Congresswoman Thelma Drake (R-2nd) held another tele-townhall meeting Monday evening. This one was with her Norfolk constituents. The part of the second that falls in Norfolk is fairly small, so it's not surprising that I recognized some of the participants on the call. I don't know what time the call actually started as it was … Continue reading Drake Tele-townhall meeting
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Budget deal reached
From the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus: CONFEREES REACH AN AGREEMENT Compromise Budget Avoids Disastrous Changes to Education and Includes Funds for Mental Health, Pre-K, and Alicia's Law (Richmond, Va.) - Facing budget deficits of nearly $2 billion, the Virginia Budget Conferees announced a deal today on an over $77 billion budget that includes funding for … Continue reading Budget deal reached
Pure ignorance
Oklahoma legislator Sally Kern is not fit for office. Contact her: Phone: (405) 557-7348 Email: sallykern@okhouse.gov Mailing Address: 2713 Sterling Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127 She may have thought only 50 people were going to hear her remarks. More than a half million 700,000 have heard her now. Add your name to the open letter. … Continue reading Pure ignorance
Griffith out
Norfolk Circuit Court judge Chuck Griffith failed to be certified and will not be re-appointed to his seat. The Virginian Pilot has an article on this today. Once again, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on the judgeships has been, shall we say, interesting to watch. In this case, getting Griffith through the Senate was an impossibility, despite … Continue reading Griffith out
Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax
The Virginian Pilot reported this morning that eight lawmakers from Hampton Roads - Dels. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk; Robert Tata, R-Virginia Beach; John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake; Terrie Suit, R-Virginia Beach; Sal Iaquinto, R-Virginia Beach; Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News; Glenn Oder, R-Newport News; and Brenda Pogge, R-James City - support 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for roads. … Continue reading Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax
Move budget to odd-numbered years
Former state senator Brandon Bell posted this today: I believe it’s safe to say that our current budget process has some serious flaws. But we can fix it. [...] Move the budget writing to the odd years. This would give the Governor an opportunity to introduce and advocate for two budgets, not just one. I … Continue reading Move budget to odd-numbered years
A look at the Democratic nominating process
Real Clear Politics has a post up about how the delegate race would look on the Democratic side if our delegates were allocated the same way the Republican ones are. While it is an academic exercise, the writer, Jay Cost, concludes that Hillary Clinton would be ahead in pledged delegates. But that's not the meat … Continue reading A look at the Democratic nominating process
Abuser fees gone
Seems everyone wants to claim credit for this one. I got an email Saturday from the Senate Democratic Caucus. And then Sunday, I got one two from Del. Tim Hugo. Regardless of who claims it, the real credit belongs to the originator of the online petition, Bryan Ault, and the 177,944 people who signed it. … Continue reading Abuser fees gone
Eileen Olds: followup
Earlier, I posted about Chesapeake J&D judge Eileen Olds. At the time I said: The article points out that two of the roadblocks that she is encountering are coming from black Democratic senators Louise Lucas and Yvonne Miller. My understanding is that there is more to this story - a lot more Last week, I … Continue reading Eileen Olds: followup
Did you remember..
.. to spring forward? The best I could do was get up and reset all the clocks in the house. The loss of an hour at this time of the year is just one more hurdle to jump during tax season. Already there are not enough hours in the day. As I said last year, … Continue reading Did you remember..
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