Kaine Pushes Restaurant Smoking Ban Again
Business and Tobacco Groups to Fight Mandatory Smoking Ban
Moran and Deeds Pick Up NOVA Endorsements
Barry Knight Wins Election to House
McQuinn Wins House Seat
SCHEV Says Colleges Should Raise Financial Aid
Loudoun Schools Chief Proposes Larger Classes and More Fees
Lynchburg Schools Weigh Possible Cuts
Uranium Discussion Heats Up
The origin of this bill actually came from a social gathering and a call from a college police officer.
A prof at GMU suggested to me that profs who have a concealed carry permit, should be allowed to carry their weapons on campus. It had not occurred to me that they were under such a liability.
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McAuliffe to Announce Run for Governor
McAuliffe’s Outsider Status
Kaine and GOP Set To Tangle in Assembly Session
Faith Based Lobbying Groups Ready Assembly Agenda
Roanoke Area Delegation Seeks State Funding Share for Regional Jail
Knight is the Favorite for Suit’s Seat, Would Become Assembly’s Second Farmer
Virginians 65 and Over to Double by 2030
GOP legislative reactions to Governor Kaine’s proposals addressing the anticipated revenue shortfall deserve mixed reviews. Very little was reported about any evaluation of the specifics of the reductions, including layoffs and delayed raises for state employees. We are left for now to speculate about Republican opinions as to precisely where the axe falls, except that [...]
I read recently that applications to the University of Virginia are up 18% over this time last year. It’s no surprise. In an economic downturn, Virginia’s flagship public universities are looking mighty attractive to students and parents who might have considered going private when times were flush.
I have spoken with a number of Assembly members from Northern Virginia in [...]
If you’re going to ask for a favor, I guess you should make it a big one. The Washington Post reports this morning that Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio recently called President-Elect Obama’s Chief of Staff and left this message on his answering machine.
”Rahm, it’s Ted. You’ve never failed me and I need five billion.”
Economic [...]
In the next post on Virginia Tomorrow, former Delegate Barnie Day offers his views on what Governor Kaine and the General Assembly should do to address the budget shortfall.
I am very interested in making Virginia Tomorrow a home for reasoned, informed and forceful discussion and debate about the issues we face in the Commonwealth. I [...]
It doesn’t take a Nobel economist to make the case against raising the gas tax when gas is somewhere north of $4 a gallon, and climbing. The average ten year old can do it.
The logic blurs considerably when the price is $1.57 (Virginia’s current average for regular gasoline) and you throw in a $3 billion [...]