Category: Politics

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 →

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 →

OTR 12/9: Forgit, Wittman and Narain

This Sunday's On the Record will feature the only joint appearance of the shortened campaign in the 1st Congressional District. Democrat Philip Forgit, Republican Rob Wittman and Independent Lucky Narain all will be on the show. From the report filed by Daily Press writer Kimball Payne, who witnessed the show's taping, I'm expecting a lively … Continue reading OTR 12/9: Forgit, Wittman and Narain →

Forgit gets Obama support

Check out the post over at Shawn's place. UPDATE: Got my own email from Obama a few minutes ago. It's below the fold. Technorati Tags: Philip Forgit Dear Vivian, Time is running out for you to make an impact in a special election in Virginia for a Representative in Congress, which will be held this … Continue reading Forgit gets Obama support →

Abuser driver fees: scrap them

There have been a number of articles written in recent days about the JLARC report on abuser driver fees. The report (pdf) is a interim one, looking at the first four months of FY2008 and utilizes arrest data from the State Police. This particular report is an easy read, following a question and answer format. … Continue reading Abuser driver fees: scrap them →

Forgit news update

A few items on Philip Forgit campaign for Congress in the 1st Congressional District. The special election is coming up quick: this Tuesday, December 11. =========================== The candidates in this race taped their only joint appearance of the campaign yesterday, On the Record with Joel Rubin. Kimball Payne of the Daily Press offers this report. … Continue reading Forgit news update →

Women’s Legislative Roundtable pre-session meeting roundup

I attended the Women's Legislative Roundtable pre-session meeting Wednesday in Richmond. The event was moderated by The League of Women Voters of Virginia. A number of the women in attendance were League members from throughout the state, with a large contingent from Hampton Roads. The morning session consisted of ten speakers from various governmental and … Continue reading Women’s Legislative Roundtable pre-session meeting roundup →

Shad Plank smackdown

If you keep up with blogs thru aggregators (BNN, VPL) like I do, then you've run across a number of Republican blogs crowing about Democrats raising taxes. They are all talking about (echo chamber, anyone?) SB2, which will apply sales taxes to gasoline. Dave Hendrickson, of The Shad Plank, the Daily Press political blog, gives … Continue reading Shad Plank smackdown →