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Blueprint for Disaster
As Washington considers an overhaul of the nation’s health care system affecting roughly one-seventh of our economy…and a host of other big issues—a critical question arises: How effective are we at crafting legislation that can be implemented? The consequences of poor design can be severe. Like an architectural rendering that looks good on paper but collapses once built, poorly designed legislation can be a blueprint for disaster. Continue reading
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Support Small Business
Our health care system is broken, but for Virginia’s small businesses, health care reforms that come with higher taxes and burdensome mandates would make things worse, not better. Choosing the path that helps small business may require political courage by lawmakers, but the decision shouldn’t be a difficult one considering the consequences at stake for our nation’s job creators. Continue reading
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Common Sense Prison Reforms Will Help McDonnell Close Budget Gap
Public safety is one of the primary responsibilities of government; however, if the legislature doesn’t adopt reforms, corrections costs will devour ever larger portions of the budget. The challenge is finding economies in the justice system while keeping the public safe, something conservative legislators in other states have been able to accomplish. Continue reading
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One Bad Apple Shouldn’t Spoil the Bunch
The Virginia Information Technology Authority’s handling of its ten year, $2.3 billion IT contract with Northrup Grumman should not curb Virginia’s desire to engage in Public-Private Partnerships. Commonwealth policymakers should recognize that challenges occur and focus on fixing problems, not politicizing them. Continue reading
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Virginia Needs to Reform its Government to Meet Today’s Challenges
We need new, meaningful efforts from our next governor and the General Assembly to resolve these issues so we can put an end to the political gridlock at the state capitol. A study group, representing a cross section of Virginians, needs to be formed to formulate a non-partisan plan to tackle those aforementioned problems. Continue reading
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