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Governor Allen began, Governor Gilmore continues, the largest road building program in the state’s history.
• In 2000, Virginia’s crime rates fell to a 25 year low, mostly due to Republican policies.
• A Virginia Commonwealth University study found Virginia’s environment declined from 1980 to 1994, then improved steadily in the next seven years.
• State employees, and taxpayers, are better off, with Governor Gilmore’s steps (better salaries, performance based raises, streamlined gov
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