I received an email Sunday evening regarding this bill, which I highlighted in this post. The Greater Hampton Roads Black Chamber of Commerce (GHRBCC) is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining the Black business community in Hampton Roads through entrepreneurship, advocacy, education, capitalistic activity, and benefit solutions for our members. The services that the VDBA … Continue reading CALL TO ACTION: HB1522 (Abolish Dept of Business Assistance) →

Gotta love this post from former Senator Marty Williams: House GOP plays games at Virginia's expense. So what are our Republican stalwarts doing with their time? First, they are maintaining their tactic of killing bills in sub-committees without recorded votes. [...] To make matters worse, this same leadership team now takes bills to the floor … Continue reading Republican calls out Republicans →

Waldo Jaquith is getting some well deserved recognition from the MSM regarding his creation of Richmond Sunlight. In today's Virginian Pilot, an editorial says what we've known all along: bringing sunlight to the legislative process is a good thing. Jaquith's Web site replaces befuddlement with knowledge. He deserves credit for making the legislative process more … Continue reading Waldo gets some love from the Pilot →

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. As I mentioned last week, SB38 is the surviving bill for redistricting this year. The bill has made it out of the Senate subcommittee and will be heard by the full Privileges and Elections Committee when they meet Tuesday at 4pm. Prior to the meeting, there will be … Continue reading Monday update (01/28): Redistricting →