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By Ann KaiserVirginia Statehouse News

Virginia has been on board with pota-toes since 1982, literally.But even though Virginia’s two boards

on potatoes have operated the same way or the past three decades, potato arms

cover only one-sixth o the land they once did.

“In 1970 there were 30 thousand acreso potatoes on the eastern shore, a ew inthe Virginia Beach area, and I would say

or past 10 years, there’s about ve thou-sand acres being grown in Virginia,” saidDavid Hickman, Vice-Chair o the IrishPotato Board.

“So the number is ar ewer, but orlast ten years, acreage has been pretty steady.”

Despite the change, the seven memberboards work to bolster Virginia’s $15 to$25 million potato industry in their ownways.

Te State Seed Board – created in 1982– acilitates the inspection o all potatoseeds, while the Irish potato Board – es-tablished 12 years later – unds the “pro-motion, research and education” o Vir-ginia potatoes.

Te potato boards are two o the state’s347 that are being reviewed as part o Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Commission onGovernment Re orm and Restructuring– aimed at reducing government redun-dancy and creating e ciency – that willmake its recommendations or reduc-tions and cuts to the governor at their

nal meeting mid-September.So does Virginia need two boards onpotatoes?

Brothers Phil and David Hickman, co-owners o Dublin arms, think so. Phil,

a member o the State Seed Board, saidthat they have always been separate enti-ties, and that it would not be necessary to combine the two because they havedi erent unctions.

Te State Seed Board “[makes] surethe each seed load coming into Virginiameets certain standards according to theVirginia State Seed Law” he said. “Occa-sionally certain variety o seed will be inshort supply, and the board may have tomake exceptions so armers can get whatthey need.”

David Hickman said the Irish PotatoBoard aims at increasing quality andpreventing disease as well as advertis-ing the produce. E orts include undingprojects through the Virginia ech re-search station as well as posting ads orVirginia potatoes in trade magazines andsponsoring contests at grocery storesthat eature Virginia potatoes.

“A Pro essor at Virginia ech researchstation will submit projects or our con-sideration based on grower input. Tey always have a variety trial and are alwayslooking or new version that is adapted

to [Virginia’s] growing conditions. Tey are always looking or the per ect redpotato that will be early but still have bigred color and will hold its skin, becausethat’s the problem.”

All o the projects o the Irish PotatoBoard potatoes are been unded by ex-cise taxes, which means that the armerstax themselves or every 100 pounds o potatoes sold, generating between $10and $12 thousand per year.

But money collected by either potatoboard ends there. Aside rom compen-sation that members get or travelling tomeetings, no member has a salary, andthe State Seed Board is not unded atall.

Potato armers even had to pay or seedinspection until the law was changed ve years ago.

“Be ore growers had to pay or the in-spection, which ran about $40 to $50per load, but because the Department o

Agriculture does not charge or soybeanwheat seed [inspection], our potato seedwas the only type being inspected thatthere was a charge,” said Phil Hickman.

Te Irish Potato Board meets twice a

year, while the seed board meets once,said David Hickman. Te ormer deter-mines projects and unding or the yearand at the end o the production seasonto evaluate previous crop. Te latterconvenes in rst part o December be-

ore the seeds start arriving at the end o January.

Virginia is one o the smaller summerpotato producers, but a small edge onthe industry because o their summergrowing time said David Hickman.

“We t in just at the end o the summerdeal when there are only a ew areas thathave reshly dug potatoes,” he said. “Wehave a pretty good market window or

our weeks … rom early June throughend o July. Tat’s our niche.”

And while the ate o these two boardsmay still be in the hands o the governor,Phil Hickman said that he doesn’t thinkthe potato industry is going anywhere.

He said “I would be surprised i it grew,but I think we have an opportunity or itto be a really stable part o the shore.”

Digging into Virginia’s potato boards

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• On Sept. 27, 1540, in Rome, the Society of Jesus receives its charter from Pope Paul III.The Jesuit order played an important role in theCounter-Reformation and eventually succeededin converting millions around the world to Ca-tholicism.

