The Issues

Energy Freedom

Study Says Farm Subsidies Distort Planting Decisions

This week I am addressing Heritage's view on subsidies. It claims "Government intervention creates numerous problems and makes the status quo of agricultural subsidies an untenable situation. Subsidies distort planting...
Jefferson Forum
June 6, 2017

Virginia Voters Back Pipeline by Nearly Two-to-One

Registered voters in Virginia favor construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by an almost two-to-one margin over those who oppose it, according to a poll released by the Consumer...

Jefferson Forum
May 24, 2017

Heritage Foundation's blueprint for upcoming 2018 farm bill

Last September the conservative leaning Heritage Foundation issued a report entitled “Farms and Free Enterprise: A Blueprint for Agricultural Policy”. The Report (Here) reviews agricultural policies which Heritage believes needs...

Gary Baise
May 24, 2017

Stop Me If You’ve Heard This

Here is a headline we could have written any time during the past twenty years, and probably any time in the next twenty: Washington Monument Closed Again.Closing the landmark to...

Jefferson Forum
May 24, 2017

If I Had a Billion Dollars

If you had $1.2 billion to spend, what would you do with it? Before you answer, there are some strings attached. First, you are required to invest in electric vehicle...

Jefferson Forum
May 10, 2017

Environmental Ideas Rarely Mentioned

President Trump’s proposal to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s $8.1-billion budget by $1.6 billion was cut to an $80-million trim in the omnibus spending bill. However, the EPA funding and...

Jefferson Forum
May 10, 2017

Animal agriculture loses common sense exemption

Senior Judge Stephen Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, wrote on April 11, 2017, that an EPA rule governing air releases of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide...

Jefferson Forum
April 26, 2017

Regulation by Any Other Name

Most consumers of electricity in Virginia are unaware that their electric market is deregulated and therefore have the option to purchase power competitively. However, in many ways, the market is...
Leonard Pulley
April 12, 2017

Farmers Score Win with Insecticide Decision

Mark March 28, 2017, on your calendar. The USDA and the U.S. EPA have been engaged in an epic dispute regarding the use of chlorpyrifos. The insecticide is used on...
Jefferson Forum
April 12, 2017

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.