Some state lawmakers want to drop the requirement that legal notices of government proposals and actions be printed in newspapers. Here's why that's a bad idea.
As ugly as the Republican primaries have been, the rise of Mitt Romney has provided a great public service in dramatically illustrating that the tax system in the U.S. (and Virginia) is unfair and slanted to benefit the wealthy.
What the mentally disabled need are dedicated state and federal funding streams for hospital beds, more low-income housing, more reimbursement to private providers, more state oversight of private providers, and heavy fines when there are violations.
An exhibit compassionately displays the contradictions of a nation that was founded on the lofty ideals of liberty and freedom while it relied slavery.
U.S. Park police commanders have decided, after four months of hand wringing, that it might be time to enforce the law against camping in McPherson Square.
A perpetual standstill in state chambers over essentially procedural matters seems destined to become the norm over the exception this session, given the smoldering attitudes these days on both sides of the aisle in Richmond.