In my discussions with trucking industry officials in recent years, I learned that—despite anti-tolls propaganda from affiliated groups such as ATA’s Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates—most of them appreciate the benefits...

Cigarette tax increases rarely produce the revenue expected by local governments, according to a January study released by the Thomas Jefferson Institute. Fairly consistently, the tax increases produce a decrease...

The massive “Omnibus” spending plan passed by Congress last month did not include a bail-out for insurance companies. There has been little mention of this dramatic development and the consequences...

“A Higher Gas Tax Won’t Fix America’s Highways.” That headline on a March 2nd Bloomberg news story is correct, since per-gallon fuel taxes are increasingly unsustainable, due to ongoing changes...

The current budget stalemate over Medicaid expansion is similar to what the state faced in former Governor Terry McAuliffe’s first year in office. But the issue deserves a full and...

Businesses and nations that spend more on research and development grow at a faster pace, according to many studies. More than half of all R&D expenses on average are attributable...