Contacts in the the University News Office. If the House of Delegates and Virginia Senate can't agree on the car tax, perhaps they can pass budget bills to provide pay raises without mentioning that pesky little item. That possibility moved closer Tuesday to consideration by the House Appropriations Committee after Del. V. Earl Dickinson, D-Mineral, and several colleagues introduced piecemeal budget bills to provide raises and unfreeze college construction projects. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch Get your act together on the budget, speakers told state legislators at four public hearings around the state last night.
Ethical concerns abound.
The surroundings are lavish, the hosts who pay the tab are a mystery, and the names of those attending a secret. Welcome to a junket for federal judges. But there are ways for judges to gain expertise without sacrificing their appearance of independence. The Federal Judicial Center offers tax-funded programs. Part of the reason appears to be that traditional pension plans typically include early retirement incentives and an accrual formula in which earnings peak then decline.