The Issues

Energy Freedom

President-Elect Biden Loads Up on Lawyers

President-Elect Joe Biden has announced his EPA review team, many of whom are lawyers from some of the nation’s largest legal firms. Agriculture is in for an interesting ride. Patrice...

Gary Baise
December 7, 2020

Virginia Cannot Afford Transportation and Climate Initiative

Few issues were more important during my time in the General Assembly than transportation funding. Representing a district filled with long-distance commuters and congested highways, it always was a struggle...

William J. Howell
November 18, 2020

President-Elect Biden Will Rejoin Paris Climate Accord

President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to quickly sign a series of Executive Orders shortly after being sworn in on January 20, 2021. This is according to media outlets. The Washington...

Gary Baise
November 18, 2020

TCI Raises Annual Household Costs $737

Virginia family finances and the state economy as a whole will suffer if Virginia joins the Transportation and Climate Initiative, an economic consulting firm concludes in new data released by...

Beacon Hill Institute
November 16, 2020

Wind and the Grid: A Precautionary Tale from the U.K.

So, you think the rolling blackouts experienced in California were a fluke and of no relevance to Virginia? Well, then, consider what’s happening right now in the United Kingdom, where...

Jim Bacon
October 21, 2020

TCI Returns

Having imposed a carbon tax on Virginia electricity generation in 2020, the General Assembly starting in January 2021 will consider adding a similar tax on every gallon of gasoline and...

Stephen D. Haner
October 7, 2020

Dominion Green Energy Costs Grow Again

As sobering as they were, the initial estimates of how a green energy conversion will explode Dominion Energy Virginia rates have now been revised up. The State Corporation Commission staff now sees...

Stephen D. Haner
October 7, 2020

Feds’ Jargon-filled Memo Won’t Help Farmers Manage Wetlands

Back in July USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey, Assistant Secretary of the Army R. D. James, and EPA Assistant Administrator for water David Ross signed an essentially meaningless memorandum on...

Gary Baise
October 7, 2020

The Jefferson Journal: TCI Returns!

Having imposed a carbon tax on Virginia electricity generation in 2020, the General Assembly, starting in January 2021, will consider adding a similar tax on every gallon of gasoline and...

Stephen D. Haner
October 7, 2020

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.