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Budget Crisis is an Opportunity for True Government Reform

Mike Thompson
March 17, 2010
The two-year state budget has been put to bed by the General Assembly. Agreeing with Governor McDonnell to not raise taxes as former Governor Tim Kaine advocated, the General Assembly instead took actions to significantly reduce spending....

More to Session than the Budget, Land Use Issues Addressed as Well

Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
Make no mistake about it; the 2010 General Assembly session was about the budget. That emphasis was not so absolute as to exclude completely all other issues, however. There were significant debates on things like unemployment insurance, mandated health benefits, capital punishment and land use....

Can Race Be Removed from the Charter School Issue?

Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
How the current push for charter schools fits in with the history of racial segregation....

RFS2 – New Opportunities for Farmers?

Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2010
A look at the new EPA rules for renewable fuels and their impact on farmers....

Jobs in Virginia

Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2010
Virginia fared pretty well during the recession compared with other states....

Controlling State Spending Can Start with These Ideas

Mike Thompson
March 3, 2010
As the crafting of the bi-annual state budget enters its final stages, there are several items the governor and the budget negotiators could look at that would control state spending, both today and tomorrow....

Virginia v. EPA

Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2010
It is time to hit the reset button on Tenth Amendment Jurisprudence and Virginia has an opportunity make that push....

Is it Time for Another Extension of Unemployment Benefits?

Jefferson Forum
February 17, 2010
Extending unemployment insurance seems like a good policy, and with the unemployment rate at 10 percent and expected to go higher, it would seem that Congress should do so. But could it be contributing to the higher unemployment rate?...

Sticking up for Judge Dillon

Jefferson Forum
February 17, 2010
Despite its critics, the Dillon Rule is a key part of the fundamental legal structure that makes Virginia such a pro-business state and not something we should change....

The $350 Million Question

Jefferson Forum
February 17, 2010
What’s at stake in the battle to improve Virginia’s charter school law is more than $350 million. It’s a question of whether we will do whatever we can to ensure that every child in the Commonwealth has an opportunity to achieve the best they can....