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How to Cut UVA Tuition 74% Without Really Trying

Helen Dragas, former rector of the University of Virginia, tried yesterday in op-eds published in the Roanoke Times andDaily Progress to jump-start a conversation about how to dispose of roughly $100 million a year income from a $2.3 billion “Strategic Investment … Continue reading

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Managed Lanes Maturing, Adding New Locations

In my June column in Public Works Financing, I wrote about two ongoing developments in the evolution of priced managed lanes. First, a growing number of projects now require at least three people in the vehicle to qualify for free … Continue reading

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Federal Government Lays An Egg

In May 2016, a congressman from Michigan wrote a stinging letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Twenty four Republican members of Congress complained about a new proposed rule regarding practices for organic poultry and livestock. The proposed rule for … Continue reading

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Energy Facts & Figures for Dummies Part I

(Editor’s note: Just Facts is a neat publication that has produced some very worthwhile information that we have shared with the readers of the Jefferson Policy Journal over the years.  Its newest research deals with the facts of energy and … Continue reading

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Energy Facts & Figures for Dummies Part I

(Editor’s note: Just Facts is a neat publication that has produced some very worthwhile information that we have shared with the readers of the Jefferson Policy Journal over the years.  Its newest research deals with the facts of energy and … Continue reading

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