State’s Retirement System Needs Repair

Feb. 16, 2012 Thomas Jefferson Institute StaffEconomy, State Government

(This column ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 13, 2012.) Frantically, many Virginia Retirement System (VRS) stakeholders have asked me: “Are we really […]

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Virginia General Assembly Should Should Implement Voter I.D. Law

Feb. 2, 2012 Thomas Jefferson Institute StaffState Government

There’s an old Chicago saying, “Vote Early and vote often.” Most of us laugh it off as a comment of a bygone era when city […]

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A Blueprint for Fixing Virginia

Jan. 4, 2012 Mike ThompsonDocuments, State Government, Tax Reform

By: Michael W. Thompson (This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on December 28, 2011) As the members of the General Assembly prepare […]

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Virginia Unfairly Competes with the Private Sector

Oct. 27, 2011 Thomas Jefferson Institute StaffNews, Regulation, State Government

I am typically not a big fan of federal government policies, but when they are more pro-business than the State of Virginia’s policies one has […]

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Divesting Virginia’s Liquid Assets: The Rationale for ABC Privatization, Part 1

Aug. 18, 2010 Thomas Jefferson InstituteFeature, JPJ Archive, State Government

Paradigm shifts are tough in government. This helps to explain some of the myths and confusion on the subject of privatizing Virginia’s ABC monopoly, and […]

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Huge Opportunities for Our Incoming Governor

Dec. 2, 2009 Thomas Jefferson InstituteFeature, JPJ Archive, State Government

The current recession is not likely to end quickly. A total “remake” of state and local government is required in face of this new reality. […]

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