Jefferson Forum

Jefferson Forum
June 2, 2009
Despite the recession private money is still out there for infrastructure projects. Virginia should be sure to build on its past experiences and continue to engage in public-private partnerships....
Jefferson Forum
June 2, 2009
While Northern Virginia remains mostly intact during this recession, the Richmond metropolitan area is being hit hard. Unemployment claims so far in this recession are up 156.1 percent....
Jefferson Forum
June 2, 2009
Fairfax County needs to follow the lead of states and municipalities from far and wide and begin to apply a Yellow Pages test to its own operations....
David Schnare
May 21, 2009

On February 19th, 2009, Governor Kaine asked the Federal government to delay oil and gas exploration off the Virginia coast. Attorney General Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bolling, in separate letters to Interior Secretary Salazar explained why it is in the interest of Virginia and the United States to maintain...

Christian Braunlich
May 13, 2009

Federal stimulus funds may have provided many school divisions with a temporary repirieve, but those funds won’t last forever. We need systemic reform in education funding, and here’s one idea that has support from a full range of reformer — from Bill Clinton’s Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan’s Education...

Jefferson Forum
May 12, 2009
To a Cap and Trade Conference hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Institute....
Jefferson Forum
May 12, 2009
Drilling for oil and natural gas off our coast makes economic and national security sense. We need to start exploring now in order to know how much we can produce....
Jefferson Forum
May 12, 2009
Weighted Student Funding formulas can force school systems to take a hard look at how they are spending money. A new study shows that such formulas have helped schools facing budget shortfalls make up the difference while minimizing the cuts to classrooms. Virginia should take a look at this new...
David Schnare
April 29, 2009

Moving towards greater use of renewable energy sources is a good thing to do, and fortunately Virginia is headed in that direction. But there are limits to how much can be produced by renewable energy, and we need to keep those limits in mind.

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Jefferson Forum
April 28, 2009
Though likely still a long way off, economists are already making predictions as to the style and timing of the upcoming recovery and expansion....