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 bring in higher taxes. But will state law change to protect Virginians’ property rights?
... Virginians should insist that government programs accomplish what they set out to do by measuring results. Here’s why it matters.
... If you discovered the local grocery store had overcharged you, you’d demand a refund. Isn’t it time to do the same with state government?
... House Republicans are exploring new ideas for reforming state government. Will they finally have allies?
... 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 domain anytime your home is needed for “economic development.” Particularly disturbing is that the Virginia Supreme Court has the same issue before it now, and...
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. But a refusal to make mid-course corrections may threaten this educational reform even more.
... Virginia’s economy and the state’s tax revenues are set to grow faster than the national average. So isn’t it time to tuck some away in a Rainy Day Fund, give some back to the taxpayers, and invest the rest in needed infrastructure?
... The Sugar Lobby stands in the way of a trade agreement with Central America that would help Virginia’s economic growth. Here’s what it could mean for the Old Dominion.
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Spending Without Managing
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 promised overhaul. Isn’t it time to make the budget a management tool?
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