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position on the Dillon Rule, the legal framework under which Virginia and many other states operate. Under the Dillon Rule local governments have no authority independent from the state, and no powers not expressly granted to them by the state.

Blubaugh: “I would work to repeal Dillon on zoning and land use regulations. You know much better than Richmond does.”

Gilbert: “I am not in favor of changing the Dillon Rule.

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