John Hood

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | John Hood

I wrote my first book — about what’s now called corporate ESG (for Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria) — in 1996. After six subsequent works of serious nonfiction, I redirected my authorial energies in 2020 toward writing historical-fantasy novels set in early America. Patriot soldiers battle flying demons. Daniel Boone hunts fire-spitting salamanders. Shadowy mages ensorcell Washington politicians into committing grave errors. Get the picture? Well, I thought I was writing fantasy.

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | John Hood |Robert E. Slavkin

May 29, 2025 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill, called the CHOICE Act, that augments Florida’s laws governing restrictive covenants to make it significantly easier for employers to enforce two new types of noncompete agreements: (1) “covered garden leave agreements” and (2) “covered noncompete agreements.” However, these new types of agreements and the employer-friendly mechanisms available to enforce them will not...

1 week ago | journalpatriot.com | John Hood

RALEIGHNorth Carolina’s strong economic performance persists — as do the lessons it reveals about politics and public policy. The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that North Carolina added 76,700 net new jobs over the last 12 months, an increase of 1.5%. Only five states posted larger employment gains. Expanding beyond a single year produces a similar outcome.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | John Hood

Share VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The southeastern part of Virginia Beach near Back Bay is known for flooding during heavy rain and wind events. However, a first-of-its-kind project for the East Coast and the state of Virginia designed to help mitigate flooding is supposed to address the issue. For the past three years, Isaiah Thornsley and his mother, Melissa, have lived off Pleasant Ridge Road, where severe flooding at least once every summer has become the norm.

1 week ago | wtkr.com | John Hood

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The southeastern part of Virginia Beach near Back Bay is known for flooding during heavy rain and wind events. However, a first-of-its-kind project for the East Coast and the state of Virginia designed to help mitigate flooding is supposed to address the issue. For the past three years, Isaiah Thornsley and his mother, Melissa, have lived off Pleasant Ridge Road, where severe flooding at least once every summer has become the norm.