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(Part 1 of this article ran in the May 2nd edition of the Jefferson Policy Journal – here.) Recent progress toward cost-saving reforms is bringing Virginia closer to the conditions the governor and legislature have set for participating in the … Continue reading →

The unemployment rate in the Richmond metro area drifted down to 5.6% in March.  That’s better than the national average of 7.6%, but the economy has a way to go before it is fully recovered from the last recession. Employment … Continue reading →

Neighbors and environmental groups in many states are filing complaints in local courts regarding odors emanating from dairy, cattle, poultry, and swine operations. The complaints frequently claim the animal operations or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are creating public and … Continue reading →

(This article first ran in Surface Transportation Innovations.) Transportation is not an end in itself; it’s a means to other ends, such as getting to and from work. Taking this point to heart, a growing number of researchers in recent … Continue reading →

When William Levitt first proposed building 17,000 homes on Long Island, he ran into a problem. Existing building codes, first developed in an age of horse-drawn buggies and gas lamps, prohibited the kind of mass production and basement-less homes that … Continue reading →