Recently, Robert Hurt made comments on the two-year anniversary of the passage of "Obamacare" otherwise known as the health care reform law or ACA. “It has been just two years since President Obama signed his health care bill into law and with each passing day it becomes clearer that the President’s health care law is … Continue reading Hurt’s recent statement on “Obamacare”
I ran across this handy tool a while back, and I refer to it often. The Commonwealth of Virginia has available a report with plenty of information in it. Everything from current statistics to future employment trends and occupation viability. Anyone can request information by locality, county, congressional districts, Workforce Investment Areas, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical … Continue reading Demographics and much more
On Robert Hurt's official website, details of visits he has made to the district are available to read. That's a good thing. What's not so good is that Hurt does not hold meetings planned so a community can attend, so called "Town Hall" meetings. You might remember our previous representative, Tom Perriello attended in excess … Continue reading Drive-by meetings do not serve the constituency
At his blog, Waldo Jaquith has the story of Feda Kidd Morton, who was a candidate in 2009 for the 2010 nomination of the Republican Party for House of Representatives in the 5th Congressional District. Morton actually accused the SBE of committing election fraud, in what she had claimed was an effort of others to … Continue reading Candidate for 5th CD from last cycle arrested for election fraud
This is a story in two parts: One part is a Republican candidate for the nomination of the GOP. The other part is my representative, Congressman Robert Hurt. I'll get to how they are both on the same page in a minute. It is also a story of two parts, in that I stumbled over … Continue reading Hurt, Romney try to fix a non-existent problem with anti-regulatory fervor
Last week, Cumberland County became just the second jurisdiction to have a dual-role administrator and county attorney in Virginia. After many meetings, most of them with a closed meeting beforehand, the vote was 3-2 to accept the counteroffer from Vivian Giles, to accept the positions of County Attorney and County Administrator. In the past, it … Continue reading Cumberland County hires Administrator/County Attorney
As I reported here a few weeks ago, Dr. Peyton Williams is running for Congress from Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Now he has company. John Douglass, a retired Air Force General, has declared that he will run in the 5th as well, changing from his original intention to run against Frank Wolff in the 10th … Continue reading Second candidate declares candidacy in the 5th District
Thursday night, after a comedy concert in California, comedian Bill Maher announced onstage that he was donating $1 million to the SuperPac for Barack Obama. It was a shocking announcement, in part because until the Citizens United SCOTUS decision, we wouldn't have seen these kinds of donations. I am wondering if this sets off a … Continue reading Bill Maher steps forward with donation to Obama SuperPac
The question of whether there would be a challenger to Robert Hurt (R-Chatham) this year in the House of Representatives has been answered. George Loper, by way of Dave Sagarin: News accounts tell us that Williams has degrees in research methodology and in strategic intelligence, and has also studied ecology and worked in that field. … Continue reading Dr. Peyton WIlliams Jr. to run for 5th District seat
For years, citizens of Prince Edward County have had to watch as the Board Of Supervisors and the IDA (Industrial Development Authority) have unwisely spent their money (in the form of taxes and fees and obligations) on one scheme after another. Enter the failed project that the county has spent millions, and some amount in … Continue reading Prince Edward County continues with “Road to Nowhere”
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