In Episode 353 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr. Secretary Lohr serves as the 5th Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was raised on a Century family farm in the Shenandoah Valley and has spent his entire life working for the …
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In Episode 352 of District of Conservation, Gabriella converses with Karen Budd-Falen – current senior Partner at Budd-Falen Law Offices and former Deputy Solicitor for Wildlife and Park at the Department of Interior under the Trump administration. Learn about threats to multiple-use management of public lands, threats to the model, the proposed BLM Public Lands …
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In Episode 351 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Shakira Jackson—a policy analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and host of the “Capitol Pink” video series. Shakira discusses what drew her to these issues, why she supports free market environmentalism, how to advance sound policies, environmental realism, and how to win …
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Last week, the Department of Interior announced a new rule to put “conservation leases” on the same footing as grazing, mining, and other productive uses on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM oversees 245 million of 640 million total public land acres. The official announcement said the agency will “improve the …
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In Episode 350 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the Interior Department’s announcement of the new Public Lands Rule and Florida becoming the 26th state to pass constitutional carry into law. Tune in to learn more! Listen on Apple Podcasts SHOW NOTES Interior Department Releases Proposed Plan to Guide the Balanced Management of Public Lands …
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Last week, President Biden announced the creation of two new national monuments. The decision isn’t random. Biden wants to win back environmentalists he angered after approving the Alaska Willow Project. The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument consists of over 500,000 federal land acres in Clark County, Nevada, while the proposed Castner Range National Monument near El Paso, Texas, will …
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Despite a series of legal challenges from Big Labor groups, a recent California appeals court issued a ruling upholding Proposition 22’s constitutionality. This is a win for the gig economy and for freelancers nationwide who comprise a growing share of the U.S. workforce. Prop. 22 is a 2020 ballot measure designed as a direct rebuke …
Over 64 million Americans – including over 500,000 Virginians – now engage in some semblance of independent contracting. But the reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act in Congress will jeopardize this burgeoning workforce if it passes. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, a ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Big …
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In Episode 349 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her first Fox News Channel hit, President Biden unveiling two new national monuments and the controversies surrounding them. Plus, the 2023 waters of the United States rule being struck down in Texas and Idaho but proceeding elsewhere. Tune in to learn more! Listen on Apple Podcasts …
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Balancing economic development with environmental stewardship is a defining element of American conservation practices. Yet aligning billions in federal spending to the dangerous Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) philosophy is not a way to achieve harmony here. In fact, the contrary is true. President Joe Biden’s newly-unveiled Fiscal Year 2024 budget, stacked with costly and problematic …
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