The Issues

Economic Freedom

Five Reasons for Supporting Youngkin Tax Plan

Last week, the Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates passed a $1 billion package of tax cuts for individuals and businesses, the centerpiece of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s economic...

Barbara Hollingsworth
January 30, 2023

Hands Off Our Cars

Sign up to learn more and tell Virginia’s leaders: Hands off Our Cars! Sign the Petition, HERE.

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Jefferson Forum
January 20, 2023

Let Them Eat Cake

On being told that peasants were starving for lack of bread, Marie Antionette is reputed to have said “Let them eat cake.” Marie Antionette had nothing on Delegate Suhas Subramanyam....

Christian Braunlich
January 20, 2023

Complex Energy Bill Will Raise Costs to Customers

The headlines in the coming General Assembly may be captured by fights over abortion and taxes, but the deepest reach into your pockets will involve your energy bills. The state’s dominant...

Stephen D. Haner
January 9, 2023

Here’s the Tax Cuts Youngkin Proposes: Will the General Assembly Say Yes?

The set of Virginia tax changes Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has baked into his proposed 2023 budget amendments is far more extensive and involves substantially more tax relief than the...

Stephen D. Haner
December 22, 2022

Youngkin delivers early Christmas gift

Virginians received an early Christmas present this year. For four years, the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy has been strongly urging state officials in Virginia to lighten what has become a steadily...

Barbara Hollingsworth
December 20, 2022

Richmond Community Hospital: Poster Child for Reforming 340B

Nonprofit hospitals in low-income neighborhoods should be the backbone of the American safety net system for low-income people who lack insurance. Instead, thanks to a federal program called 340B, many...

William Smith
December 2, 2022

Time to index Virginia income taxes to inflation

Inflation is eroding the value of each dollar earned by Virginians, making it harder for them to afford decent housing, put food on the table and educate their children. But...

Barbara Hollingsworth
November 14, 2022

Virginia drops from A+ to C in worker freedom largest decrease in the country

Virginia’s ranking fell more than any other state in the in the Commonwealth Foundation’s 50 State Labor Report “The Battle for Worker Freedom in the States: Grading State Labor Laws.”...

F. Vincent Vernuccio
November 1, 2022

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.