Category Archives: Top Story

Virginians Believe Energy Regulators Have Run Amok

Posted on September 6, 2012 by matt ohern

(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on August 15, 2012).  As Virginia’s policy makers debate how our Commonwealth can play a larger role in energy exploration and production, our state and federal officials should be aware of … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Aim High in Virginia

Posted on August 23, 2012 by matt ohern

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; But in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” –  Michelangelo A recent criticism of K-12 education in the United … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Expansion in Virginia? Maybe Not.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by matt ohern

The Obamacare ruling from the Supreme Court in late June is best known for upholding the requirement that people buy health insurance. But it also gave cash-strapped states a significant break. They can no longer be forced to expand their … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Leadership

Posted on July 26, 2012 by matt ohern

Governor Bob McDonnell recently announced significant progress in cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.  We applaud his leadership and that of his appointees managing this effort. Among Virginia’s accomplishments is a massive reduction of nutrients going into the Bay from farms … Continue reading →

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Overtaxed Marylanders Flee to Virginia

Posted on July 12, 2012 by matt ohern

Our high-tax neighbor Maryland is hemorrhaging residents as it struggles to maintain funding for its big-spending government. As Change Maryland’s chairman Larry Hogan noted recently in Reason magazine, the state experienced a net out-migration of 31,000 residents between 2007 and … Continue reading →

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