Each year federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency or the Food and Drug Administration make thousands of decisions that affect Americans. But little comprehensive data is collected about their practices. University of Virginia law professor Elizabeth Magill testified before the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law July 25 on the need for more empirical analysis of administrative agencies’ actions. Full story.

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The number of K-12 students in Virginia public schools is projected to rise by nearly 30,000 over the next five years, according to a study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The additional number of students would add at least $275 million to educational costs, assuming the cost per student remained the same as the current level of $9,202, according to Michael Spar, a Weldon Cooper Center researcher who conducted the study. Full story (including audio).

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