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content of their character,” said Coleman, quoting King’s 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
While running for governor in 1981, Coleman opposed legislation that would make King’s birthday a state holiday. Wilder, who had long sought the King holiday, called Coleman’s use of King’s words “almost dispicable.”
As attorney general , Coleman was criticized by Federal Judge D.D. Warner for his “lackadaisical” handling of petitions for prison inmates, according to a recent Washington Post story.
“If the people of Virginia do not require better representation, this court does,” Bonnie Winston of The Virginia-Pilot quoted Warner, asking Coleman how his scolding differed from Wilder’s state bar reprimand in the early 1970’s.
“We can not spend all of the time in the attorney general’s office being concerned about whether there are enough T.V. hours in the television rooms of the prison,” explained Coleman.
Wilder called Coleman’s proposal for a 10 percent cap on the number of students permitted to attend Virginia’s universities regressive. Limiting out-of-state students in Virginia schools would only drive the cost of tuition up for in-state students, said Wilder.
“One of the greatest things that has happened in Virginia is our rich diversity,” said Wilder who also advocated the construction of a new university in Northern Virginia.
A cap, which fluctuates annually, already exist for out-of-state students, said Coleman.
Stressing that no Virginians should be denied higher education, he said the state should not subsidize students from other states.
Currently 25 to 33 percent of students attending William and. Mary, University of Virginia, James Madison University and Virginia Polytechnical Instititute are out-of-state students subsidized by state funds, according to Bill Wasson of the Richmond News Leader.
Wilder questioned Coleman’s education platform which says that some school guidance counselors are unnecessary.
“I think it’s a good idea for us to have counselors where localities want them,” responded Coleman. “I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to continue to mandate.”
Let’s trust the localities,” said Coleman, calling unfunded state mandates “counterproductive.”
Both gubernatorial campaigns agreed that Thursday’s debate was more substantive than the candidate’s first televised debate.
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