Monthly Archives: March 2013

Fostering Regional Collaboration Case by Case

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

For reasons rooted in local identity and entrenched political interest, Virginians are unlikely to consolidate their local governments into units aligned with the metropolitan regions they serve. But it is not impossible to imagine governments partnering regionally on specific projects. … Continue reading →

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America's Highways and Bridges Are Not "Crumbling" – Virginia Doing Pretty Well

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

For the last several years President Obama has frequently called for a $50 billion one-time infrastructure program to deal with America’s “crumbling” highways and bridges, a call he repeated in his Feb. 12th State of the Union address. Just a … Continue reading →

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America's Highways and Bridges Are Not "Crumbling" – Virginia Doing Pretty Well

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

For the last several years President Obama has frequently called for a $50 billion one-time infrastructure program to deal with America’s “crumbling” highways and bridges, a call he repeated in his Feb. 12th State of the Union address. Just a … Continue reading →

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Gross Regional Product Grew in Richmond Area in 2011

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on March 4, 2013.) Gross regional product in the Richmond metro area grew 2.9 percent in 2011, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That ranks the … Continue reading →

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364 Billion Ways the Government Wastes Your Money

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

As the White House this week politicized the sequester cuts amounting to $85 billion in lower federal spending, a recent GAO (Government Accountability Office) study identified “more than 1,362 duplicative programs accounting for at least $364.5 billion in federal spending every single year…” … Continue reading →

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