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Category: Hampton Roads
Judge Ken Melvin?
It seems so. But several legislators, who did not want to be identified, said Tuesday that Melvin may have a second career in public life ahead of him. He is being considered for a Portsmouth Circuit Court seat, the legislators said. My understanding is that a sitting member of the General Assembly cannot be considered … Continue reading Judge Ken Melvin?
VB Clerk looking out for taxpayers
Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk Tina Sinnen is looking out for taxpayers in the city. According to this article, she is charging the grantor's tax, collected when a property is sold, based on the sales price and not on assessed value. Her rationale for not following the 2007 law, which says that taxes should be … Continue reading VB Clerk looking out for taxpayers
Regent Democrats
No, that's not a misprint. Regent University, home of Pat Robertson, has an official student Democratic club. Will wonders never cease?
State will not allow SPSA to fail
I guess I didn't read Kaine's letter (pdf)to Suffolk Mayor Linda Johnson closely enough. While I focused on the potential threat to the state's bond rating, I overlooked this important part (which the Pilot reported on today): To avoid a call on the Commonwealth's moral obligation pledge I am prepared to autohorize payments that are … Continue reading State will not allow SPSA to fail
Hampton Roads Performs
Last Tuesday, I attended the launch of Hampton Roads Performs, the first regional version of Virginia Performs, itself an initiative of the Council on Virginia's Future. On hand for the launch were Governor Tim Kaine, who chairs the council, vice chair John O. (Dubby) Wynne, Hampton Roads Partnership chair Dana Dickens and representatives from the … Continue reading Hampton Roads Performs
Wow! What a day!
On the first day of appointments for me for tax season, lots of stuff happened - and I missed a lot of it 😦 I started the day not with clients but at the announcement of Hampton Roads Performs (more on that later). While there, I learned of the announcement by AG Bob McDonnell that … Continue reading Wow! What a day!
What’s going on at SPSA?
I'm confused. Perusing PilotOnline, I ran across this article about the abrupt cancellation of a Wednesday morning public hearing and vote on the proposed rate increases of the Southeastern Public Service Authority, better known as SPSA. Seems there was a little problem in that the 60-day advance notice was not met. But a larger problem … Continue reading What’s going on at SPSA?
Edmonson for LG?
When I got wind of the candidacy of Virginia Beach School Board member Pat Edmonson, I thought it was a joke. It wasn't until after a few phone calls last night that I realized it wasn't, something that was confirmed by the announcement I read in today's paper. There is a rumor going around about … Continue reading Edmonson for LG?
Where do we go from here?
The above was the title of an article published in Sunday's Virginian Pilot which was written by fellow HRCCE board member Roger Richman. (Since the Pilot changed its online provider, links to the articles which only appear in the printed paper are harder to get, so here is a pdf.) Interestingly enough, the Pilot excerpted … Continue reading Where do we go from here?
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