The Jefferson Journal
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Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
EPA's draft guidance on identifying waters which may be wetlands was issued on April 27, 2011. My recent blog discussed the concern an Illinois congressman had regarding the impact of this guidance on agriculture and farmers....
Christine Chmura
June 8, 2011
Though doing better than the national average, Virginia has not escaped the foreclosure crisis unscathed. Regions where homes are least affordable are experiencing heightened foreclosure activity....
Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
Though different in structure, both the Florida and UK PPP initiatives seek to reorient the corrections system by placing a heavy emphasis on rehabilitation and are using a public-private partnership to do it....
Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
What is it about the term “cosmic rays” that takes all of us back to Buck Rogers, hokey space ships and the presumption that “it’s all made up.”...
Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
Toll projects are inherently risky and the best way to deal with that riskiness is to shift it from general taxpayers to sophisticated investors who are prepared to balance the occasional loss in exchange for solid long-term returns in other cases....
Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
A recent report from the Reason Foundation lays out seven suggestions – from HOT lanes to telecommuting - that will help improve the nation’s transportation system at a taxpayer-friendly cost....
Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
Virginia job growth slightly ahead of national average, with Lynchburg and Northern Virginia leading the charge....
Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
The words prevailing wages imply that the wages to be paid are wages prevailing in the community where the work is being done. Nothing could be further from the truth, making it prudent for public agencies in Virginia to check the Davis-Bacon wage determination before accepting any federal funding for...
Christian Braunlich
May 16, 2011
Is Florida an educational wasteland? It’s an important question because some members of the Virginia General Assembly seem to think so and base their decisions on that assumption. But when we look at the statistics in Florida, where educational choice is widely available, they look like this …
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Jefferson Forum
May 13, 2011
If there is any corridor in the United States that has the high population density, major cities with concentrated downtowns and extensive transit service, and congested air and highway routes, it’s the 453-mile corridor from Boston to New York to Washington....