Category Archives: Government Reform

Clean Economy Act’s Future Challenged By Land Use, Cost, Energy Reliability Concerns

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Stephen D. Haner

There is a growing recognition that the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) as written is going to fail. Those who strongly believe in its goal of ending the use of hydrocarbon fuels, and those who consider that idea nothing but … Continue reading →

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Youngkin Should Make Reliability, Low Cost Top Goals for Coming Clean Economy Act Review

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Stephen D. Haner

Governor Glenn Youngkin recently flew to Louisiana to join other Republican governors in criticizing President Joe Biden’s energy policy, especially the president’s hostility to hydrocarbon fuels. Youngkin and the rest gathered at an oil refinery to make their point that oil … Continue reading →

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Youngkin Budget 2.0 Meets Democrat Demands, Except Demand to Raise Taxes

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Stephen D. Haner

The fight that is about to occur at the Assembly’s reconvened session on Wednesday is entirely about taxes, not about spending. An analysis of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed compromise budget – done by the Democrats’ favorite financial bean counters, not … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Deserves a Veto 

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Derrick A. Max

Sitting on Governor Youngkin’s desk is a paid family and medical leave bill that would provide eight weeks of paid leave per year for most employees in the Commonwealth. The program would pay employees 80 percent of their weekly salary up … Continue reading →

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Two Big Tax Hikes Still Alive at Assembly, But Governor’s Tax Cut Package Has Failed

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Stephen D. Haner

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s package of proposed tax changes is now stalled in both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates. A House subcommittee spiked it Feb. 5 and then dashed other bills imposing major tax increases on higher income Virginians. Of … Continue reading →

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