The two-year state budget has been put to bed by the General Assembly. Agreeing with Governor McDonnell to not raise taxes as former Governor Tim […]
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.
As the crafting of the bi-annual state budget enters its final stages, there are several items the governor and the budget negotiators could look at […]
The General Assembly is struggling with how to close another $2 billion in the next two year budget. Here are some ways to do it […]
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Government should use the current economic recesion to re-evaluate its purpose, prioritize its programs, re-structure its employee compensation and permanently restrict the growth of future […]
Government should use the current economic recession to re-evaluate its purpose, prioritize its programs, re-structure its employee compensation and permanently restrict the growth of future […]