Economy
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Costly law moves through legislature
The VVA also directly imposes costs on the state of Virginia by greatly expanding the administrative grievance process for discrimination…
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Virginia minimum wage hike passes key Senate Committee
Virginia Senate advances job-killing minimum wage proposal.
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House subcommittee approves $15 minimum wage
On January 28, a subcommittee in Virginia’s House of Delegates apparently voted 5-to-3 to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15,…
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‘Ban the Box’ laws backfire
As usual: the unintended consequences are negative, and intended consequences don't materialize.
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On MLK Day, Ocasio-Cortez channels Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ routine, gets ovation
It wasn't true when Barack Obama said it, and it's not true now. But Democratic wunderkind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got a…
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Virginia may adopt strange sexual harassment law
If your boss looks at you funny, can you sue, even if his dirty look didn't make your work environment…
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The paradox of libertarians who vote against free markets
The Libertarian intellectual may pay lip service to the virtue of the free market, but he has no passion for…
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New employment legislation would harm state’s economy
A law that would "devalue" Virginia, one suit at a time.
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Small business would pay lawyers a lot under new legislation
The proposed Virginia law would not even let the employer collect attorney fees in those narrow circumstances. Thus, it would…
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Death tax proposed in Virginia
It's "for the health care" (it's really for the increased spending and government control).
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Biden’s right: The 2020 election is ‘a battle for the soul of the nation’
The 2020 election will in a very real sense come down to a battle for the soul of the nation.…
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Big Oil’s monster decade reveals why energy experts are not very good at making predictions
Birol’s comments reinforce a point energy analysts are making: Natural gas is slashing emission levels. The effect such technologies have…
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Biden: Jail energy and insurance executives
Presidential candidate Joe Biden is calling for jailing energy executives. On Sunday, he called for first “doing away with any…
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My prediction for 2020: More of the same
This New Year does indeed augur a continuing season in hell for those whose lives since Election Night of 2016…
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Joe Biden suggests coal miners should learn to code
Biden’s adversarial posture toward the coal industry bears similarities to that of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who said her administration would…
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Government drives up healthcare costs
Government marches to a different incentive structure.
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Democratic Socialist House candidate: ‘If billionaires didn’t exist, poverty wouldn’t either’
On Christmas Eve, Anthony Clark, a candidate for the House seat representing Illinois’s 7th Congressional District, issued a tweet that…
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Obama’s regulatory ghost is haunting American companies
Just two days before former President Obama left office, the DOL filed a lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc. alleging that the technology…
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Al Green: Another reason we need to impeach Trump is … slavery
If slavery led Trump to engineer those developments, then Green should be grateful and eager to thank the president, not…
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Password rules waste vast amounts of time
uditors stated that these password rules were required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That law requires auditors for big companies to…
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Adam Schiff almost speaks the truth: His obsession with impeaching Trump fueled by ‘hate’
To punctuate just how much he hates what Trump is ‘doing to the country,’ Schiff went on to flash a…
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Flashback: Bloomberg explains why raising taxes on the poor is a ‘good thing’
According to the polling, American votes aren't ready for a president so radically left as to be willing to give…
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Virginia likely to impose excessive minimum wage
Big minimum wage hikes can also harm health and safety by pushing cash-strapped restaurants to cut corners and cut staffing.
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There’s a middle way between insane prescription drug prices and Medicare for All
Cures for All beats Medicare for All.
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Trump administration proposes charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum
If the rule change is implemented, it would make the U.S. one of only four countries in the world to…
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Elections today in Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and New Jersey
A Democratic takeover of Virginia's legislature would have far-reaching economic and social consequences for Virginia. It would be the first time in history…
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Double standards about money in politics
Left-wing billionaires are spending millions in Virginia, to enable Democrats to take control of its legislature in Tuesday’s elections. As…
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Warren proposes $52 trillion healthcare plan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed a “Medicare for All” plan that she says has a $52 trillion price tag. That’s…
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From the man who gave us ‘record player’: More money = more trips to the ‘haberdasher’
When Joe returns home at night after a hard day on the campaign trail, does Dr. Jill remind him to…
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Left-wing billionaires spend millions on Virginia elections
You may not be following Virginia's legislative elections, which will occur on November 5. But liberal billionaires across the country…
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Election forecast: For first time in U.S. history, progressive Democrats likely to control a legislature in the South
As the longtime journalist James A. Bacon notes, Virginia is on the verge of becoming New Jersey, politically speaking.
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Bernie Sanders says his age is an asset
There's a lot of outdated socialism in an old socialist.
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Taxes likely to go up in Virginia
Which comes first, the taxing or the spending? Or does it matter?
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