The Issues
Economic Freedom
(Publisher’s note:This “Just Facts” analysis is presented in order to provide all of us here Virginia will a better understanding of government spending on our lives and livelihoods. It is...
(Publisher’s note: Virginia counts on public private partnerships to help our infrastructure needs,. Restricting these partnerships would be a significant blow to our state. This article is reprinted from Surface...
At long last there is evidence to suggest that manufacturing in the United States has turned the corner. After a decade and a half of steady of corporations moving their...
(This article is reprinted from Surface Transportation Innovations, a monthly publication of the Reason Foundation). In recent years, it’s become conventional wisdom among many planners that suburbia has become less...
Governor McDonnell declared 2012 “The Year of the Entrepreneur” in Virginia, asserting the state had the “right” regulatory climate for entrepreneurs. According to a new study on occupational licensure, however,...
What if you could improve Virginia’s economy by eliminating state income taxes on the working poor (and cutting taxes for everyone else) while creating thousands of new jobs? And what...
New technology is taking cost, time and uncertainty out of highway design. For Virginians, this quiet revolution means less traffic disruption, lower costs and faster turn-around times on big projects....
(This article is reprinted from Surface Transportation Innovations, a publication by the Reason Foundation that Bob Poole authors each month.) For the past two decades, the United States has missed...
Can Virginia’s tax system be adjusted in a way that would be revenue neutral and grow our economy over the next several years? This new study by the Thomas Jefferson...
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.