Today marked the public launch of the Better Choices for Virginia Coalition. The Coalition is “a diverse group of Virginians committed to a stable and prosperous Commonwealth.” Comprised of 27 Virginia organizations from public advocacy groups to business groups to think-tanks, the coalition is still growing. For more information on Better Choices for Virginia, visit the website.
The Better Choices campaign represents a desire to shift away from a “cuts-only” approach that further throws Virginia off balance without reasonable, thoughtful attempts to increase revenue in order to protect the diverse and numerous Virginians who have been harmed by destructive cuts in spending. This morning, the Better Choices Coalition held a press conference to launch itself as a power in this conversation.
Members of the Virginia PTA, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, Henrico County School Division, and Mental Health America of Virginia provided both stories and hard facts in an effort to gain support for the coalition and its purpose of “protecting Virginia’s future prosperity.” Virginia is at risk of depriving students of quality education, the ill of medication and care, and every Virginian of a long term plan designed to protect against the one-sidedness of a cuts-only approach. For Michael Cassidy’s editorial calling for a shift in approach that includes balance and new revenue, visit The Virginian-Pilot online.
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