Category Archives: Government Reform

A Transparent Effort to Increase General Assembly Authority to Eliminate Hydrocarbon Fuels

Any doubt that some members of the Virginia General Assembly’s reconstituted electricity regulation commission intend on taking full control of our energy economy was dispelled at its second meeting Wednesday.  With that control, the goal is to then impose a full anti-hydrocarbon energy … Continue reading

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Will Virginia’s Vote for President Disappear?

As anyone with an email address or cell phone knows, Republicans and Democrats have ramped up their November battle. The near-term focus has meant Democrats concentrating on Getting Out the Vote and Republicans placing a new emphasis on Election Integrity. What conservatives are … Continue reading

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Two Tax Reforms a Stalemated General Assembly Could Agree To

During his four-year term, tax reductions approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) will save Virginians just under $8 billion, and approximately $1.5 billion or more in additional annual savings after he departs. Most of the rule changes that have produced these … Continue reading

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Virginia in Real Danger of Running Out of Other People’s Power

An electricity drought is looming, not only for Virginia but also for much of the United States, if the political hostility toward the most reliable forms of electricity generation is not reversed. Warnings that wind and solar power alone will not be sufficient … Continue reading

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

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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