Monthly Archives: August 2010

Texas Takes Stand Against EPA – Will Virginia Follow?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by matt ohern

The Chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Attorney General have written to EPA’s Administrator telling her she is breaking the law. Continue reading →

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New Jersey Reform Efforts Can Help Virginia

Posted on August 18, 2010 by matt ohern

Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring, it might prove helpful to know what a state close by – New Jersey – is doing. Continue reading →

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Divesting Virginia’s Liquid Assets: The Rationale for ABC Privatization, Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2010 by matt ohern

Paradigm shifts are tough in government. This helps to explain some of the myths and confusion on the subject of privatizing Virginia’s ABC monopoly, and it helps shed light on why some policymakers—in a fiscally conservative state like Virginia, no … Continue reading →

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Will Webb seek a second term in 'The Empty Chamber?'

Posted on August 18, 2010 by matt ohern

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia, holds one of 100 seats in what journalist George Packer rightly calls “The Empty Chamber.” Continue reading →

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A Few of My Favorite Things

Posted on August 18, 2010 by matt ohern

What’s good about Virginia’s open records laws? Continue reading →

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