Bacon's Rebellion

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Were Herring’s Last Actions as AG Racist?

by James A. Bacon Attorney General Mark Herring wound up his last day in office today with an announcement that he is holding three more gas stations

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Todd Gilbert, Speaker of the House of Delegates by Dick Hall-Sizemore The 2022 General Assembly has gotten off to an inauspicious start. It started

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by James A. Bacon So, the University of Virginia bumped up its deadline for students, faculty and staff to get a COVID-19 booster shot to today, one

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VDH data breaking down the last year’s diagnosed cases by vaccination status. Note the recent radical change in the ratios. Click for larger

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Scott Braband by James A. Bacon A day after Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of two vocal opponents of Critical Race

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by James A. Bacon Signaling his intention to transform Virginia’s public school system, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced today the

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by Dick Hall-Sizemore Background During my research for the articles on state financial assistance for public education, I ran across a curious

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Libby Prison on Cary Street, Richmond, circa 1865. Photo credit: Flickr by James A. Bacon As a parting gift to Virginia, outgoing Attorney General

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Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, St. Paul, VA. Dominion Photo. by Steve Haner The economic decision on whether and when to cut and run from a

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by Chris Braunlich (Author’s Note: Eight years ago, we suggested incoming Governor Terry McAuliffe pursue a bold education funding reform that

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Robert Bobb to the rescue. Robert C. Bobb, a former Richmond city manager turned public-sector turnaround artist, pulled the City of Petersburg

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Dr. Marty Makary by Kerry Dougherty For the past several weeks, Glenn Youngkin has been busy appointing top members of his administration. One of the

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by James C. Sherlock Recommendations. Where to begin? First things first. Day one, as Governor-elect Youngkin likes to say… Stop the continued

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by James A. Bacon As the hours tick down on his term in office, Governor Ralph Northam is inclined to reflect upon his performance. In the limited

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by Dick Hall-Sizemore Note: This is the second installment of an overview and discussion of state financing of K-12 education in localities. Part 1