(Gary Baise is a national respected environmental attorney who lives here in Virginia and writes on issues that can impact on Virginia’s economy.) The election […]
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(As Congress struggles to avoid the “fiscal cliff” created by years of deficit spending and a huge economic blow to Virginia’s defense-related industries, this column […]
Unfunded federal mandates are a growing problem for states and an even larger problem for local governments. The Jefferson Institute and the Free Market Environmental […]
There are a few immutable functions of government—and public safety is paramount amongst them. We expect our state and local governments to use our tax […]
In the film adaption of Joseph Heller’s anti-war novel, Captain John Yossarian defines the phrase “Catch-22” this way: “In order to be grounded, I’ve got […]
A report recently released by Citizens Against Government Waste gives Virginia a “D” for its large gap between state and private sector compensation. Although that […]
Privately owned APM Terminals provides Virginia’s ports something that the state cannot: super-efficient container yards and the ability to expand capacity without incurring $2 billion […]
Joseph Heller’s novel had nothing on Virginia’s charter school law. In the Catch-22 of Virginia charter schools, only schools that look like traditional public schools […]
Recent rulings by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have serious implications for business owners across Virginia. The NLRB now permits labor unions to form […]
(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 9, 2012. It is reprinted here with minor edits.)As a member of the National […]