That's the number of contested seats in the legislature this fall: 26 in the 100-member House of Delegates and 24 in the 40-member Senate. This is what happens when districts are drawn in such a way as to not be competitive. And of the 50 contested races, how many will be competitive? Maybe 10? Hate … Continue reading 50 out of 140
In the two Hampton Roads primaries yesterday, both incumbents facing challengers won their races - and not by small margins. In the Democratic primary for the 90th House of Delegates, Del. Algie Howell beat Rick James 59.75% to 40.24%. In the Republican primary for the 3rd Senate, Sen. Tommy Norment defeated Mark Frechette 72.52% to … Continue reading Post-primary wrap up
I was on the ODU campus all day today and was in a colleague's office when the building rumbled. A few seconds later, a small after shock, kinda like I was dizzy or something. Check out these photos from around Hampton Roads. Where were you when the earth moved? Did you feel anything? And yeah, … Continue reading While we wait for election results…
There are only a couple of primaries in Hampton Roads today: the one on the Southside in which Democratic Del. Algie Howell (90th) is being challenged by Rick James and on the Peninsula in which Republican Senator Tommy Norment is being challenged by Mark Frechette. In both cases, the winner of the primary will likely … Continue reading Hampton Roads primaries: 90th HoD, 3rd Senate
The op-ed page of Monday's Virginian-Pilot featured an article by Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich in which he praises a bill introduced by Virginia Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner, both Democrats, related to offshore energy. The bill also has the support of Governor Bob McDonnell and … Continue reading Newt, Webb & Warner?
As big of a story as the opening of Norfolk's first-in-the-state light rail line was this weekend, it is another event which kept riders such as myself away from it: the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge fire. According to this story, the fire started August 4 and has grown to be the largest since … Continue reading Cough, cough, cough
Rick James, the challenger to Algie Howell in the 90th House of Delegates district, is getting some notice - and some help. The latest is an email sent out on his behalf Wednesday by the Sierra Club. The Virginia Education Association endorsed James as well and has been phonebanking for him. The primary election is … Continue reading 90th HOD: James getting noticed
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot yesterday. The topic was No Child Left Behind and the recent revelation that a majority of Virginia schools failed to make adequate yearly progress on the most recent round of tests. One of the most interesting items I came across in my research for the column … Continue reading Leave this law behind
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus sent out a press release this afternoon, reiterating their support of fellow member Algie Howell. The members will be canvassing with him this coming Saturday. The entire press release: VLBC SUPPORTS DELEGATE ALGIE HOWELL IN AUGUST 23 PRIMARY In June 2011, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) launched the “18 … Continue reading Va Legislative Black Caucus supports Howell in the 90th
Yesterday was the filing deadline for campaign finance disclosure reports for candidates on the ballot in November. The data below covers the period July 1 to August 10 and was taken from the Virginia Public Access Project, better known as VPAP. As of this writing, the information on VPAP is just the raw data from … Continue reading 8/15/11 Financial reports – local races
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