In his first year in office, Ken Cuccinelli demonstrated a knack for busting the traditional bounds of an attorney general. Health care? Carbon emissions? Abortion clinics? Gay rights? Cuccinelli craftily found ways to insert himself into each issue with his own lawsuits, rulings, and interpretations. Down in Richmond, some Democratic lawmakers are trying a new strategy to wall off Cuccinelli’s reach: Cut away his powers. Read this week’s cover story, on Cuccinelli’s pursuit of the big issues, right here, and don’t forget to leave comments.
