The July 10, 2006, edition of Bacon’s Rebellion is now online. Columns and features include:
CDAs, TIFs and TDMs
Lawmakers are overlooking a huge source of revenue to underwrite new transportation projects — the increase in property values made possible by the transportation improvements themselves.
by James A. Bacon
Connecting the Crescent
The Northern Virginia economic engine isn’t powering growth only in metro Washington, it’s creating jobs in Hampton Roads and Richmond, too. Politicians need to get with the program.
by Doug Koelemay
Burned Out
The story of Bill Downey, a Fauquier County supervisor who declined to run for re-election, is more than the tale of one man’s frustration: It’s emblematic of spreading dysfunction as non-urban communities begin to urbanize.
by E M Risse
Ozzie and Harriet School Funding
It’s time to overhaul arcane educational funding formulas that might have worked in the ’50s but create endless red tape today. Dollars should “follow the child” to his or her public school.
by Chris Braunlich
Hold on to Your Wallets!
GOP delegates are bragging that they held the line against new tax increases. They are either disingenuous or too naïve to realize that the next tax increase has been set in motion.
by Phillip Rodokanakis
Marriage A,B,Cs
There are good reasons for Virginia to define marriage as between a man and a woman. It is the best institution yet devised for raising healthy, productive citizens.
by James Atticus Bowden
Nice & Curious Questions
Blasts from the Past: Virginia’s Drive-In Theaters
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs
Blogology
Too Conservative: Vince Harris
by Conaway Haskins
