Category Archives: Feature

Fairfax County – a Case Study on Government Excess Spending

Posted on February 3, 2009 by matt ohern

Growth in government spending and new programs play a larger role in the financial hardships faced by Virginia and its localities than many our elected officials are letting on. To combat this we need to increase budget transparency by getting the checkbooks online and look towards competitive bidding and privatization to save money and increase efficiencies. Continue reading →

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Lowering the Costs of Virginia's Prison System

Posted on January 18, 2009 by matt ohern

Has the time come where conservatives need to cast the same wary eye at our prison budget that they do at every other item in the state budget? Continue reading →

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Virginia Needs More Charter Schools

Posted on January 18, 2009 by matt ohern

Overall, Virginia does a good job with public education, but that doesn’t mean we can ignore the failure of public schools in some parts of our state. Instead of more bureaucracy we need to give parents what they want, more choice in what school their kids go to. Continue reading →

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Global Virginia

Posted on January 5, 2009 by matt ohern

Globalization is no passing fad, meaning well-integrated, “World Cities” will be economic engines in the future. For Virginia that means rethinking how our regions interact and work together, how we educate our citizens and how we project ourselves to the rest of the world. Continue reading →

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Change We Can Believe In

Posted on January 5, 2009 by matt ohern

A more diverse inner-circle and a change in how the president comes to a decision will pay dividends for the country and that’s what President-elect Obama brings to the table. Continue reading →

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