Category Archives: Top Story

Do Newport News Courts Threaten Virginia’s Pro-Business Reputation?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by matt ohern

Virginia consistently ranks as one of the most business-friendly states in America, although lately we have been slipping. According to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, since 2001, manufacturing companies have invested $14.5 billion and created more than 72,000 new jobs … Continue reading →

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Job Growth in Virginia Wasn’t Stellar Last Year.

Posted on February 18, 2015 by matt ohern

Virginia gained only 12,900 jobs in 2014, or a 0.3 percent increase from the previous year. That increase was the worst year-over-year performance the state has had since 2010, when it shrunk by 4,800 jobs in the aftermath of the … Continue reading →

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School Choice Comes To Virginia

Posted on February 4, 2015 by matt ohern

In 2013, the Virginia Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit (EISTC) finally cleared all the hurdles to become the Commonwealth’s best mechanism for creating new opportunities for educationally at-risk students. So, two years later, last week’s celebration of National School Choice … Continue reading →

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Building An Economy Less Tied To The Federal Government

Posted on January 21, 2015 by matt ohern

Once again Virginia is fretting over our economy’s over-reliance on the federal government. Our state is no longer growing rapidly. We are no longer seeing our jobs increase faster than most other states. Our state budget is in the red … 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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