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Jefferson Forum
April 14, 2010
Virginia’s cities need to embrace the reality that quality of life is not merely an afterthought, but a key element in the development of creative cities....
Mike Thompson
April 7, 2010

The General Assembly produced a final budget that sets the stage for the next step. That next step should be reforming the way government works so that priorities are focused … and those things of less importance, or not the role of government, are dramatically reduced or eliminated altogether.

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Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2010
A quick roundup of some of the latest news relating to online government transparency....
Mike Thompson
April 1, 2010
The General Assembly produced a final budget that, all in all, is pretty good and sets the stage for the next step by our Governor. That next step will be reforming the way government works so that priorities are focused, and those things of less importance, or not the role...
Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2010
EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) will require 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel for our cars and trucks by 2022. Where is it going to come from?...
Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2010
The General Assembly adjourned the 2010 Regular Session on March 14th, 2010, after only a one day extension. Budget Conferees and Leaders claimed victory by closing the $4.2 billion revenue shortfall facing the Commonwealth without a tax increase. Of course, the definition of a fee or tax seems to be...
Christian Braunlich
March 29, 2010

The nation’s first black president, first black governor and leading civil rights advocate all support quality charter schools. But Virginia’s Legislative Black Caucus came out against them. Here’s why …

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Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
The impact of new EPA rules on fuel and fuel additives...
Mike Thompson
March 17, 2010
The two-year state budget has been put to bed by the General Assembly. Agreeing with Governor McDonnell to not raise taxes as former Governor Tim Kaine advocated, the General Assembly instead took actions to significantly reduce spending....
Jefferson Forum
March 17, 2010
Make no mistake about it; the 2010 General Assembly session was about the budget. That emphasis was not so absolute as to exclude completely all other issues, however. There were significant debates on things like unemployment insurance, mandated health benefits, capital punishment and land use....