As our nation seems to be slowly moving out of recession, it is important that our next Governor continue to job creating focus that Governor […]
Mike Thompson
Michael Thompson was Founder of the Thomas Jefferson Institute, starting the non-profit after twenty years as owner of his own marketing company in Springfield, Virginia. During eleven of these years he was also president of a family owned group of furniture stores in Georgia.
He was very active in national, state and local politics as well as a number of community organizations, commissions, and committees. He was the Past Chairman of the Virginia Leadership Council for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and served as Vice Chairman of the award-winning Fund for American Studies.
Mr. Thompson passed away in September, 2019 after an almost year-long battle against leukemia.
“The Cuccinelli Plan of tax cuts, limiting the growth of the General Fund, and eliminating preferential tax treatment for specific industries in return for a […]
Passage of the new transportation bill shifts the debate from a question of “Where are we going to get the money?” to “How are we […]
Regardless of how one feels about the recent transportation law, all agree it will pour over $1 billion of year into Virginia’s aging transportation infrastructure […]
Following General Assembly approval of Governor McDonnell’s transportation plan and its accompanying tax changes, the Thomas Jefferson Institute released an updated version of the it’s […]
The Thomas Jefferson Institute has released its analysis of the Governor’s Transportation Plan and an alternative plan crafted by the Institute. The paper, “A Transportation […]