Christian Braunlich
March 29, 2010

The nation’s first black president, first black governor and leading civil rights advocate all support quality charter schools. But Virginia’s Legislative Black Caucus came out against them. Here’s why …

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Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
The impact of new EPA rules on fuel and fuel additives...
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....
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....
Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
How the current push for charter schools fits in with the history of racial segregation....
Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2010
A look at the new EPA rules for renewable fuels and their impact on farmers....
Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2010
Virginia fared pretty well during the recession compared with other states....
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....
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....
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?...