Two Democrats try to derail Cuccinelli's U.Va. probe | Richmond Times-Dispatch

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Two Democratic state senators are proposing to change state law to thwart Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's efforts to investigate a former University of Virginia professor's research on global warming.
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Toscano said he and the senators filing the legislation believe Cuccinelli's efforts to get Mann's information, and to fight global warming issues, should not be taxpayer funded.

"There are 50 scientific organizations in 50 countries all around the world that came to the same conclusion," Toscano said. "This is really an inappropriate use of tax dollars."

Flashback: UVA spends $500,000 on lawyers when it would cost only $8,000 to deliver public documents?