One segment of this Sunday's On the Record features a discussion about the area's rapidly aging workforce. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Hampton Roads Planning District Commission's chief economist John Whaley and Judy Begland from Opportunity, Inc., the region's workforce development agency. In the other segment, Drs. Cassandra Newby-Alexander and Charles Ford will discuss … Continue reading OTR: 2/18/07
Day: February 16, 2007
Richardson: Try diplomacy
NM Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson thinks it is time to try diplomacy to end the war in Iraq. "He [President George Bush] finally used diplomacy and it works," Richardson said on the first day of a two-day visit to the early voting state of New Hampshire. "My hope is that he uses … Continue reading Richardson: Try diplomacy
GOTV: Open letter
Alice has raised an interesting issue that should be explored. Open letter to Virginia’s black leaders As Atrios put it, Democratic blogosphere has become a nontrivial part of the Democratic coalition. Our collective influence is significant and will only continue to grow. Our influence is most significant in the early stages of a debate. We … Continue reading GOTV: Open letter
Real estate tax relief reports out of House P&E
SJ354, patroned by Norfolk Senator Nick Rerras (R-6th), unanimously reported out of the House Privileges and Elections Committee today. Bill summary: Authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that will allow localities to exempt or from real property taxes or defer real property taxes up to twenty percent of residential or continuous-habitation farm property that … Continue reading Real estate tax relief reports out of House P&E
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