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Category Archives: Government Reform
Let’s Kill the Death Tax and Sell the ABC Stores!
Killing the death tax once and for all will create about 39,000 jobs here in Virginia and privatizing the ABC stores will enable us to pour money into our deteriorating road network. We need action on both of these proposals. Continue reading
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Time to Step It Up on Privatization in Virginia
The Commonwealth is generally regarded as a pioneer and early adopter in the privatization of various state government programs and functions. However, given the pace at which other states are moving forward with privatization initiatives large and small, Virginia policymakers will need to step up their game. Continue reading
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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
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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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