Bacons Rebellion

What’s good about Virginia’s open records laws?

Unintended consequences and federal legislation go hand in hand. Just a few months out of the gate, Obamacare is already falling short of lofty promises; pushing at least one low-cost, Virginia-based insurance provider out of business.

Virginia is headed toward becoming a greener energy state, but must first master some headwinds blowing against many individual wind energy projects.

Virginia’s Board of Education needs to take risks to improve public education.

HOT lanes on I-95 and 495.

Everyone wants to feel like they are “pro-housing.” But, just what does that mean? Here’s an answer.

The wonderful “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money” statement attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen may be apocryphal, but it remains a prescient warning to our nation’s leaders.

The search warrant served on the JMU Breeze in the aftermath of JMU’s riot violated the the Federal Privacy Protection Act.

Virginia’s cities need to embrace the reality that quality of life is not merely an afterthought, but a key element in the development of creative cities.

The General Assembly adjourned the 2010 Regular Session on March 14th, 2010, after only a one day extension. Budget Conferees and Leaders claimed victory by closing the $4.2 billion revenue shortfall facing the Commonwealth without a tax increase. Of course, the definition of a fee or tax seems to be in the eye of the beholder. Regardless, anyone involved in the budget process will admit that it is complicated, insular and growing in unintended consequences due to the limited time available for evaluation and debate.