I certainly hope Virginia does not continue down this slippery slope. We need to make people (tourist and residents alike) feel appreciated instead of closing rest areas and sending the message "don't stop in Virginia". There are a lot of uncomplementary things being said about us as it is. Trucker's have referred to the State of Virginia

As for Tim Kaine's announcement, is not big surprise. Everytime there is a shortfall in Richmond they target the same people...State workers! Virginia employees are already seriously underpaid compared to other states. The question is HOW did we get in this mess. If I remember correctly we had a surplus of several million dollars a little over a