We don’t live in an “Ozzie and Harriet” world anymore. So why do we still fund public education that way?
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Last year the Thomas Jefferson Institute proved that the reputation it has achieved helped bring positive change to public policy in Virginia, based on our Mission Statement in support of limited government, free enterprise and individual responsibility … and we continue to bring innovative ideas to the public policy debate....
The biennial budget has now broken through $74 billion, a 20 percent increase over the current biennium, and we’re now at a crossroads: We can do things the old way or we can innovate and find a better way. And if we don’t find a better way, other states will...
Disagreements over the Commonwealth’s budget may be grabbing the headlines, but under the radar of news reporting ideas are percolating throughout Virginia’s government that could have a much larger impact on the future.
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A renewed effort is making a push for universal preschool in Virginia. But the data simply doesn’t support forcing the middle class to pay for the child care decisions of millionaires.
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Governor Tim Kaine probably saved the Pocahontas Parkway project by putting a private toll operator in charge. Why won’t he do the same for the Dulles Toll Road?
... Virginia’s leaders can make a deal and get the budget finalized, even while moving forward in solving the transportation challenges. Here’s how …
... In a “one-size-fits-all” education world, students with individualized disabilities especially need more options. Why won’t the lobbyists give them a chance?
... One thing is certain: We need more roads and highways to bring our infrastructure into the 21st century. But do we need every penny that the planners say we do? Could these wish lists be just that: wish lists that include projects that will do little for congestion relief?
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Summertime Policy Ideas
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” goes the old song … but before the brain melts down, here are some new and old policy ideas for making Virginia a better place to live and work.
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