As Virginians go to the polls, here are some of the issues at stake — and some solutions that ought to be considered.
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The Council for Virginia’s Future can be a real opportunity for changing the way government works. But is it becoming merely a lost opportunity?
New Orleans kids aren’t the only ones suffering from disaster. Nearly 20,000 Virginia students suffer from schools that just aren’t doing the job. Here’s one […]
Virginia is headed for a $2 billion surplus. If its going to be spent, let’s spend it on one-time projects that won’t add to the […]
Virginia’s budget is incomprehensible to citizens and legislators. Yet, the General Assembly refuses to make it understandable, and Governor Warner has yet to produce a […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted local governments the power to condemn private property and award it to a higher bidder if the redevelopment would […]
Virginians should insist that government programs accomplish what they set out to do by measuring results. Here’s why it matters.
Your home is your castle, right? It was until June 23, 2005. That’s the day the Supreme Court gave local government broad powers for eminent […]
Some parts of the education bureaucracy would like nothing better than to see educational standards and the federal No Child Left Behind Act go away. […]