TCI Raises Annual Household Costs $737
Virginia family finances and the state economy as a whole will suffer if Virginia joins the Transportation and Climate Initiative, an economic consulting firm concludes in new data released by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. Families will pay $737 more per year, while the state will lose more than 12,000 private sector jobs.
The Costs of New EPA Rules to Virginia
This summer the Environmental Protection Agency will publish its final regulations limiting CO2 emissions on new and existing electricity power plants and lower existing limits on mercury emissions. The impact? Electric bills will soar 25 percent and Virginia will lose more than 38,000 jobs.
The Virginia STAMP Model
Three proposals for funding transportation are now under consideration by the General Assembly. Each of the proposals — one offered by Governor Tim Kaine, one approved by the State Senate and one approved by the House of Delegates — would have a different impact on state revenue, job creation, and personal income. Designed as one […]