The Issues
Economic Freedom
No one likes paying for parking, but the prospect of parting with a buck or two is nothing compared to the hassle of rummaging through your pockets, in your glove...
(This column first appeared in Surface Transportation Innovations.) For the last several years, popular media have featured articles about “peak car” and the recent decline of vehicle miles of travel...
(Part 1 of this article ran in the May 2nd edition of the Jefferson Policy Journal – here.) Recent progress toward cost-saving reforms is bringing Virginia closer to the conditions...
This year’s candidate for Governor need to keep the focus on economic growth. Here’s why one tax and budget proposal will lead to that growth …
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As our nation seems to be slowly moving out of recession, it is important that our next Governor continue to job creating focus that Governor Bob McDonnell has had during...
While serving on the Fairfax County Planning Commission, I heard numerous citizen arguments to various development and infrastructure projects. Change, particularly in land use, is often hard to accept and...
Regardless of how one feels about the recent transportation law, all agree it will pour over $1 billion of year into Virginia’s aging transportation infrastructure and should build necessary capacity...
As part of Obamacare, states are invited–it was going to be essentially federal compulsion, but the Supreme Court changed this last June–to sign up millions of new people for Medicaid,...
I had occasion the other day to visit an inner city convenience store in Richmond while working on an article (see the next issue of the Jefferson Policy Journal). I...
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.