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Charlottesville Right Now: 5-17-10 Bob Holsworth

Bob Holsworth of Virginia Tomorrow joined Coy to discuss Virginia politics. This week on the show:

  • UVA attorneys continue to fight Attorney General Ken Cucinelli’s request for information on papers from the former state climatologist. What does this mean for academic freedom? Bob and Coy discuss.
  • What’s the relationship between stripping and the potential privatization of Virginia’s ABC stores? Bob explains.
  • A look at Virginia’s new transportation secretary, Sean Connaughton,
  • The Virginian-Pilot reported this week about a major conflict of interest regarding the head of Virginia’s National Guard



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Charlottesville Right Now: 5-14-10 Candace Smith

Architect and former county Architectural Review Board member Candace Smith responded to the Free Enterprise Forum’s critical “Eye of the Beholder” report on the ARB and discussed requirements for the design of local buildings.

Neil Williamson, the executive director of the Free Enterprise Forum, was Coy’s guest on May 10, 2010.

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Charlottesville Right Now: 5-10-10 Bob Holsworth

Bob Holsworth, executive director of Virginia Tomorrow, joins Coy Barefoot once a week to talk state politics. This week on the show:

  • Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli seeks documents from the former UVA climatologist alleging fraud over climate change. How does this position him for the 2013 elections?
  • Cities across the Commonwealth held elections last week, and Bob has a review.
  • Will Virginia choose to drill off the coast in the wake of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
  • Who will run the Republican nomination for the 5th District? Bob describes the candidates.



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Neil Williamson calls for reform of ARB

A report from the Free Enterprise Forum is calling for reform of Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board (ARB). The non-partisan organization has released a 21-page report documenting what it describes as the ARB’s “unchecked expansion of regulatory power” in its nearly 20 years of existence.

[read more at Charlottesville Tomorrow]