Comments on: BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/06/22/breaking-house-republicans-transportation-plan/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan Video http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/06/22/breaking-house-republicans-transportation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-133805 BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan Video Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:12:51 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3436#comment-133805 [...] local, politics, Virginia Added 25 Jun 08 from blog.vivianpaige.com Flag as inappropriate or [...] [...] local, politics, Virginia Added 25 Jun 08 from blog.vivianpaige.com Flag as inappropriate or [...]

]]> By: Bill http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/06/22/breaking-house-republicans-transportation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-133616 Bill Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:25:16 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3436#comment-133616 I suspect that nothing productive will come out of this special session because there are those who want to take it on a detour rather than try to solve real problems. I just did a post on my own blog about Sen. Holtzman Vogel's plans to introduce an amendment to the POA Act to help out a big developer in an active lawsuit. What's the connection between transportation and the POA Act? There's no need to wonder why nothing gets done if legislators focus on serving special interests. http://www.lakeholidaynews.com/?p=119 I suspect that nothing productive will come out of this special session because there are those who want to take it on a detour rather than try to solve real problems. I just did a post on my own blog about Sen. Holtzman Vogel’s plans to introduce an amendment to the POA Act to help out a big developer in an active lawsuit. What’s the connection between transportation and the POA Act? There’s no need to wonder why nothing gets done if legislators focus on serving special interests.

http://www.lakeholidaynews.com/?p=119

]]> By: Timothy Watson http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/06/22/breaking-house-republicans-transportation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-133587 Timothy Watson Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:40:51 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3436#comment-133587 I always thought their brilliant plan was to give the shaft to Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads by giving them tax increases (HB3202), including imposing some taxes locally that have been proposed by Governor Kaine statewide (while the GOP rails against Kaine's proposals). As if those are the only areas that need transportation funding. I always thought their brilliant plan was to give the shaft to Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads by giving them tax increases (HB3202), including imposing some taxes locally that have been proposed by Governor Kaine statewide (while the GOP rails against Kaine’s proposals).

As if those are the only areas that need transportation funding.

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