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Va. ‘cul-de-sac ban’ named a top idea of 2009
New regulations in Virginia that deny road funding to subdivisions with too many cul-de-sacs was named one of the year’s most ingenious ideas by the New York Times magazine
Read More »State offers amnesty to tax evaders
Is your business behind on its corporate income taxes? How about retail sales tax? The tax man is going to give you a break. Gov. Tim Kaine announced Monday a tax amnesty program that
Read More »Kaine urges all to work from home Aug 3
This week Gov. Tim Kaine declared Monday August 3 to be Telework Day. Businesses and employees can pledge to work remotely from their homes on the Telework Exchange website. The goal is to reduce
Read More »Republicans say Kaine fumbled deal with Apple
Republican Party Chairman Pat Mullins pointed the finger at Governor Tim Kaine today for letting an Apple datacenter bypass Southside Virginia
Read More »Thousands of Virginians to receive free Microsoft training
At a time when more and more Virginians are looking for work, the state has partnered with Microsoft to provide free technology training to some of the unemployed
Read More »Governor Kaine wants rail in Richmond
High-speed rail in Richmond chugs closer to reality. Gov. Tim Kaine met with Vice President Biden at the White House yesterday to discuss regional high-speed rail and tried to secure some of the $8
Read More »Home builders call cul-de-sac rules a dead end
It’s the end of the road for the cul-de-sac. New regulations will greatly reduce the number of the bulbous-ending streets allowed in neighborhoods, and Virginia home builders say the move will hamper their business.
Read More »Op/Ed Mortgaging Our Children’s Future
The rational response when someone says, “sign this, no need to read it, just sign it, SIGN IT NOW,” is to drop the pen, slowly back away, and then run. It’s unfortunate that the
Read More »Food Banks Hungry for More Funding
Area food banks are struggling with increasing demand for services. After asking the state for $1 million in emergency funding, the Federation of Virginia Food Banks is preparing for an unprecedented amount of need
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