• On Oct. 2, 1780, 31-year-old British Major John Andre is hanged as a spy by U.S. military forces.When Andre, an accomplice of Benedict Arnold,was captured on Sept. 23, incriminating paperswere found in his boot. The papers revealed that

U.S. General Benedict Arnold, commander of West Point, had offered to surrender the strate-gic Hudson River fort to the British for a bribe of 20,000 pounds.

• On Oct. 1, 1908, the first production Model TFord is completed in Detroit. It had a 22 horse-power, four-cylinder engine, could go as fastas 40 mph and could run on gasoline or hemp-based fuel.

• On Sept. 28, 1941, the Boston Red Sox’s TedWilliams plays a double-header against the Phil-

adelphia Athletics on the last day of the regular season and gets six hits in eight trips to the plate,boosting his batting average to .406.

• On Sept. 30, 1954, the USS Nautilus, theworld’s first nuclear submarine, is commissionedby the U.S. Navy. It first ran under nuclear power on the morning of Jan. 17, 1955. The Nautiluscould remain submerged for almost unlimitedperiods because its atomic engine needed no air and only a very small quantity of nuclear fuel.

• On Sept. 29, 1988, Stacy Allison of Portland,Ore., becomes the first American woman toreach the summit of Mount Everest, which at29,035 feet above sea level is the highest pointon earth. About two dozen climbers died in at-tempts to reach the top of Everest in the 20thcentury.

• On Oct. 3, 1995, at the end of a sensationaltrial, former football star O.J. Simpson is ac-quitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of hisestranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. A majority of African Americans believed Simpson to be innocent of the crime, while white America was confident of his guilt.



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PICKS OF THE WEEK “Iron Man 2”(PG-13) -- Robert Downey Jr. returns asTony Stark, the billionaire weapons inventor who moon-lights as the superhero Iron Man. In this sequel, Starkfaces two major challenges: He must find an antidoteto the poisoning his body is receiving from the power supply in his chest, whilst thwarting the evil machina-tions of Russian genius Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke),who blames the Stark family for his father’s death. Thefilm has an awesome opening 30 minutes and the finalbattle between Iron Man and Vanko (and his army of Iron Man-inspired military robots) is a ton o’ fun.The problem is the middle of the film. Not only does itdrag, the reason is because director Jon Favreau wasforced by the studio to shoehorn a bunch of scenesinto the movie that’ll set up the 2012 “Avengers” flick.“Iron Man 2” could’ve been a solid summer action filmif Favreau had been left alone. Sadly, it’s only a greathalf-movie. “Party Down: Season Two”(Unrated) -- “PartyDown” is one of the funniest sitcoms you’ve probablynever watched (which is probably why it got canceled).The show centers around the exploits of a Hollywoodcatering company and the hilarious challenges it facesat each event. The ensemble cast features Ken Marino(“The State”), Lizzy Caplan, Jane Lynch (“Glee”), Me-gan Mullally (“Will & Grace”) and Martin Starr (“Freaksand Geeks”). If you enjoy shows like “Parks and Recre-ation,” “The Office” or “Community,” then you definitelyneed to check this out. “Ellery Queen Mysteries”(Unrated) -- “ElleryQueen” is one of those classic TV series that I never thought would be released on home video -- so imaginemy surprise and delight. This 1975 series, created byRichard Levinson and William Link (“Columbo,” “Mur-der She Wrote”), stars the brilliant Jim Hutton as Elleryand David Wayne as his father, police inspector RichardQueen, as they solve crimes in 1947 New York. Theshow followed the same formula as the classic shortstories, with every episode having Queen turn to the

camera right before the final commercial break to askthe TV audience if they knew whodunit. Despite its bril-liant writing and the endearing onscreen chemistry be-tween Hutton and Wayne, the show didn’t catch on with

the public and was canceled after only one season. It’sa shame, really, since “Ellery Queen” was just as muchfun to watch as “Columbo.”

