Category Archives: Economy
Green New Deal Still Rules in Virginia
The elections of a Republican Virginia governor and a new Republican majority in the House of Delegates have not changed Virginia’s status as one of the greenest of Green New Deal states in the country. Every effort to reverse the … Continue reading
Is Fairfax Positioning To Move Against Gas?
It was a Richmond City Council resolution back in the fall, expressing a desire to shut down its municipal natural gas utility, that triggered pending (and now struggling) Virginia legislation to prevent localities from prohibiting natural gas. Less attention has been given … Continue reading
Repeal of VCEA, RGGI, EV Mandates Pass House, Face Hostile Senate
Virginia’s House of Delegates Republicans have passed a series of bills retreating from Virginia’s rush toward a fossil-fuel free future, but they were party-line votes and Democrats in the Virginia Senate, who hold a majority on that side, may promptly … Continue reading
House Would Return Surpluses, Senate Ready to Spend More
Virginia government is flooded with cash, tax revenues far in excess of what is needed to maintain its current level of services and a fair reserve. Key votes have now been taken and the House of Delegates is poised to … Continue reading
Time To Reform Virginia’s Energy Policies
Dominion Energy Virginia’s November announcement that its proposed offshore wind project has jumped almost 25% in cost to $10 billion, with years to go before construction even starts, has put Virginia’s energy policy and its response to claims of climate … Continue reading