Virginia joins states in anti-federal government bills
Virginia delegates are shaking their fists at the federal government by adding to a crop of anti-government legislation sprouting around the country.
A bill aiming to duck out of federal healthcare reform has been approved by Virginia’s general assembly, while similar legislation has been filed in at least 30 other states, according to the Washington-based nonprofit [...]
New film credits could lose money for Virginia
Virginia could begin courting Hollywood wealth with new film incentives shown to hurt the budgets of some other states.
At the suggestion of Gov. Bob McDonnell, the state House and Senate have approved similar bills that would return 15 to 20 percent of direct production costs back to companies that choose to film in Virginia. For [...]
States seek to buck federal health care reform
By Seth McLaughlin, Old Dominion Watchdog
The Republican-controlled Utah House this month approved a measure that aims to put the brakes on federal health care reform, making it the latest legislative body to challenge the reach of the federal government.
Over the warnings from the legislature’s attorneys that the bill might be unconstitutional, the House passed [...]
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