WORTH A RENTAL “Get Him to the Greek”(Unrated) -- British come-dian Russell Brand reprises his character Aldous Snow,the debauched rock star from “Forgetting Sarah Mar-shall.” Jonah Hill co-stars as the record company flackcharged with transporting the besotted Brit from Lon-don to Los Angeles, where he is to perform a comebackshow. Some of the scenes are hilarious, but when thefilm tries to inject some seriousness, it just falls apart.It’s an uneven film, but I would definitely recommend it

as a rental -- if only to see the gut-busting funny perfor-mance of P-Diddy as Snow’s record company exec.

TV SERIES“Family Guy: Partial Terms of Endearment”“Scrubs” The Complete Ninth And Final Season“Rich Man, Poor Man” The Complete Collection“Survivor 3: Africa” The Complete Season“Survivor 4: Marquesas” The Complete Season“C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation” The Tenth Season“Superman/Batman: Apocalypse”“Top Gear” Complete Season 13“Legend of the Seeker” The Complete Second Season

“Paranormal State” The Complete Season Four “Midsomer Murders” Set 16“The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries” Set 2“Eden of the East” The Complete Series

Robert Downey Jr. (left) stars as Iron Man


Top 10 Pop SinglesThis Week ............. .............. .............. ....... Last Week1. Eminem feat. Rihanna..............................No. 1“Love the Way You Lie” (Web/Shady/Aftermath)2. Katy Perry..................................................No. 3“Teenage Dream” (Capitol)3. Taio Cruz...................................................No. 2“Dynamite” (Mercury)4. Enrique Iglsias feat. Pitbull......................No. 4“I Like It” (Universal Republic)5. Usher feat. Pitbull.....................................No. 5“DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” (LaFace)

6. Bruno Mars................................................No. 9“Just the Way You Are” (Elektra)7. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg...................No. 8“California Gurls” (Capitol)8. Mike Posner ..............................................No. 7“Cooler Than Me” (J)9. Swift .........................................................No. 14“Mine” (Big Machine)10. Ke$ha .....................................................No. 16“Take It Off” (Kemosabe/RCA)

Top 10 Albums

1. Katy Perry...........................................new entry“Teenage Dream” (Capitol)2. Fantasia ..............................................new entry“Back to Me” (RMG)3. Eminem......................................................No. 1“Recovery” (Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)4. Usher ..................................................new entry“Versus (EP) (LaFace)5. Little Big Town...................................new entry“The Reason Why” (Capitol Nashville)6. Kem............................................................No. 2“Intimacy: Album III” (Universal Motown)7. Justin Bieber .............................................No. 8

“My World 2.0” (SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island)8. Randy Rogers Band..........................new entry“Burning the Day” (MCA Nashville)9. Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs..No. 3“God Willin’ & The-Creek-Don’t-Rise” (RCA)

10.The Devil Wears Prada....................new entry“Zombie (EP)” (RCA)

Katy Perry

Top 10 Hot Country Singles

1. Blake Shelton ............................................No. 1“All About Tonight” (Reprise)2. Billy Currington........................................No. 3“Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” (Mercury)3. Keith Urban ...............................................No. 2“I’m In” (Capitol Nashville)4. Lady Antebellum.......................................No. 5“Our Kind of Love” (Capitol Nashville)5. Lee Brice...................................................No. 4“Love Like Crazy” (Curb)6. Uncle Kracker ...........................................No. 7“Smile” (Top Dog/Atlantic)7. Kenny Chesney.........................................No. 8“The Boys of Fall” (BNA)8. Josh Turner ...............................................No. 9“All Over Me” (MCA Nashville)9. Easton Corbin .........................................No. 10“Roll With It” (Mercury)10.Little Big Town ......................................No. 11“Little White Church” (Capitol Nashville)


Top 10 Video Rentals

1. Date Night (PG-13) Steve Carell2. Death at a Funeral (R) Chris Rock3. The Last Song (PG) Miley Cyrus4. The Bounty Hunter (PG-13) Jennifer Aniston5. Clash of the Titans (PG-13) Sam Worthington6. Furry Vengeance (PG) (Summit)7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Steve Zahn

8. Kick-Ass (R) Aaron Johnson9. Cop Out (R) Bruce Willis10. Repo Men (R) Jude LawTop 10 DVD Sales1. The Last Song (PG) (Buena Vista)2. Dexter: The Fourth Season (M) (Paramount)3. Date Night (PG-13) (20th Century Fox)4. Furry Vengeance (PG) (Summit)

5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) (20th Century Fox)6. Clash of the Titans (PG-13) (Warner)7. Death at a Funeral (R) (Sony)8. Kick-Ass (R) (Lionsgate)9. Dora the Explorer: Save the Day! (NR) Para-mount)10. One Tree Hill: The Complete 7th Season (NR)

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• Cut a clean shower curtain into twopieces and use them to protect floors atentranceways when you’re having badweather. They are easy to drag outsideand spray clean when the weather clears.

