Author Archives: Barbara Hollingsworth

About Barbara Hollingsworth

Barbara Hollingsworth is Visiting Fellow with the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. She is the former editorial page editor of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, the Fairfax, Alexandria, and Arlington Journals, and the local opinion editor of the Washington Examiner

Virginians Want Their Change Back

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Barbara Hollingsworth

The latest preliminary figures from the Virginia Department of Revenue put the current general fund budget surplus at more than $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2023, which ended June 30. This is more than double the $1.94 billion surplus the commonwealth posted in 2022. … Continue reading →

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Destroying the Commonwealth in Order to Save it

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Barbara Hollingsworth

Members of the General Assembly who voted for a  bill in 2021 mandating that new vehicles sold in Virginia must be all-electric by 2035 forgot to do the math to show exactly how that would work in real life. As the … Continue reading →

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Time to index Virginia income taxes to inflation

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Barbara Hollingsworth

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 what many Virginians don’t know is that they have also … Continue reading →

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Still Time to Limit Governor’s Emergency Powers

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Barbara Hollingsworth

Should the governor of Virginia have the power to unilaterally declare an open-ended state of emergency that indefinitely restricts Virginians’ civil and constitutional rights without a recorded vote by the General Assembly? The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns raised this serious question. … Continue reading →

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