Category Archives: Local Government

Is Fairfax Positioning To Move Against Gas?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

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 →

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Mason-Dixon Poll: Virginia Voters Support Collective Bargaining Reforms

Posted on February 1, 2022 by F. Vincent Vernuccio

With several localities in Virginia having passed ordinances allowing government unions a monopoly on representing public employees, the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy today released results of Mason-Dixon poll commissioned to measure certain provisions commonly contained in those ordinances. … 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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Collective bargaining would give parents less control over Virginia schools

Posted on October 18, 2021 by F. Vincent Vernuccio

Allowing collective bargaining will put yet another special interest ahead of the parents who simply want a say in what is best for their children. Virginia parents soon could lose even more control over their children’s education. Parents frustrated with school curriculum and other education issues throughout the state have earned national … Continue reading →

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Alexandria Stands With Government Unions, Not Workers

Posted on May 5, 2021 by F. Vincent Vernuccio

In mid-April, the City of Alexandria passed an ordinance allowing government unions to bargain with the city. Unfortunately, many of the ordinance’s provisions are lopsided: the ordinance grants special advantages for government unions to easily organize public employees and traps … Continue reading →

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