My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. Although Norfolk has no races on the ballot until next May, when the two superwards are up for election, it is rushing towards adopting a plan. Councilwoman Theresa Whibley asked in the informal session on June 14 what the drop-dead date was and never really got a … Continue reading Norfolk redistricting – another option
Hampton Roads edition Norfolk council embraces compromise on wards. Funniest line in this story is that Vice Mayor Burfoot considers the plan introduced by Rodney Jordan to have been done so too late in the "game" yet the compromise plan they are supporting hasn't been introduced at all. Exhibit #9,999,998 on constitutional offices. I like … Continue reading Quick links 06/22/11
Megan Rhyne, from the Virginia Coalition for Open Government tells us today that none of the legislators going to France to research uranium mining is in mining areas in Virginia. Will they be telling their colleagues what they found, or bragging about the wine?
The Planning Director and the Assistant Administrator for Community Development have resigned from Cumberland County government, setting off speculation among those paying attention what was behind their exit. Andrew Sorrell and Michael Cooper no longer work for the county. Sorrell was the Planning Director, and Cooper was the Assistant Administrator for Community Development. Sorrell has … Continue reading Two top Cumberland County adminstrators resign
By Claire Guthrie Gastaรฑaga Incumbent-centered, partisan redistricting has all but guaranteed that Virginia progressives will be lost in the legislative wilderness for the next decade or more even as the majority of the Virginia voting public becomes more centrist, or even left of center. The reality is that, as the Virginia Senate moved to a … Continue reading A decade in the wilderness: Senate redistricting outcomes
A few things from around the internet that caught my eye: Justice Department approves redistricting plan. Anybody who thought this Justice Department was going to be different than those of previous administrations should put that thought to rest. These plans were the most gerrymandered plans ever in Virginia. Tom Perriello has no plans for 2012. … Continue reading Quick links 06/20/11
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In case you haven't noticed from my recent posts, Norfolk is now undergoing the process of redistricting. It is sometimes easy to forget that not everyone who lives in Norfolk - or Virginia, for that matter - is aware of the fact that we are … Continue reading ICYMI: A necessary conversation
OK, 2 1/2 ๐ Check out this video from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
I read a fascinating article in The Atlantic this week called "How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans." It's written by Mickey Edwards a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma. I think Edwards has articulated what many ofย us have come to suspect of the two parties, that they are more interested in vying with each … Continue reading Finding a way to govern
The Council on Foreign Relations interviewed Virginia Senator Jim Webb who is chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The video can be viewed here.
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