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Category Archives: Government Reform
Reform of Local Public Finance in Virginia
Virginia’s system of local public finance provides an indirect subsidy to development and harms efforts to preserve open space. This, the first part of a series on the topic, looks specifically at how educational funds are distributed and the perverse incentives the method creates. Continue reading
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Update on Citizen Outrage!
Soon to be state law would prevent citizens from being fined when they exercise their freedom of speech, even if it is to remove a public official from office, but the citizens of Gloucester still face steep fines. Continue reading
Posted in Government Reform, Transparency
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Doing More with Less: From Fairfax to the Feds
Fairfax County needs to follow the lead of states and municipalities from far and wide and begin to apply a Yellow Pages test to its own operations. Continue reading
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Flying Blind Does Not Serve Taxpayers
In order to implement and measure the effectiveness of the programs proposed by President Obama and Governor Kaine we need a better understanding of our land. The US and Virginia both need better maps. Continue reading
Posted in Government Reform, State Government, Technology
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Turning Tea Party Passion Into Action
The tea partiers have a point. Spending is out of control. Twice in the past we have organized blue ribbon commissions to control the size of government and cut wasteful spending. We need to do it again. Continue reading
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