On February 19th, 2009, Governor Kaine asked the Federal government to delay oil and gas exploration off the Virginia coast. Attorney General Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bolling, in separate letters to Interior Secretary Salazar explained why it is in the interest of Virginia and the United States to maintain...
Federal stimulus funds may have provided many school divisions with a temporary repirieve, but those funds won’t last forever. We need systemic reform in education funding, and here’s one idea that has support from a full range of reformer — from Bill Clinton’s Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan’s Education...
Moving towards greater use of renewable energy sources is a good thing to do, and fortunately Virginia is headed in that direction. But there are limits to how much can be produced by renewable energy, and we need to keep those limits in mind.
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Contrary to popular claims, the price of prescription drugs are a small and decreasing factor in the ever-increasing costs of health insurance. If we’re going to reduce the rising cost of health care, let’s keep that in mind.
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