May 28, 2008What, us worry? About transportation?The governor has called a special session of the General Assembly beginning June 23 to try again to resolve transportation funding shortfalls. But the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a new Commonwealth Poll shows transportation isn't the biggest worry on Virginians' minds. In fact, it ranks fourth among Democrats and Republicans. Schools, jobs and the environment are the biggest concerns among Democrats; schools, illegal immigration and jobs, ranked in that order, worry Republicans the most. Maybe everyone should be worried that, without enough money for roads, the General Assembly will be sorely tempted in the years ahead to dip into the state's general fund, from whence state school funding comes. |
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May 28, 2008
What, us worry? About transportation?
The governor has called a special session of the General Assembly beginning June 23 to try again to resolve transportation funding shortfalls. But the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a new Commonwealth Poll shows transportation isn't the biggest worry on Virginians' minds. In fact, it ranks fourth among Democrats and Republicans. Schools, jobs and the environment are the biggest concerns among Democrats; schools, illegal immigration and jobs, ranked in that order, worry Republicans the most.
Maybe everyone should be worried that, without enough money for roads, the General Assembly will be sorely tempted in the years ahead to dip into the state's general fund, from whence state school funding comes.
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[May 28, 2008 3:57 PM]
JoshEvery time the RT or Governor Kaine advocates expanded pre-K or any other non-essential program, you're placing it ahead of transportation.
Remember that.