Delegates Jimmie Massie (R-Henrico), Algie Howell (D-Norfolk) and Tag Greason (R-Loudoun) have introduced legislation (HB 2314) creating a new tax credit program to improve education for at-risk children. Corporations will be able to contribute to scholarship foundations and receive a 70 percent tax credit. In turn, those scholarship organizations must...
December 2010 could well go down as a dramatically important month in modern Virginia history. Here’s why …
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School board members frequently say that they could accomplish the same things successful charter schools do – more, in fact – if only they had the flexibility. A law like the “Red Tape Reduction Act” would give them that chance. In short, it makes a bargain with local school districts:...
In the first round of legal maneuverings against President Obama’s health care law, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has gained the upper hand. But the lawsuit is about more than just the health care law — its about the role of government and the constitutional limitations placed on it. Attorney General...