Category Archives: Economy

How California Now Controls Virginia Auto Market

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia’s automotive sales market is now officially controlled in Sacramento, with the likelihood that no new internal combustion engines can be sold in the Commonwealth after 2035. The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, acting not with discretion but on orders … Continue reading →

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Youngkin to Withdraw from RGGI, End Carbon Tax

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin told a business group audience Wednesday afternoon that he intends to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. His decision came two days after Dominion Energy Virginia filed a petition to increase the RGGI tax on its … Continue reading →

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As Cost Kills TCI in Connecticut, Virginia Dems Dig In To Defend Virginia Green New Deal Laws

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

The Governor of Connecticut has abandoned his efforts to enroll that state in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, an interstate compact which would impose a cap, tax and ration scheme on gasoline and diesel fuel. Virginia remains a part of … Continue reading →

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Confirmed: Virginia Economy Lags National Growth

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

It’s official now:  Even the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC)  has documented and highlighted how poorly Virginia’s economy is performing, how far our state is lagging national growth averages. The admission comes in the most recent summary on state spending … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Anemic Growth Has Policy Roots In Richmond and Washington

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Here’s the evidence why Ralph Northam is wrong when he says Virginia’s economy is great. It’s not. Continue reading →

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