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America's Highways and Bridges Are Not "Crumbling" – Virginia Doing Pretty Well

For the last several years President Obama has frequently called for a $50 billion one-time infrastructure program to deal with America’s “crumbling” highways and bridges, a call he repeated in his Feb. 12th State of the Union address. Just a … Continue reading

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America's Highways and Bridges Are Not "Crumbling" – Virginia Doing Pretty Well

For the last several years President Obama has frequently called for a $50 billion one-time infrastructure program to deal with America’s “crumbling” highways and bridges, a call he repeated in his Feb. 12th State of the Union address. Just a … Continue reading

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Bring in “Teach for America”

As part of his “ALL STUDENTS” education reform package, Governor Bob McDonnell has proposed removing the barriers that prevent Virginia school divisions from working with Teach for America (TFA), a non-profit that recruits recent college graduates to teach for two … Continue reading

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Virginia Manufacturing on the Rise

(Reprinted from the Richmond Times Dispatch) The manufacturing sector in Virginia added about 2,000 jobs in February and March. That might not seem like much in a state that employs 3.7 million people. However, the manufacturing sector declined almost continuously … Continue reading

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EPA Still a Threat to Property Owners

(Gary Baise lives in Virginia and is a nationally recognized environmental attorney. The articles we use in Jefferson Policy Journal written by Gary Baise have relevance here in Virginia as they show the heavy-handed reach of the federal government into … Continue reading

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