• Blend sweet, juicy fruits in a chopper or

blender and add to unsweetened plain yo-gurt for a healthy treat.

• “Electronic items like cameras and cellphones come with so many accessorycords these days. I store mine in snack-size plastic baggies. I write on a smallpiece of paper what the cord is for andthen stick that in the bag. The bags can bereused as electronic items are changedout, and although the cords all look the

same, you can tell instantly what each isfor.” -- U.L. in Maryland

• Use a paintbrush to dust wicker furniture.It can get into all the nooks and cranniesbetter than any cloth.

• To store cast-iron cookware, it must becompletely dry. It can still get scratchedup, though. Try inserting a paper plate be-tween stacked pans to protect the cooking

surface and to absorb any moisture.• “If you color your hair at home, try thishandy tip: Using petroleum jelly, lightlycoat your ears and your hairline -- twoplaces that usually get dye on them. Thiscan be easily washed off in the shower,and it will protect your skin.” -- E.F. in Ala-bama

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/oKing Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at [email protected].


S&H Green StampsQ: I have quite a collection of S&H Green Stamps.Can you tell me if they are still redeemable? -- B.C.,Ridgecrest, Calif. A: Trading stamps were introduced during the Victorianera. S&H Green Stamps were issued and collectedfrom about 1930 through the 1980s. The recessionof the 1970s decreased the use of trading stamps bymost merchants, and collecting them went into decline.The S&H stamps are valued at about $1.20 per 1,200stamps. To find out more and how to redeem them,contact S&H Stamps Processing Center, 1625 SouthCongress, Suite 200, Delray Beach, FL 33445.

Q: I have a large crock that is marked “Red WingUnion Stoneware Company, Redwing, Minnesota.”

Can you tell me anything about this type of pot-tery? -- Frances, Rio Rancho, N.M. A: The Red Wing Stoneware Company was foundedin 1877, and in 1894 joined with Minnesota StonewareCompany and North Star Stoneware Company to or-ganize a selling agency called the Union Stoneware

Company. All three of the potteries retained their ownnames and legal independencies.There are several excellent price guides. I especiallylike “Red Wing Pottery: Identification and Price Guide”by Mark F. Moran (Krause, $24.99). Also helpful is theRed Wing Collectors Society, Inc., 2000 West Main St.,Suite 300, Red Wing, MN 55066.

Q: I have a spoon featuring the image of the Palaceof Electricity at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Ihave been offered $75 for it. Should I hold out formore? -- Sue, Alton, Ill. A: I found your spoon referenced in the “1904 St. LouisWorld’s Fair Mementos and Memorabilia” by Robert

L. Hendershott. According to the author, your soon isworth in the $5 to $25 range, depending on conditionand desirability. The reverse of your spoon should bemarked “Extra Coin Silverplate. 4 3/16.”

READERS: When contacting anyone mentioned inthis column, it is considered good manners to alwaysinclude a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Most im-portantly, be patient. Some of the experts referencedare busy people and many do not answer their mailimmediately or in a timely fashion.

Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to thelarge volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.


