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Assembly and Spanberger Made Zero Progress on Virginia Energy Challenges

By Steve Haner, In advance of the 2025 election, the Jefferson Forum outlined in this June commentary the energy challenges facing Virginia.  New Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) an...

Potentially Disastrous Legislative Brinksmanship

by Ali Ahmad One of the most striking themes from last Wednesday’s reconvened session was the widespread rejection of Governor Spanberger‘s recommendations. Legislative Information...

Dominion’s Fantasy PIPP Application Should Be Rejected or Resubmitted

by Steve Haner Dominion Energy Virginia has asked the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to allow it to begin collecting the cost of a low-income energy subsidy program, adding a s...

Another SCC Warning That VCEA Will Fail and Cost a Fortune

By Steve Haner, The Virginia State Corporation Commission, consisting of three judges all picked by the General Assembly while Democrats were in control, has delivered another ster...

The Many Ways to Measure Virginia’s Electricity Poverty

By Steve Haner, Is Virginia really the number one importer of electricity, the state most dependent upon others to keep the lights on and the servers humming?  Yes and no. The go-t...

The Budget Clock is Ticking and It is not Getting Any Easier

by Dick Hall-Sizemore Due to economic development announcements and actions by Governor Spanberger, the job of the General Assembly negotiators on the biennial budget just got hard...

Fuel Price Spike Hits Your Dominion Bill Next. Pow!

By Steve Haner, The typical Dominion Energy Virginia electric bill could rise another $22 this summer to cover the rising cost of the fuel it uses and the cost of its purchased pow...

Shentel Completes Broadband Project in Franklin County

The $32 million project was partially funded through a Virginia state broadband program.

The Source of All Evil: Data Centers!

Jefferson Forum’s President Derrick Max puts out a Sunday morning summary that only some of you probably see, and I cannot really link to it for you. But today’s email had a useful...

Natural Gas Dominates PJM’s Future Plans

by Steve Haner And the winner, again, is natural gas.  The 13-state PJM Interconnection regional electricity market announced this week that it has reopened its process for adding...

With Virginia Back In, RGGI Futures Price Tops $41 Per Ton

by Steve Haner Virginia’s impending return to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has driven up the price for carbon credits in the multistate cap-and-trade system’s seco...

Spanberger Pushing for July Return to RGGI and Its Carbon Tax

By Steve Haner, The Abigail Spanberger Administration has told an energy industry publication that it plans to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by July, in time to par...

On Permitting, Delaware's Democratic Governor Gets Praise from Conservative Analyst

Governor is trying to reduce state's permitting backlog.

Will Union “Dues Skimming” Come to Virginia?

By Chris Braunlich, There are many reasons why Governor Abigail Spanberger should veto the collective bargaining bill headed to her desk, a bill requiring local and state governmen...

Gerrymander Day: the Closing Arguments

Virginia Democrats have a massive spending advantage and a terrible argument. by Shaun Kenney Most of the yelling and spending is over. The good news is that the “no” campaign will...

Environmental Highlights from Virginia's 2026 Legislative Session

During the 2026 legislative session, Virginia's General Assembly passed an avalanche of new environmental legislation. The Assembly introduced over 200 bills related to the environ...

A Consequential Fight

by James C. Sherlock Michael Martz of the Richmond Times-Dispatch published an excellent report April 15 detailing the three-way fight among Governor Abigail Spanberger and various...

$143K Grant to Help Create Farrell Finance Director Position

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Department of Community and Economic Development has approved a $143,687 matching grant for the city of Farrell to establish a full-time finance director posi...

Giving Del. voters the final say in Constitutional Amendments - new legislation

Spanberger in Full

Now we’re getting somewhere. by Gordon C. Morse Turns out Virginia may have a governor, after all. You always wonder how long it will take before they get mad. Being inundated with...

Why it matters: New legislation would codify Del. Economic and Financial Advisory Council

Two former Delaware elected officials known for their approach to responsible budgeting may be permanently honored with their names on legislation.

The Governor Strikes Back

by Dick Hall-Sizemore In addition to previously announced vetoes of high-profile bills with Democrat sponsors (Fairfax casino, skill games, and public employee collective bargainin...

Governor Spanberger Delivers on Energy Affordability, Blazing a Path for State Leaders Nationwide

RICHMOND, Virginia — Yesterday Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of energy bills that will help lower Virginians’ electricity bills, strengthen grid reliability, and boost...

Client Alert: Virginia Data Center Tax Reform – Key Implications for Real Estate Developers

Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly session produced significant new legislation reshaping the data center development landscape. Of 61 data center-related bills considered, 15 were s...