Category Archives: Economic Development

Assembly Punts on Airbnb

Posted on March 16, 2016 by matt ohern

Virginia could have been one of the first states in the nation to legalize the short-term rental industry, but after taking a good hard look at HB 812, the so-called Airbnb bill, the General Assembly decided to punt. The legislature … 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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Federal Bureaucracy Much Worse than Devine Outlines

Posted on April 1, 2015 by matt ohern

Donald Devine could not be more wrong with his data or conclusions (Reagan Idea Could Reform Invisible Bureaucracy, Jefferson Policy Journal, March 19, 2015). He points to the growth of government spending, but the relatively constant size of the federal … Continue reading →

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An Inexpensive Experiment

Posted on April 1, 2015 by matt ohern

Henrico County, my home county, is conducting an inexpensive public policy experiment. If it pans out, the county could improve its competitive posture as a manufacturing location. If it doesn’t, the county hasn’t lost much and can always revert to … Continue reading →

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Economic Forecast Shows Slow Growth at Best for Virginia

Posted on January 7, 2015 by matt ohern

By Stephan Cassaday and Mike Thompson The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, the state premier public policy foundation, recently released its 15th annual Economic Forecast for Virginia and it shows that our economy continues to slowly recover from the … Continue reading →

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