Monthly Archives: March 2016

Virginia, Proudly Supporting the Educational Status Quo

The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee has effectively killed two measures designed to encourage the creation of charter schools in Virginia, ensuring that public education in the Old Dominion, one of the most stultifyingly top-down school systems in the country, will … Continue reading

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Getting a Handle on Budget Truths and Priorities

In what seems to be an admission that the Obama Administration often opts for symbols over substance, a recent editorial in The New York Times asserts that the White House’s latest budget submission is, “like all presidential budgets,” merely “a … Continue reading

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Counties Attack EPA’s TMDL Regulations

Counties in Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia have filed a friend of the court brief (Amicus Curiae) in the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) case between the American Farm Bureau Federation v EPA. Seventeen county governments in these three states spell … Continue reading

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Are Congestion-Relief Mega-Projects "Boondoggles"?

From 1982 to 2014 the annual direct cost of traffic congestion in America’s metro areas increased from $42 billion to $160 billion (both measured in 2014 dollars). A major reason for this was that states and metro areas cut way … Continue reading

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Are Congestion-Relief Mega-Projects "Boondoggles"?

From 1982 to 2014 the annual direct cost of traffic congestion in America’s metro areas increased from $42 billion to $160 billion (both measured in 2014 dollars). A major reason for this was that states and metro areas cut way … Continue reading

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