Monthly Archives: January 2013

This Year in Virginia: New Choices

Posted on January 31, 2013 by matt ohern

Virginia this week joins the rest of the nation in celebrating “National School Choice Week” from a special position: As one of 11 states with an education choice program offering new options to students in need of them. For the … Continue reading →

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Port Privatization: Virginia has Another Choice

Posted on January 31, 2013 by matt ohern

This spring, the Commonwealth will make an important decision on how to move forward with the public-private partnership proposals it has received to privatize The Port of Virginia. Virginia has two well-qualified port operators interested in bringing their expertise and … Continue reading →

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Is Virginia's P3 Program at Risk?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by matt ohern

(This article is reprinted by Surface Transportation Innovations, a monthly newsletter by Reason Foundation.) The state with the longest track record in public-private partnerships (P3s) for transportation infrastructure is clearly Virginia. It enacted the first workable general enabling legislation for P3s back in … Continue reading →

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The Economy is Improving – Slowly but Surely

Posted on January 31, 2013 by matt ohern

Each of the nation’s 366 metropolitan statistical areas saw a year-over-year increase in personal income in 2011 — the first time since 2007. Richmond had the fastest personal income growth of any metro area in the state — with income … Continue reading →

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New Life for Broken Streams

Posted on January 31, 2013 by matt ohern

Near the Henrico County government training center, a five-foot pipe spills water into Rocky Branch, a forlorn and forgotten urban creek. When it rains, water from more than 80 acres of roofs and parking lots along Broad Street rushes through … Continue reading →

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