Monthly Archives: August 2014

"The Economy of the Past Is Over.” But What Comes Next?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

So, Virginia faces a $2.4 billion projected budget shortfall, which Governor Terry McAuliffe blames largely on defense funding cuts mandated by sequestration. Surprise, surprise. We’ve seen this train wreck coming for years. Some have seen it more clearly and shouted … Continue reading →

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"The Economy of the Past Is Over.” But What Comes Next?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

So, Virginia faces a $2.4 billion projected budget shortfall, which Governor Terry McAuliffe blames largely on defense funding cuts mandated by sequestration. Surprise, surprise. We’ve seen this train wreck coming for years. Some have seen it more clearly and shouted … Continue reading →

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Trampling on Coal Country Families

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

Between 1989 and 2010, Congress rejected nearly 700 cap-tax-and-trade and similar bills that their proponents claimed would control Earth’s perpetually fickle climate and weather. So even as real world crises erupt, President Obama is using executive fiats and regulations to … Continue reading →

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EPA’s Myths and Misinformation

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy spoke to the Agricultural Business Council on July 10 in Kansas City. One news report claims she said to forget about the myths and misinformation about EPA’s proposed interpretative rule for the Clean Water Act. I … Continue reading →

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Opponents Try to Sink All Aboard Florida Rail Project

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

(Editor’s note: If high speed rail can work in Florida without government subsidy, maybe we can do the same here in Virginia under the right circumstances.) As regular readers of this newsletter will recall, I have been generally supportive of … Continue reading →

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