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because he considered it a vehicle for preventing competition.
“The named organization and any others offering the needed services should be afforded the opportunity to compete on a fair and equal basis for these grant funds,” he said.
The governor also eliminated a number of pork items in the two-year biennial budget that takes effect July 1. Nearly $1 million allocated for a small medical school in the district of House Majority Leader C. Richard Cranwell, D-Roanoke County, was vetoed by Gov. Allen because he said it could not be justified as economic development.
Del. Cranwell attempted to persuade his chamber to reverse Gov. Allen’s decision by employing theatrics such as showing photos of children and listing people who would be affected.
“These are real folks and these are real students,” Del. Cranwell said. “We don’t ask for a whole lot in Southwest Virginia — every now and then just a crumb to fall off the table.”
Fairfax County also took a blow from Gov. Allen’s pork-cutting pen.
He axed an attempt by George Mason University President George W. Johnson to privatize part of the university and streamline its operations. Gov. Allen said he was dismayed with the lack of accountability the new Johnson designed corporation wpuld possess.
“Entities receiving and spending tax dollars must remain ultimately accountable to the owners of Virginia’s government — the people,” Gov. Allen said in his veto of
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