Gregory Turpin announced earlier today that he is running for Commonwealth's Attorney in Virginia Beach. Current CA Harvey Bryant is retiring. Turpin's announcement is below the fold. TURPIN ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR VB COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY Gregory Turpin, an attorney and partner at the law firm of Clarke, Dolph, Rapaport, Hull and Brunick, announced today that he … Continue reading Turpin in for VB Commonwealth’s Attorney
Category: Local
ICYMI: Limiting citizen involvement
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot. We are early in the General Assembly session yet a number of initiatives have been summarily dismissed, primarily at early morning meetings of subcommittees. Lacking notice - not unlike the situation in Suffolk, I might add - the ability of citizens to have a voice in … Continue reading ICYMI: Limiting citizen involvement
Chasing Ice
I have mentioned before about the documentaries the Naro shows on Wednesdays. They usually are followed up by a speaker from the area of the film who talks and answers questions. Sometimes, like last night, they are about things I know quite a bit about, but sometimes they are topics I know nothing about. However, … Continue reading Chasing Ice
ICYMI: Bolling & others on independent ticket?
Virginian-Pilot reporter Julian Walker has the scoop. Things are looking mighty interesting on the Republican side this year. Grab some popcorn and watch the show 🙂
George Will at Norfolk Forum
Columnist George Will appeared at the Norfolk Forum Tuesday night. I was there. And no, I didn't have much fun. Will is a decent speaker, although he sounded like he had a cold. He started out with some fairly general themes that most could agree on. As time went on, though, he couldn't help himself … Continue reading George Will at Norfolk Forum
Uranium mining: a local farmer’s perspective
A farmer, "less than 10 miles" from the site of the proposed uranium mining operation, has penned this piece on the subject. "We are being treated like a mere economic colony of Northern Virginia and Richmond." Indeed. That's one of the many problems of the Dillon Rule: those legislators who represent places outside of the … Continue reading Uranium mining: a local farmer’s perspective
On the GA docket today
UPDATE: As expected, all of the voting rights bills have been defeated. UPDATE 2: Also as expected, the repeal of the "marriage" amendment has been defeated. The vote was 6-1 against, with Norfolk Del. Algie Howell the only one in favor of letting the bill go to the full committee. UPDATE 3: Tracy Thorne-Begland was … Continue reading On the GA docket today
ICYMI: The clear benefits of expanding Medicaid
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The report (pdf) which sparked my interest was prepared for the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. In my research, some of which appeared in my op-ed last week, I was struck by the fact that Virginia ranks 48th in per capita Medicaid spending while being … Continue reading ICYMI: The clear benefits of expanding Medicaid
The face of voting rights legislation
In his State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday night, Governor Bob McDonnell touted his record of restoring rights to those convicted of non-violent felonies and called for a process to automatically restore those rights. From his prepared remarks: While we have significantly improved and fast-tracked the restoration of civil rights process, it's still an executive … Continue reading The face of voting rights legislation
McDonnell introduces transportation proposal
On the eve of the opening of the General Assembly session, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Tuesday his plan for providing funds for transportation. Grabbing the headlines was the plan to eliminate the gas tax and replace it with an .8 cent increase in the sales tax. Both taxes are regressive, meaning they hit the folks … Continue reading McDonnell introduces transportation proposal
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 