The Issues

Economic Freedom

The Great U.S. 460 Swamp

Weeks after the release of the “Special Review of the U.S. Route 460 Corridor Improvements Project,” submitted last month to Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne, important questions remain about how the...

Jefferson Forum
August 7, 2014

The Elephant in the Room in Highway Reauthorization

State DOT’s are planning cutbacks in various projects as the Federal Highway Administration begins reducing reimbursement payments next month to a level that can be sustained by existing federal highway...

Bob Poole
July 24, 2014

Job Market Remains Sluggish

The national labor market continues to slowly improve, but so many people with work experience are still seeking jobs. This is making it another tough summer for high school and...

Christine Chmura
July 24, 2014

Medicaid Expansion Is Bad Policy, Period

(The Jefferson Policy Journal ran a column on June 19, 2014 highlighting the positive aspects of how Indiana has expanded Medicaid, This column offers another perspective.) It is time to...

Jefferson Forum
July 10, 2014

Cancel The Ex-Im Bank This Year

(George Allen wrote a column run by the Jefferson Policy Journal on June 5, 2014 and this column by Tim Carney offers the other side of this debate.) Subsidizing exports...

Jefferson Forum
July 10, 2014

Some Answers, More Questions About The 460 Fiasco

If you’re new to the U.S. 460 Connector controversy and need a primer to bring you up to speed, I’d recommend you read the new Virginia Business cover story written...

Jefferson Forum
July 10, 2014

Indiana Could Chart a Path for Medicaid Reform

Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels created the Healthy Indiana Plan in 2008 as a way to expand sensible health coverage to uninsured Hoosiers. The program is a model of how...

Jefferson Forum
June 19, 2014

Will Virginia Embrace the Coming Transportation Revolution or Thwart It?

Has Virginia has given up any pretext of being a market- or innovation-friendly state? The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued cease-and-desist orders to the Uber and Lyft ride-sharing service...

Jefferson Forum
June 19, 2014

Fresh Thinking on Urban Transit

During the last few weeks three refreshing perspectives on urban transit have crossed my screen, which I’m pleased to summarize and encourage you to read in full. In the first...

Jefferson Forum
June 19, 2014

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.