Hillary Clinton to Attend “Solutions for America” Rally in Arlington Thursday Event Set for Thursday at Washington Lee High School Hillary Clinton will attend a “Solutions for America” rally at Washington Lee High School, this Thursday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss with Virginia voters why she is the candidate best able to deliver … Continue reading Hillary rally in Arlington Thursday
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Super Tuesday results
Well, not all of the results are in as I write this but most of them are. After last night, CNN predicts that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton leads the delegate race 825 to 732 over Barack Obama. On the Republican side, it is John McCain with 615, Mitt Romney with 268 and Mike Huckabee with … Continue reading Super Tuesday results
VA tax conformity date rolled to 12/31/07
HB12 was signed by Governor Tim Kaine Monday. This bill, which I mentioned earlier, rolls the VA income tax conformity date forward to 12/31/07. In a press release announcing the signing, Kaine touted the benefits of incorporating federal tax law changes made in the last year into the Virginia code: “These measures will protect families … Continue reading VA tax conformity date rolled to 12/31/07
Reminder: Super Tuesday results party at the Beach tonight
THE VBDC INVITES YOU TO JOIN US TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5TH FOR OUR FIRST SUPER DUPER TSUNAMI TUESDAY PARTY AT THE RED STAR TAVERN 201 TOWN CENTER DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH BEGINS AT 7:00 Join us as we watch the largest ever number of multi-state primary elections scheduled to be held during any presidential election cycle. Currently, … Continue reading Reminder: Super Tuesday results party at the Beach tonight
Tuesday update (02/05): Payday lending
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Big news on the payday lending issue came yesterday. At a morning press conference, it was announced that legislators had reached a compromise on this. (Not just GOP legislators, Brian.) Key legislators from both parties in the House of Delegates have signed onto a compromise to regulate payday … Continue reading Tuesday update (02/05): Payday lending
Hillary’s town hall Monday, 9pm – ON NOW!
Hillary Clinton will be hosting a town hall meeting Monday evening at 9pm, to be broadcast on the Hallmark channel and also streamed on HillaryClinton.com. The event will provide voters in the Super Tuesday states an opportunity to interact with the candidate. You can submit your own questions for her through the website, via cell … Continue reading Hillary’s town hall Monday, 9pm – ON NOW!
Monday update (02/04): Redistricting
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. SB38, the bipartisan redistricting bill, will be read for the third time in the Senate today. It has been included in the bills on the uncontested calendar, so passage of this bill is expected. Next it will go to the House, where it should land in P&E subcommitte … Continue reading Monday update (02/04): Redistricting
The Women of the Virginia Senate
The Virginian Pilot today has an article about the women of the Virginia Senate. Senior among them is Norfolk's own Yvonne Miller, who has served the in Senate since 1988 and is the third ranking senator in the legislature in terms of seniority. There are eight women in the Senate and all seven Democratic women … Continue reading The Women of the Virginia Senate
Opinion, please: Obama’s “Harry and Louise” mailer
Paul Krugman, of The New York Times, made us aware yesterday of a mail piece being sent out by the Obama campaign on healthcare. Via Ezra Klein, I discovered that TPM has scans of the piece and there I found the link to the YouTube video from the original ad. The mailer was briefly discussed … Continue reading Opinion, please: Obama’s “Harry and Louise” mailer
The state of the city of Norfolk
Friday noon, hundreds of business and community leaders packed the Waterside Marriott to hear Mayor Paul Fraim provide his annual State of the City address, presented by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. The entire council was present as was nearly every other elected official from Norfolk (not the GA delelgation) and Norfolk Congressional representatives … Continue reading The state of the city of Norfolk
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