1. Is the Book of Romans in the Old or New Testa-ment or neither?

2. From Exodus 34, who was frightened of a manwho came down a mountain with a shining face?Laban, Stephen, Aaron, Cornelius3. During a famine, who set out with another man to find grass to feed his horses and mules? Abishag, Ahab, Abner, Agrippa4. From Esther 7, who met his death on gallowshe built for another man? Herod, Haman, Peter,Ezekiel5. What charioteer rode to Jezreel to find King Jo-ram? Jehu, Omri, Naboth, Jethro6. From Acts 5, who fell dead after lying about aproperty deal? Nehemiah, Shimei, Levi, Ananias

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Aaron; 3) Ahab; 4) Haman;5) Jehu; 6) Ananias

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Deep in the Obama Bunker

Who is trapped in a deeper, more inacces-sible bunker? The 33 Chilean miners getting

food, water and messages from the outsideworld through a tiny borehole, or Rahm Eman-uel and the fellas at the White House who haveapparently not yet received word that the Amer-ican public is summoning itself for a shatteringrejection of the administration’s spending?

President Barack Obama floated another $50billion in infrastructure spending in a Labor Dayspeech in Milwaukee to union supporters aspart of his highly touted, long-delayed “pivot to jobs.” But this is not a pivot, let alone to jobs,and makes you wonder if the Obama team re-

alizes it’s not February 2009 anymore.The administration already lavished morethan $100 billion on infrastructure in its firststimulus bill. This new round of proposedspending is supposedly different because itwill be “fully paid for,” in Obama’s words, butCongress has been struggling to reauthorizethe transportation bill that expired more than ayear ago precisely because it’s so hard to cover its costs. As for jobs, only the handful of believ-ers in the “summer of recovery” will think thatanother shot of infrastructure will do anything

for the job market soon, if ever.The entire political-media establishment has

now awakened to the catastrophe awaitingDemocrats in the fall. A new CNN poll foundthat among independents, Republicans lead by

an outlandish 62 to 30. Among voters who dis-like both parties -- one in five voters -- Republi-cans now lead by 38 points. That’s a landslide,among voters who don’t even like them!

To beat back the coming wave, Obama isresorting to tactics and arguments that willonly augment it. He wants to write George W.Bush’s name onto the 2010 ballot, even thoughhe’s been safely retired back to Texas for twoyears. In a new NBC News/Wall Street Jour-nal survey, 58 percent think Republicans willpursue different policies from Bush. Obama’sinsistence otherwise smacks of backward-look-ing blame-shifting.

In Milwaukee, Obama congratulated himself on his campaigning ability. But his signaturestrength on the stump is derision. Obama is noteven pretending anymore to represent a differ-ent kind of politics. On anything not involvingforeign policy, it’s slashing partisanship all thetime. For the first time in the Washington Post/ ABC News poll, a majority says he has notbrought needed change to Washington, oncehis trademark promise.

Obama’s domestic program has becomeone enormous wedge issue, the classic defini-tion of which is anything that drives a “wedge”

between the bulk of the electorate and a pol-itician’s core supporters. While most peoplewant less of Obama’s program, his base wantsmore. Obama could ease off his spending totry to take the edge off the brewing backlash,but that would anger his supporters. Instead,he promises his union members yet more infra-structure projects. His new proposals for busi-ness tax breaks are paid for not with spendingcuts, but countervailing business tax increases,lest the left throw a fit.

Amidst a potentially historic revolt against the

status quo, the former agent of change offersonly more of the same.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.


1. Which band gave the Beatles the inspira-tion for the name of the group?2. Name the duo that released “Yesterday’sGone” and “A Summer Song.” Bonus for knowing the years.3. Name the only No. 1 hit by Styx. Bonus for

knowing the year and album name.4. How many U.S. No. 1 hits has SpandauBallet had?5. Which artist released “Blueberry Hill” in1956?6. Name the band where Lionel Richie got hisstart. When was that?

Answers1. Buddy Holly and the Crickets. After a num-ber of names, including Beetles, they settledon Beatles.

2. Chad & Jeremy, 1963 and 1964. The duostill tours and performs today.3. “Babe” (1979) was on the band’s “Corner-stone” album. In various incarnations of bandmembers, Styx is still performing.4. None. The group has only had one in theUK, a chart topper for “True,” both the singleand the album of the same name (1983). Theoriginal version of the song is six-minuteslong.5. Fats Domino. Born in New Orleans in 1928,Domino is active in Katrina-related benefits.

