tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post2261047121642224654..comments2024-03-18T17:04:51.721-07:00Comments on The Dixie Pig: VA State Police Funding Falls Off a CliffScott A. Surovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899160531211393625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post-85409831834561323562015-01-30T10:10:39.317-08:002015-01-30T10:10:39.317-08:00Like all budgetary matters, the Republican majorit...Like all budgetary matters, the Republican majority thinks they can get government on the cheap, until a crisis occurs. Then they look to blame the Governor, the weather, or anything distracting attention from their failure to properly fund government functions. Community colleges pay less than school teachers can earn, state employees have had pay cuts, not raises, when their benefits are factored into the calculation, and the state troopers are over worked and under paid. Business as usual for a Republican majority legislature. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com