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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Health Care Reform That Makes Sense
Momentum is building for the Virginia General Assembly to pass long-overdue changes to the Certificate of Public Need (COPN) law. Under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, 49 states implemented COPN laws in order to receive federal funding. … Continue reading
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A Furniture Industry Renaissance?
At its peak in the 1980s, Basset Furniture Industries employed roughly 9,000 people, with the largest concentration in Martinsville and Henry County. One of the largest furniture manufacturers in the world, the company provided jobs not only for machinists and … Continue reading
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Express Toll Lanes Progress in Five States
There is encouraging news about current and proposed express toll lanes (Editor’s note: these are called HOT lanes – High Occupancy Toll lanes — here in Virginia) projects in California, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Washington State. In California, Gov. Jerry … Continue reading
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Thanking WOTUS Opponents
“The Sixth Circuit’s order to suspend nationwide the implementation of the Obama administration’s final WOTUS [Waters of the U.S.] rule is a victory for all states, local governments, farmers, ranchers, and landowners,” says U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R, Okla. Indeed, … Continue reading
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Environmental Policies Are Wrong-Headed and Misguided
The Obama Administration has unleashed some hugely destructive policies over the past few years. Some, like ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank, required mostly Democrat congressional connivance. But one of the most destructive, the Clean Power Plan (CPP), was devised by the White … Continue reading
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