Category: Local

Judicial discretion allowed in crack cases

According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that judges can reduce the sentences for crack cocaine crimes. The ruling was based on the Norfolk case of Derrick Kimbrough and gives judges the ability to deal with the disparity between sentencing guidelines for crack and powder cocaine. Derrick Kimbrough was sentenced in 2005 … Continue reading Judicial discretion allowed in crack cases →

Wittman: “I didn’t sign that pledge”

Seems that 1st Congressional District Republican candidate Rob Wittman is having a little trouble remembering whether or not he signed one of those "I won't raise taxes" pledge. Best bet: vote Philip Forgit

Vick gets 23 months

Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting case. Vick has turned himself in three weeks ago to begin serving his sentence and appeared in court in a prison-issued black and white striped jumsuit. Vick's co-defendents were sentenced last week, with one … Continue reading Vick gets 23 months →

Forgit rally with Warner & Miller

Some pictures from this afternoon's GOTV rally for Philip Forgit with Senator-elect John Miller and former governor and future Senator Mark Warner. A big thanks to Linda for the photos 😉 (Click to embiggen) More photos were taken by the campaign and are available here. By the way, I had a little help with my … Continue reading Forgit rally with Warner & Miller →

Live blogging the Forgit rally with Warner

Lots of folks here. Mark Warner just walked in. Good to see DPVA folks here as well as Ds from all over the region.

Forgit on TV!

Philip Forgit, Democratic candidate in the 1st Congressional district, is on TV in the final days of the campaign. I saw his ad for the first time yesterday - on broadcast TV during a football game! Congressman Bobby Scott issued this statement on Forgit: Philip Forgit is the kind of leader we need in Virginia--a … Continue reading Forgit on TV! →

Light rail in Norfolk

The groundbreaking for Norfolk's Light Rail project took place Saturday. Elected officials from the federal level on down participated in the event. The project has been a long time coming and Norfolk is to be commended for relentlessly pursuing the federal funding necessary to accomplish this, especially in light of the surrounding cities' unwillingness to … Continue reading Light rail in Norfolk →

PilotOnline redesign: ugh!

The Virginian Pilot has redesigned its PilotOnline website. I don't like it. Not only is it busy, but it's slow to load. And finding things is harder - I went hunting for an article that appeared in yesterday's paper. Normally, I'd just look under local news for Norfolk, but when I did, not only couldn't … Continue reading PilotOnline redesign: ugh! →

Sunday Forgit news

Philip Forgit, the Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District, is on a roll! First, we have the endorsement of the Daily Press. On balance, though, Forgit represents momentum toward the pragmatic middle, and toward solutions, which is where Congress needs to go. Forgit also received the endorsement of the Virginia Gazette, a newspaper in … Continue reading Sunday Forgit news →