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Co-chairs of the University of Virginia Miller Center’s bipartisan State Health Care Cost Containment Commission released a report, Cracking the Code on Health Care Costs. They briefed the p…

Policy experts talked about the findings of the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission report that states need to take a leadership role in controlling health care costs. The report, …

Former U.S. trade representatives took part in a roundtable discussion of U.S. trade policy. They analyzed past U.S. free trade agreements, the status of the Transatlantic Trade and Investme…

Panelists talked about the impact that admission policies for highly skilled immigrants has on the U.S. economy, specifically policies that are making it increasingly difficult for highly sk…

Four former secretaries of Transportation held a roundtable on transportation, infrastructure repair, and economic growth at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Jack Basso spoke on the current and future state of the highway transportation trust fund. He said the fund is in critical condition, and that lawmakers must find a bipartisan solution. He o…

A discussion was held exploring the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s private conversations and public communications, highlighting the relationship he had with President Lyndon B. Johnson.…

Michael Beschloss gave a keynote address at a conference on presidential sites and libraries. He talked about the importance of presidential sites and what can be learned from them. He said …

Jon Meacham delivered a keynote address on how presidents look to their predecessors for their own political inspirations. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Me…

Historian Joseph Ellis talked about the Founding Fathers in the Rotunda of the University of Virginia. This was the evening keynote address on the opening day of a four-day presidential conf…

Current and former central bank officials talked about monetary policy and the state of the global economy. Among the topics they addressed were if the financial crisis of 2008 has ended, le…

Charles Goodhart of the London School of Economics and Stanford University Professor John Taylor gave summaries of their respective papers on of the role of central banks. Afterward, former …

Financial journalists spoke about the state of the world economy, news coverage of financial stories during the recent recession, and ways in which debt and deficits affect governing. They a…

Ceremonies were held in recognition of the Centennial Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Retrospective videos were also shown. Then current and former governors participate…

Retiring U.S. Senator John Warner was honored for his service to the nation and Virginia. Speakers included Governor Kaine and former Governors Holton, Robb, and Baliles. They discussed Sena…

Charles Bryan and Nelson Lankford talked about the book they co-edited, Robert Knox Sneden’s Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, published by Free Press. Union private and mapmaker Sneden…

National Airline Commission Chairman Gerald Baliles and National Airline Commission John Robson spoke on the report on the U.S. airline industry released earlier in the day by the National A…

Former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, head of the National Commission to Ensure a Strong, Competitive Airline Industry, spoke to a luncheon audience at the National Press Club to announce…

Part of the National Airline Commission hearing where members of the commission met and discussed ways to ensure a strong, competitive airline industry.

The participants discussed the state of the U.S. airline industry. Members of the commission discussed their mission to restore economic stability to the airline industry. They discussed the…