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Minimum Wage Bill: SB 7
Whenever a piece of legislation impacts the Biennial Budget, the Department of Planning and Budget issues its estimated costs so that legislators can
WSJ: Union Membership Down Again
The Wall Street Journal reported that union membership was down once again last year. "The number of union members fell by 170,000 in 2019—a year when
Right to Work Bill Introduced
Sen. Dick Saslaw has introduced a repeal of Virginia's Right to Work Law, SB 426, called the "Fair Share Fees" bill. You can find the summary at the
Health Care Costs Are Like a Tax
Two economists from Princeton, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, surmise that "America’s sky-high health-care costs are so far above what people pay in
Endorsing Redistricting Reform
On December 17, 2019, during their Annual Meeting, the Virginia FREE Board of Directors endorsed, without opposition, the constitutional amendment
America’s Population Growth Declined, and We Should Pay Attention
American's population growth slowed during the last ten years, and this opinion piece in the Washington Post suggests that it's not a good thing for
Recent Polling
Ahead of the Virginia General Assembly nominations, the generic ballot test over at Real Clear Politics shows somevolatility with Politico/Morning
11 Most Important Nominations in Virginia
Virginia FREE's ranking of the most important nomination contests is based upon those races which will show the direction of the two major political