After talking for months in general terms about impending budget cuts, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announced today a more detailed plan to address a $973 million revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year, which runs through 2009. About $400 million will come from the “Revenue Stablization Fund,†but the rest is mostly coming through spending reductions and state agency cuts.
And now for the coolest news of the day. We used to have, on our property, a big area of young trees and briars and weeds. Now, that area has been cleared. By goats!
Obama gets benefit concerts from The Boss, yet McCain’s “Straight Rock Express” breaks down?
During the time slotted for a televised debate last night, Tom Perriello had all the time he wanted for an opening statement, closing statement and all the questions in between.
In a town that loves its organics and all-naturals, and is stuffed to the gills with supermarkets, one of our least-froufrou grocery chains is making a bid for the gourmet granola crowd. That would be Food Lion, the store you’ve formerly known to occupy a rung on the grocery ladder that’s slightly below Giant and a tick above I.G.A. In other words, nothing fancy.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin are coming to Virginia next Monday, October 13.
At a panel on election cartooning this past weekend, a member of the audience asked whether we’d be at a loss for material if Obama wins. He corrected himself: “Or I should say, when Obama wins.”
Accolades for Charlottesville just keep on coming. This time, Black Enterprise magazine has announced the “20 Best Places to Retire†and Charlottesville ranks second, behind Durham, North Carolina.
Unlike the first debate, in which the candidates seemed more or less evenly matched, I’d say Obama pretty solidly topped McCain this time around. Obama’s answers just seemed clearer and more down to earth. McCain came off as, well, dated.
The Charlottesville Housing and Redevelopment Authority (CHRA) has hit yet another hurdle. Its executive director, Noah Schwartz, has resigned, reports The Daily Progress.