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Christine Kuglin: Virginia Faces Nearly $1B of Unfunded Debt Obligations
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Christine Kuglin: Virginia Faces Nearly $1B of Unfunded Debt Obligations

Christine Kuglin, Director of Truth in Accounting's Daniels College of Business, explains how Virginia's constitutionally-required "balanced budget" can be reconciled with the Commonwealth's billion-dollar debt burden. While some debt can be good, it also carries risk, such as when worker pensions are leveraged and tied to stocks and bonds.

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Could clean energy power a conservative win?
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Could clean energy power a conservative win?

Fmr. Del. Dave Ramadan (R-Loudoun) joins the Transition Team to discuss a measure in the COVID relief budget that has upset some school districts. Michael objects to the names of new judicial appointees not being published and Ramadan and Thomas explain the nuances of the judicial appointee system. Then they take a listener voicemail on whether Democrats should repeal the so-called Right to Work law.

The Team interviewed Ron Butler with Conservatives for Clean Energy. Their new poll reveals solar has bipartisan appeal, so why are some rural localities standing in the way?

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