to make it easier to locate policy resources at MU. The directory permits searches by faculty and organization name and by subject. Link to directory

The Institute recently published a report entitled "Economic Development Incentive Programs: Some Best Practices" by Judy Stallmann and Tom Johnson. They identify several factors that could lead one to be concerned about many economic development initiatives and suggest methods that could be used to ensure that the approved projects are in fact quality projects and that these projects meet their developmental goals. For the full report, see Report 13-2011.