Category: Local

Emails prove Hamilton’s conflict of interest

Republican Delegate Phil Hamilton said earlier that he couldn't find any records related to his relationship with ODU. Perhaps he should have looked a little harder. Both The Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot filed Freedom of Information requests with ODU. The results were startling: emails dating back to August 2006 show clearly that Hamilton discussed … Continue reading Emails prove Hamilton’s conflict of interest →

Nye: time to man up

2nd Congressional Representative Glenn Nye appears to be afraid of his own shadow. No matter what he does, the Republicans are going to challenge him next year. From where I sit, he might as well man up and do what he was elected to do: represent. I recall the buzz from the very first debate … Continue reading Nye: time to man up →

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 →

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 →