Month: August 2009

Whitfield compensation bill PASSES

UPDATE 5:33pm: Senate passes House version of the bill. UPDATE 5:19pm: House passes Senate version of the bill. UPDATE 4:50pm: House passes its version of the bill. UPDATE 4:22 pm: Senate passes its version of the bill. The bill to compensate Arthur Whitfield has reported out of the House Appropriations committee with a substitute bill. … Continue reading Whitfield compensation bill PASSES →

Special session notes

If you are interested in watching the House in live session, click here. I just heard them read the resolution - and yes, it included Arthur Whitfield! The Senate streaming is available here. Both the House and the Senate are now on Twitter. The House of Delegates is  VAHouse and the Senate of Virginia is  … Continue reading Special session notes →

Tech Tuesday: UberTwitter

The explosion of Twitter use has left many users to look for software for their phones. When I first started using Twitter on my BlackBerry, I chose to use TwitterBerry, mainly because it was free. Somewhere along the line (perhaps it was from hanging out in the Crackberry forums 🙂 ) I found UberTwitter. The … Continue reading Tech Tuesday: UberTwitter →

VEA endorses Wagner for LG

The VEA Fund for Children and Education has endorsed Democratic candidate Jody Wagner for Lieutenant Governor. In a press release this afternoon, the Fund's chairperson, Kitty Boitnott, provided the following statement: It is my honor and pleasure to formally announce the VEA Fund recommendation of the candidacy of Jody Wagner for Lieutenant Governor. As with … Continue reading VEA endorses Wagner for LG →

Rally for schools in Richmond Wednesday

From a press release: School proponents will lobby to limit impact of state funding cuts 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 19 Bell Tower, State Capitol Grounds, Richmond Supporters of public education will stage a rally at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, near the Bell Tower on the State Capital grounds. The rally, expected to draw … Continue reading Rally for schools in Richmond Wednesday →

Abortion and the Virginia Race

The above title is that of an editorial which appears in today's Washington Post.  The article mentions that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell's website is short on any information on his stances on abortion. "a subject that preoccupied him so much during his career as a lawmaker that he introduced some 35 bills to restrict … Continue reading Abortion and the Virginia Race →

Deeds on local radio Sunday

Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds will appear on a local Hampton Roads radio program this Sunday. The show, "Faith Toward God," is hosted by local funeral director, Carlos A. Howard. Listeners will have the ability to call in with questions. The call in number is (757)624-9475. Prior to the show, Deeds, accompanied by Chesapeake Del. Lionell … Continue reading Deeds on local radio Sunday →

Whitfield has liver cancer – will GA compensate now?

UPDATE 4, Tuesday 3:30pm: According to The Virginian-Pilot, the General Assembly will take up the compensation legislation in the special session! . Arthur Whitfield, who served 22 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, who waited almost five years for a pardon for that crime, and who has yet to be compensated … Continue reading Whitfield has liver cancer – will GA compensate now? →

ICYMI: Joe Abbey is Deeds’ campaign manager

Larry Sabato, who considers himself quite the political pundit, first tweeted then went on record as saying that the Deeds campaign was shaking up its staff. In particular, Sabato wrote: Thirty-something wunderkind Joe Abbey, Deeds' manager for his upset June primary victory, has been shunted aside. Sabato was wrong. (Surprise!) The campaign held a conference … Continue reading ICYMI: Joe Abbey is Deeds’ campaign manager →

ICYMI: Bill Clinton on DADT

I watched this last night as it occurred. Former President Bill Clinton was challenged by a member of the audience on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and Clinton just took him to school 🙂 If you are in Hampton Roads tomorrow, there will be a DADT rally at Town Center from 4pm - 6pm.