The Jefferson Journal: Governor Punts On First Down
Just as COVID-19 was starting its destruction of the world's economy in early March, the Virginia General Assembly took final action on an exuberant two-year state budget within shouting distance of...
View ArticleThe Jefferson Journal: Spaced Out, Hidden, Here Come the 2020 Tax Hikes
By Stephen D. Haner The 2020 General Assembly, with its new progressive Democratic majority, passed nearly two dozen changes in Virginia tax laws that will begin to hit individuals and businesses in a...
View ArticleThe Road to Higher Taxes
The 2020 General Assembly, with its new progressive Democratic majority, passed nearly two dozen changes in Virginia tax laws that will begin to hit individuals and businesses on July 1. The Thomas...
View ArticleThe Jefferson Journal: Stop the Problem Before It Begins
By Chris Braunlich With the General Assembly taking up policing reform in this summer's special session, there should be at least one bill stopping a problem before it begins. Provisions commonly found...
View ArticleJohan Norberg's Sweden's Lessons for America!
When asked if he can mention a single example of a country where socialism has worked, Bernie Sanders always says "we should look to countries like Sweden." Sooner or later, American socialists always...
View ArticleThe Jefferson Journal: No Escape From New Rules
By Stephen D. Haner The first thing every employer in Virginia needs to understand about the state's new COVID-19 temporary workplace standard (here) is it is universal. It applies to every workplace,...
View ArticleJefferson Journal: Taxaginia Reappears as Special Session Looms
By Stephen D. Haner The General Assembly reconvenes on August 18 for a special summer session, and the left has already begun the call to raise taxes. But Steve Haner points out that raising taxes in a...
View ArticleThe Jefferson Journal: TCI Returns!
By Stephen D. Haner 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...
View ArticleThe Jefferson Journal: Economic Recovery Made Harder
By Stephen D. Haner Now that the General Assembly's "Cops and COVID" special session is all but finished, will it be easier or harder for the state's struggling economy to recover in 2021? It will be...
View ArticleTCI Raises Annual Household Costs $737
11/16/2020 -- 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...
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