The Issues
Economic Freedom
Key Takeaways: Key Quote: “Government should not choose which industries to protect. It should let free people choose from whom they will buy and to whom they will sell.” 9/4/2026 — There...
Key Takeaways: Key Quote: “Economic development requires more than low taxes and good infrastructure. It requires trust. If Loudoun wants businesses to invest billions of dollars here, create jobs here...
Key Takeaways: Key Quote: “Socialism rarely arrives in America with politicians promising to confiscate every factory. It advances incrementally — one wage mandate, one payroll tax, one compulsory benefit, one...
Key Takeaways: Key Quote: “The appropriate tax treatment of data centers is the same as that of other industries.” 8/4/2026 — When Jared Walczak writes something down, you should read it. Whether...
Key Takeaways: Key Quote: “Virginia’s No. 3 ranking is a credit to the Commonwealth’s inherited strengths, not a blank check for Richmond to tax more, mandate more, and make it harder...
Cosmetic Amendments: Trims minor bureaucracy but leaves the expensive, massive program unchanged. Automatic Tax Hikes: Funded by mandatory payroll taxes that can rise automatically without a legislative vote. High Risk...
Building Virginia into the leader of the data center industry for the United States and the world has been a bipartisan goal of several recent governors and General Assemblies. The...
The Senate and House of Delegates’ financial committees met on Sunday to approve competing sets of amendments to the next Virginia budget, neither proposing any general tax increases. The Senate...
The Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources v. Trump is a landmark reaffirmation of one of the Constitution’s most fundamental principles: the power to tax belongs to Congress alone. Article I, Section 8...
Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia
Economic Freedom
Lower taxes and fewer regulations
Education Freedom
More choices for Virginia families
Energy Freedom
Reliable, affordable energy
Worker Freedom
Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition
These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.