Author: Steve Vaughan

Steve Vaughan covers state and city politics and government, tourism and business for the Virginia Gazette. He has 20 years of experience and is an award-winning reporter and columnist. He lives in Richmond with his wife, son, dog and two cats. His daughter attends college in North Carolina. Vaughan is an Orthodox Skeptic and licensed wiseacre.

Okay, now can we get down to business?

By Steve Vaughan The House of Representatives just got through wasting time debating the repeal of last year's health care reform bill. To no great surprise, the repeal bill passed the GOP-controlled House, 245-189, with every Republican and three Democrats voting to repeal it. The debate and vote were largely symbolic. Democrats control the Senate. … Continue reading Okay, now can we get down to business? →

One Bad Bill

By Steve Vaughan With the General Assembly in session again, easy targets for the political commentator abound. I usually do a story for the Gazette on silly bills filed each year. I'll get to that soon. But a bill that's not so much silly as just bad has captured my attention. Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield) has … Continue reading One Bad Bill →

Time for a new round of kick the can

By Steve Vaughan The General Assembly goes back into session Wednesday. So it's time for our elected representatives to start putting off until tomorrow what they could be doing today. They'll be ably assisted by Gov. Bob McDonnell. It's easy to tell the governor is a former legislator, because his administration has been busy pushing … Continue reading Time for a new round of kick the can →