Category Archives: State Government

May Day Brings Virginia’s Labor Revolution

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Four major changes in Virginia’s labor laws delayed at the beginning of the COVID-19 recession will all take effect May 1. All were approved by the 2020 General Assembly once Democrats controlled both legislative chambers and then delayed at the … Continue reading →

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Subsidies for Electric Cars, Buses and Charging Will Accompany TCI’s Taxes and Rationing

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

The ultimate goal of the Transportation and Climate Initiative with its tax and rationing scheme is to eliminate fossil fuels for transportation and get us into electric vehicles.  That is something advocates have admitted and critics have pointed out.  While Virginia TCI participation is on … Continue reading →

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Northam Compromise Still Taxes Most PPP Money That Saved Jobs

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

A week ago, Governor Ralph Northam’s Administration was adamant that it would be unfair, in fact a double tax benefit, to allow Virginia employers with forgiven Paycheck Protection Plan loans to also deduct any expenses used to qualify for forgiveness. This week, … Continue reading →

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Will Virginia Reject American Federalism?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Michael C. Maibach

During the 1788 New York ratification convention, anti-federalists opposed the new Constitution “for lack of a Bill of Rights”. Alexander Hamilton replied, “The Constitution is itself in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS” (Federalist … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s New Political Landscape

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Jim Bacon

So, where do yesterday’s elections leave us? We don’t know who won the presidential election, and we probably won’t know for days, if not weeks. Still, we can draw some meaningful conclusions. Virginia remains a solid blue state. The Democrats’ political … Continue reading →

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