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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Reform Health "Need" Regulations
In recent years the federal government has continued to impose burdensome new regulations on the states, especially in the area of health care. Strict new rules handed down as a result of Obamacare are forcing insurance companies to cancel coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Top Story
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Reform Health "Need" Regulations
In recent years the federal government has continued to impose burdensome new regulations on the states, especially in the area of health care. Strict new rules handed down as a result of Obamacare are forcing insurance companies to cancel coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Top Story
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Solutions to Climate Change are Not in Regulation
Earlier this month my paper on “New Technologies for Coping with Climate Change in Virginia” was published by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy (read here). After re-reading the paper, receiving many favorable comments, and presenting it in public … Continue reading
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Learning from Buena Vista’s Golf Course Default
In 2005, the City of Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley issued $9.2 million in bonds to pay for construction of the Vista Links golf course. To obtain financing, the city purchased insurance for $400,000 and pledged the golf course, … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development
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The Case For Long-Term Concessions
Long-term contractual arrangements between a state DOT and a consortium of companies to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain a highway, bridge, or tunnel represent a major paradigm shift in how such projects are procured, operated, and maintained. So it’s … Continue reading
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