Monthly Archives: February 2016

Tell Your Legislator You Want Public School Choices in Virginia

Posted on February 12, 2016 by matt ohern

Dear Fellow Virginian, As a former Fairfax County School Board Member and Immediate Past President of the Virginia State Board of Education, I’ve learned a simple fact: While Virginia has a great system of public schools that largely serve children … Continue reading →

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Why Virginia Needs A Charter School Amendment

Posted on February 3, 2016 by matt ohern

Senator Mark Obenshain and Delegate Rob Bell have proposed a Virginia constitutional amendment permitting the State Board of Education to authorize public charter schools. If passed this year by the General Assembly, it goes to the voters for approval in … Continue reading →

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Reagan’s Still Right – Bottom-Up Job Creation In Virginia

Posted on February 3, 2016 by matt ohern

By Mark Obenshain and Kirk Cox “We who live in free-market societies believe that growth, prosperity and, ultimately, human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.” President Ronald Reagan uttered these words more than three decades … Continue reading →

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Sparks Will Fly

Posted on February 3, 2016 by matt ohern

Step aside Medicaid expansion. The big uproar in the General Assembly this year is over who gets the final say over the shape of Virginia’s Clean Power Plan: General Assembly Republicans or Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe. At stake is the future … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Slower Than We Want

Posted on February 3, 2016 by matt ohern

Modest economic growth? Get used to it, according to the latest 10-year projection from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the annual pace of employment growth much slower in this expansion than it was in previous decades, it is easy … Continue reading →

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