The Wonk Salon, June 14, 2011

Benchmarking Virginia
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
JLARC compares Virginia to the other states on 34 measures of demographic, economic and fiscal performance. Lots of raw material for public policy junkies.

VCU Meets Performance Standards
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Virginia Commonwealth University met all but one of 17 performance standards in its most recent review. The university fell short on “affordability.”

Want to Do Business with the State? You’ll Have to E-Verify
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
State agencies don’t do much to ensure that contractors hire only employees authorized to work in the United States. But they soon will be required to use the federal E-Verify system.