The Issues

Economic Freedom

Keystone Decision Should be Challenged

President Obama “is focused like a laser on putting people back to work,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) assured us last fall – echoing repeated statements by President Obama and...

Jefferson Forum
February 16, 2012

Is the Obama administration forcing people to pay for abortion-inducing drugs?

(The Jefferson Policy Journal will begin running a column from Just Facts Daily and hope these issues generate a robust conversation with our readers. You can read other “facts” from...

Jefferson Forum
February 16, 2012

U.S. 460 Project an Economic Development Powerhouse

The McDonnell administration’s thinking behind the $1.6 billion reconstruction of U.S. 460 between Suffolk and Petersburg has come into clearer focus with the publication of an economic study by Chmura...

Jefferson Forum
February 2, 2012

Eliminating Government Duplication of and Competition with Private Enterprise … on Both Sides of the Potomac

57 years ago – January 15, 1955 – President Dwight Eisenhower promulgated a federal policy that is a relevant today as it was the day it was issued, if not...

Jefferson Forum
January 19, 2012

Region's Economy Could Take Off in a Couple Years

During the last couple of months, several non-economists have mentioned to me that they have this feeling that the Richmond region’s economy is getting ready to take off. I typically...

Christine Chmura
January 19, 2012

A Blueprint for Fixing Virginia

By: Michael W. Thompson (This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on December 28, 2011) As the members of the General Assembly prepare to gather in January, much...

Mike Thompson
January 4, 2012

Taxes or User Fees to Pay for our Roads?

It’s time Virginians learn the difference between taxes and user fees. Gov. Bob McDonnell has forced the issue by proposing to boost spending for Virginia roads by diverting more money...

Jefferson Forum
January 4, 2012

Future of Tolling at Stake in Highway Reauthorization

As Virginia tries to tackle its growing traffic congestion problems, some are looking to Congress to bring more money to the table. Bob Poole’s article below outlines what is likely...

Jefferson Forum
December 14, 2011

Richmond Office Vacancy Rates Reflect Slow Economic Growth

(This article first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch) Commercial office space is the other shoe that many investors thought would fall and disrupt the banking system in a manner...

Jefferson Forum
December 14, 2011

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.