Governor Northam Should Consider Amending, Delaying Bills that Hurt Small Business
In the worlds of business and government, there’s an old saw about known unknowns and unknown unknowns. There’s a cowboy holed up in a cabin. He looks out the window with a rifle, watching for cattle rustlers in the hills. He knows they’re out there, but he doesn’t know where. These are known unknowns. Then […]
Will Virginia Open the Pandora’s Box of Public Employee Unions?
Introducing collective bargaining for public employees in Virginia is akin to opening Pandora’s economic box on responsible spending and financial flexibility. Public-sector unions represent an inherent conflict of interest. The purpose of unions is to collectively pressure employers to give in to demands for higher wages and better worker benefits. In the public sector, however, […]
Virginia Democrats: Helping Workers Straight to the Unemployment Office
Virginia Democrats are committed to fighting for workers’ rights—even if that means chasing away the businesses that employ them in the first place. After years of policies making Virginia one of the most attractive states for businesses in the United States, Democrats threaten to drive away job creators coming to the Commonwealth by increasing the […]