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Virginia's Hospitals’ Financial Strength Improves

A new study by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy shows that the overall finances of Virginia hospitals have substantially improved between the numbers published in 2016 (for FY 2015) and those in December 2017 (for FY 2016). The … Continue reading

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The Case for Performance-Based Funding in Higher Ed

The following position paper was published by Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust, a sponsor of the Bacon’s Rebellion blog. ISSUE: Performance-based (also known as outcomes-based) Funding for Virginia’s Public Colleges and Universities. PROBLEM:  Until a little over a decade … Continue reading

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RAND's Sensible Guidelines for Infrastructure Policy

A recent article on the forthcoming White House infrastructure plan quoted an Administration spokeswoman as saying it would address “rebuilding our nation’s crumbling infrastructure.” That frequent characterization is misleading, as pointed out in an excellent new report from the RAND … Continue reading

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Invisible Frog Threatens Private Property

Editor’s note: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it will accept the Louisiana ESA frog case for briefing, argument and decision. “The essentially boundless authority granted the federal government by the Fifth Circuit [U.S. Court of Appeals] to control … Continue reading

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Change can be good—for producers, consumers, and animals

If I’ve learned anything through my life—whether growing up on my family’s fifth generation hog farm, or through my time representing the voters of an diverse rural, suburban and urban congressional district for seven terms in the U.S. House of … Continue reading

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