Man, the stuff coming out of Richmond today! The latest is that the budget bill passed by the Senate is not a valid vote because it didn't pass with an 80% majority. We'll see how this plays out.
Day: February 29, 2008
Deserving: Judge Eileen Olds
The Chesapeake Clipper has a fascinating story about Juvenile & Domestic Court Judge Eileen Olds. (View in IE - it doesn't display properly in Firefox.) With openings on the Circuit Court, it would seem that this woman would be a lock: UVA & W&M grad, 13 years on the bench, president of the American Judges … Continue reading Deserving: Judge Eileen Olds
ALERT: HB 3202 deep sixed!
I'm hearing that the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled HB 3202, the transportation bill that created the NOVA and HR Transportation Authorities, is unconstitutional. I'm told that the opinion was written by Bernard Goodwin and the vote was 9-0. I understand the opinion basically said that taxes cannot be imposed on one locality by another … Continue reading ALERT: HB 3202 deep sixed!
Friday update (02/29): Verifiable voting
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. I haven't updated this issue for a couple of weeks because things have been moving along quite slowly. Here's a rundown of the bills that I've discussed in prior posts. SB292 (Herring), introduced as a bill to have random audits of op-scan tabulators within 24 hours after the … Continue reading Friday update (02/29): Verifiable voting
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