First week of classes so I'm a bit buried. These are some of the stories that caught my eye: General Assembly. With the inauguration over, the GA is in full swing. Richmond Sunlight shows 2,163 bills have been filed. I've not had time to review them all, but some are dead because they are proposed … Continue reading Quick hits 01/16/14
I didn't even have to read the name of the legislator who requested these two opinions to know who it was: In one, Cuccinelli, who lost to McAuliffe in the 2013 governor's race, says a governor can't order state officials to permit legally married gay couples to file joint Virginia tax returns because the state … Continue reading Cuccinelli & Marshall team up one last time
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The title references this: Norfolk voters in the 6th ceded the decision of who should represent us to voters in those three [Accomack, Northampton, and Mathews counties] localities. Combined, they accounted for about 53 percent of the votes cast Tuesday. Writing, as I typically do, … Continue reading ICYMI: A muted voice in Tuesday’s special election
Lynwood Lewis leads Wayne Coleman by just 22 votes after yesterday's special election in the 6th Senate. While I said on the radio last week that I expected a close race, I didn't expect it to be this close. In fact, my Election-eve calculations had Lewis winning 56% - 44%. Obviously, I need to spend … Continue reading Landslide Lyn
Today's the day! Yes, it's cold out there but if you live in the 6th Senate district, please go out and vote day. The 6th encompasses part of Norfolk, all of Accomack, Northampton and Mathews counties, and the Chesapeake Beach precinct in Virginia Beach. Vote at your regular polling place. If you are not sure … Continue reading Vote today 6th Senate
Ed Gillespie, longtime Republican Party activist and currently the chair of the Republican State Leadership Committee, spoke this morning at the Republican Party of Norfolk breakfast. Gillespie is considering a run for U.S. Senate against popular Democrat Mark Warner. I tried - without success - to get him to confirm that he is definitely in … Continue reading Audio Ed Gillespie: Kaine &Warner “Each cast the deciding vote”
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The homework assignment: to take a critical look at the candidates in the 6th Senate and vote in the special election Tuesday. For those who want to see/hear for themselves the candidates, each of them sat separately for video interviews with local TV station WAVY. … Continue reading ICYMI: A homework assignment for Tuesday
I was reading through the comments on this article and couldn't help but notice the number of them that alluded to the presence of bias in the newspaper. This one, by "Mr. Jefferson" really caught my eye: Around 85 percent of those who work in the news media identify themselves as Democrats. Really? Where in … Continue reading What media bias?
Financial reports for the candidates in next week's special election in the 6th Senate are now available. These reports cover the period 7/1/13 to 12/27/13.Democratic candidate Lynwood Lewis raised $415,171 and has $19,538 on hand as of last Friday.Republican candidate Wayne Coleman raised $539,316, his company, CV International, loaned his campaign $150,000 , and he … Continue reading 6th Senate financial reports
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. With the AG race decided, now is the time for the legislature to make a change to the sections of the code that would throw the decision in a disputed election to the General Assembly. As is typically the case, I had to do some … Continue reading ICYMI: A victory for the Virginia Way, this time
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