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State Leaders Must Act to Curb Federal Regulators
The expanding power of federal regulators to dictate edicts from Washington would astonish the authors of our Constitution. Regulators who re-interpret laws passed years ago in ways never intended by Congress threaten the checks on executive branch power that have … Continue reading
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Government Regulations Impact Industries
Increasing government regulations tend to have varying degrees of effect on different industries. Even though their impacts on the broader economy may be modest, for certain industries, the impact can be quite severe. Susan Dudley, director of the George Washington … Continue reading
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Should the Uranium Mining Moratorium Be Lifted?
The debate over uranium mining in Virginia is reaching a crescendo as the Virginia General Assembly meets for its 2012 Session and those in favor and those opposed are ready to battle over this important public policy and economic development … Continue reading
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Virginia Unfairly Competes with the Private Sector
By John S. Massad I am typically not a big fan of federal government policies, but when they are more pro-business than the State of Virginia’s policies one has to ask, “Why?” I am referring to the Virginia Department of … Continue reading
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America and the Internet: A case study on the productive absence of regulation
Regulation has always run a furlong or two behind technology. It seems an inescapable function of the difference between the two beasts. Even well-intended regulation thrives on rules, stasis and predictability. Technology, by contrast, thrives on unfettered innovation, rapid change … Continue reading
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