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\rw'|Ki|Nf‘ ^laff As Governor-elect Charles S. Robb and his transition team work with the outgoing administration on an orderly changeover of the state’s executive branch of government. many have begun to reexamine the Democratic lieutenant governor’s campaign proposals to determine how they may be transformed into his own administration's policies.

Although the political rhetoric from the hard-fought campaign has faded, there remains a series of comprehensive and detailed position papers that offer a number of specific proposals and a general philosophy—both of which lend clues to specific policies Mr. Robb may develop over the next four years.

Throughout his successful race against Republican J. Marshall Coleman. Mr. Robb was careful not to eliminate his options, particularly in refusing to pledge to veto any tax increase. He has left himself flexibility in dealing with the state budget, and has not yet said whether specific spending reductions will be made to offset federal cuts, or whether he will support tax increases to fund such programs.

Options and Uncertainty

With that flexibility and the various options it allows, however, there is also uncertainly. Mr. Robb has, to a great degree, dealt with the state government on a conceptual level, outlining his philosophies and major priorities but giving few specifics. And there are always doubts about whether campaign initiatives will be pursued after election day. and whether those initiatives can be implemented if they are pursued.

Because of changes in federal policy and federal funding cuts, the governorelect indicated in his campaign. both in speeches and in his position papers, that there is a need for a "fundamental reexamination of the role” of the state government—of what services the state should provide and