6. The Commodores, in 1968. He sang andplayed sax in the group until he went solo in1982. Richie’s writing resume includes “Lady,”done by Kenny Rogers.


• It was American author and philosopher EricHoffer who made the following sage observa-tion: “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitationof strength.” • If you were to have a perfectly dry mouth,you wouldn’t be able to taste a single thing.Researchers conducted an experiment inwhich they placed salt on a subject’s drytongue, and the subject reported absolutelyno taste at all. Once a drop of saliva was add-

ed, though, the taste came through clearly. • According to the makers of the Stetson, a10-gallon hat actually holds only about threequarts of liquid. • During the third century, Saint Lawrenceof Rome, a deacon to Pope Sixtus II, wasburned to death during a series of persecu-tions of priests and deacons. Legend has itthat while he was on the fire, he turned tohis executioners and said, “This side’s done;

turn me over and have a bite.” It was for thisreason that he was named the patron saint of butchers, roasters and comedians.

• The average robin reportedly has nearly3,000 feathers. Makes you wonder who didthe counting. • Most people probably are aware of the factthat Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the only American president who was elected to morethan two terms in office -- he served three fullterms and died during his fourth term in of-fice. Despite the fact that he was an incredi-bly popular president, however, in none of hisfour elections did he carry his home county of Dutchess, New York.

• If you have a severe food allergy, peanutsare the most common culprit, followed, in or-der, by shellfish, fish, tree nuts and eggs.

Thought for the Day: “Computers are incred-ibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beingsare incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant.Together they are powerful beyond imagina-tion.” -- Albert Einstein

By Stephen GrovesVirginia Statehouse News

State employees may soon be working four days a week to save mon-ey.

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Government Reform and Restructuring Commis-sion on Monday unanimously recommended that certain state agency em-ployees switch to a four day workweek, where they work 10 hours a day.The three-day weekend could save money on energy costs and improve

employee morale. Not all agencies are recommended for the change, par-ticularly those involved with law-enforcement and education.The Department of Planning and Budget estimates the plan could save

the Commonwealth $3.19 million a year by saving money on energy, cus-todial duties, and paying less overtime to employees. The Department of Forestry has been trying a pilot plan for the workweek since last year.

“It has been very, very popular with employees,” said Ron Jordan, ex-ecutive director for the Virginia Governmental Employees Association, or VGEA, a union representing some state workers.

Employee surveys revealed that 64 percent of Department of Forestry

employees saw the four-day workweek as a benefit. The department alsoreported saving $31,223 in the 2010 fiscal year as a result of the newworkweek.

But Jordan also cautioned that the new plan should be implementedagency by agency.

“It needs to be done very cautiously,” he said.He said there are many factors to consider including impacts on em-

ployees’ productivity, childcare, and the impact on public services.Del. Bob Brink, D- Arlington, supported the recommendation, but

agreed that the new workweek should be implemented cautiously.“I think we ought to look at it further than the pilot project we’ve tried itwith so far,” he said.

Brink said “in concept it’s a great idea,” but suggested trying the planin other areas with an urban workforce before implementing it statewide.He also raised concerns that a new workweek may save money only incertain situations. For example, if a state agency shares a building withother companies, the entire building would not be shut down on Fridaysand cost-saving would be minimal.

In Utah, which went to a four day workweek for most of its employees

in 2008, the state saved less money than they expected. Utah hoped tosave $3 million in energy, but according to a legislative audit released thissummer, it only saved around $1 million, the Associate Press reported. Thestate did save in several unexpected areas like overtime pay and mainte-nance costs.

In Virginia, the shortened workweek would not need legislative ap-proval, just McDonnell’s adoption.

The Commission also recommended several other measures on Mon-day to make government trimmer and more accessible. They recommend-

ed setting up “one stop shops” where people could complete all of their government business at one location, making government forms availableonline, posting government spending online and in a user-friendly format,and eliminating the state’s 800 numbers.

The Reform Commission will meet again on Oct. 4 to consider morerecommendations, including the Governor’s privatization model. McDon-nell then plans to call a special session of the General Assembly in mid-November to consider the Commission’s recommendations.

Lawmakers, state employees’ union consider 4 day workweek

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