The Jefferson Journal
Commentary
The Sugar Lobby stands in the way of a trade agreement with Central America that would help Virginia’s economic growth. Here’s what it could mean for the Old Dominion.
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A new book offers solid advice to elected officials on squeezing more efficiency out of state and local government. It should be required reading for anyone in government.
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The time to restrain state spending is when we can afford it. So why aren’t we?
... Virginia has among the fewest number of charter schools of any state in the nation, and its about to lose one more in the Blue Ridge Technical Academy. Maybe it is because Virginia’s charters are charter schools in name only.
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From greater educational opportunities, to solid fiscal analyses, to proposals for government reform … 2004 was a vital year of moving forward for the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. Here’s a copy of our Annual Report, and why we’re so proud of what our supporters have helped accomplish in...
Government should avoid doing things that can be done better and less expensively by the tax-producing private sector. Isn’t it time we stopped shielding the state from competition?
... The “Big Lie” technique still works, and the Virginia Education Association just proved it.
... How much has state spending increased? This study demonstrates how quickly Virginia’s state budget has grown over the past ten years and outlines several ideas for getting a handle on that spending.
... HB1942 creates a Tuition Assistance Grant of $5,000 per student aimed at high-poverty, at-risk students.
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