Trade Gains from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (National Center for Policy Analysis)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement that would expand American trade with nations in the Asia-Pacific region, generating more trade than the NAFTA agreement (between the United States, Canada and Mexico) currently does. The TPP countries include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Alyson Cuervo, […]
Warner: “All Vehicles” Should Fund Transportation (Daily Press)
U.S. Senator Mark Warner suggests a two prong approach to refilling the nation’s transportation funding coffers. First, “include all vehicles” when it comes to raising money for the dwindling Highway Trust Fund, which gets its money now from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. Second, Senator Warner’s BRIDGE Act would “create an independent infrastructure financing authority […]
Charles Todd: The Economics of Early Childhood Education (Virginia Capitol Connections)
The Economics of Early Childhood Education by Charles C. Todd, Jr. — In mid October, The Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation presented a program at the University of Richmond highlighting why the business community should care about early childhood education. About 100 interested citizens including members of the General Assembly, […]
WARNER’S, WITTMAN’S BAY CLEANUP BILL APPROVED BY SENATE (DAILY PRESS)
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill sponsored by Senator Mark Warner and Representative Rob Wittman to improve how Washington tracks Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts and promote more collaboration in that effort. The Chesapeake Bay Accountability Act now heads to the House of Representatives. It requires the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – November 2014
On November 10th, the General Assembly met for a one-day special session to elect judges and address further cuts to the budget due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall. The House and Senate also both passed legislation to allow insurance companies to renew health insurance plans in 2015 that were cancelled under the Affordable Care Act. Governor […]
Virginia Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (OTP3) Releases Draft of 2014 PPTA Manual and Guidelines
The guidelines propose a decision matrix that requires the board’s review and action at three stages in the development of P3 projects – before a project enters the development stage and the state begins to spend money on it; before it goes into the procurement process; and before a final contract is signed with a […]
2014 Virginia Congressional Luncheon on Capitol Hill Photos
On Wednesday, November 19th, we were pleased to host the 2014 Virginia Congressional Luncheon on Capitol Hill. Over 200 business leaders joined us from members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation including Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Congressman Robert Hurt and Congressman Morgan Griffith. Each highlighted important business issues such as healthcare costs, […]
Barry DuVal: EPA Saps Virginia’s Energy
Barry DuVal: EPA Saps Virginia’s Energy For the past four decades, Virginians have invested heavily in clean energy. Unfortunately, a draft regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released in June threatens to create a competitive disadvantage for Virginia relative to its neighboring states. We have four nuclear units in Virginia that produce virtually no […]
