Payday lending
Video: West/Yancey forum
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on October 21 for the candidates in the 94th House of Delegates district.
Norfolk City Council: 2/8/11
By: Tommy Smigiel This week I have highlighted three items of interest on the City Council formal agenda. Below you will find a consent item which is a quarterly update on the City’s Legal Debt Margin. I thought the public would like to know where we stand on our debt limit. I am also including … Continue reading
Norfolk City Council: 2/1/11
By Tommy Smigiel Sorry, but the City Council agenda for this week is not that interesting. This is one of those meetings that validates my point that we do not need to be meeting weekly. With only six public hearings and four resolutions on the agenda, the formal session should be completed in less than 15 minutes. Last week, we had … Continue reading
Norfolk: Time to get involved
I am happy to join the All Politics is Local blog as a contributing writer. Since joining the Norfolk City Council, Vivian and I have discussed different ways to engage Norfolk citizens. While I have challenged our government to be open and accountable, I have also repeatedly expressed concern that our citizens don’t take the … Continue reading
Illegal polling in Norfolk
From the Code of Virginia: § 24.2-959. Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee. It shall be unlawful for any candidate or candidate campaign committee to make campaign telephone calls without disclosing, before the conclusion of each telephone call, information to identify the candidate or candidate campaign committee who … Continue reading
I wish people could read
I was about to respond to a post about the Governor’s plan to provide loans of up to $500 to state employees and then decided my response would be too long. Let me start with a link to the Governor’s news release about the program. Now, a few quotes from it: The pilot program, a … Continue reading
Tuesday update (on a Friday): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. OK, it’s been a busy day and week so updating this legislative agenda issue got a little behind, though I did mention this earlier in the week. Thursday, the General Assembly passed legislation that will make some changes in payday lending. HB12 as amended includes: A change in … Continue reading
Compromise on payday lending
According to The Virginian Pilot, a compromise has been reached on payday lending. The missing piece: a cap on interest rates. (I find it curious that Del. Terry Kilgore says that “there was not enough support to pass an annual cap on loans.” SB12 passed the House 91-7! What votes is he missing?) You know, … Continue reading
Payday lending bill passes
HB12, the revised bill I mentioned last week, passed this House this morning on a 91-7 vote. Kudos to the majority of Delegates who voted for this bill.
Tuesday update (02/05): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Big news on the payday lending issue came yesterday. At a morning press conference, it was announced that legislators had reached a compromise on this. (Not just GOP legislators, Brian.) Key legislators from both parties in the House of Delegates have signed onto a compromise to regulate payday … Continue reading
Tuesday update (01/29): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Still no action on any of the payday lending legislation I previously listed. It appears that the conversation is continuing on reaching a compromise. In the meantime, take a look at this article from The Virginian Pilot. Lenders are targeting middle-income neighborhoods, usually near shopping malls, and avoiding … Continue reading
Tuesday update (01/22): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. There has been no action on any of the payday lending legislation I previously listed. According to The Daily Press, both sides of the debate were supposed to have had a meeting last Saturday to try to hash out some compromise. Of course, having the second largest payday … Continue reading
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