Category: Virginia

Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009

One of my legislative agenda items for this past General Assembly session was redistricting. Having split control between Democrats and Republicans seemed to be the perfect situation for the passage of some form of bipartisan redistricting. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. And if it didn't pass in 2008, I don't hold out much hope for … Continue reading Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009 →

OTR 6/29: AG McDonnell, TCC’s DiCroce

This Sunday's On the Record will feature Attorney General and 2009 Republican candidate for governor Bob McDonnell. The topic will be transportation. The AG has taken a position against any statewide tax increases, saying that the money to pay for transportation already exists in the budget. In the other segment, TCC's president Debroah DiCroce joins … Continue reading OTR 6/29: AG McDonnell, TCC’s DiCroce →

Jody Wagner running for LG?

I attended the Brian Moran fundraiser last night. It was a great gathering, with folks from all over Hampton Roads in attendance. The crowd was a mix of grassroots, electeds and contributors from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Hampton. I'm pretty bad at estimating crowd sizes but I can tell you it was elbow-to-elbow … Continue reading Jody Wagner running for LG? →

VNG bills go up 35% 7/1, electricity increase to follow

So I'm reading this article and see that Virginia Natural Gas will have a 35% increase effective July 1 and I'm thinking, "man, I'm glad I don't have gas." Oops. Right below it on the front page of PilotOnline is a link to an article about Dominion Virginia Power's request to increase its rates 18%, … Continue reading VNG bills go up 35% 7/1, electricity increase to follow →

Reminder: Moran event tomorrow

If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so via the link in my sidebar to the right. Hope to see you there 🙂

Opinion, please: profanity in public

Town Point Park, in downtown Norfolk, is a venue used for lots of weekend festivals. One, the Afr'Am Fest, has been held on Memorial Day weekend for the past 25 years, mostly without incident. The downtown area has changed a lot in 25 years, with the addition of upscale housing added to the retail mix. … Continue reading Opinion, please: profanity in public →

BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan

From an email I received just a bit ago: Speaker Howell promised that the Republicans would put forth a transportation plan and I just got a copy of it this evening. I wanted to send it out to you all so you could get a chance to look it over before session tomorrow. Here's the … Continue reading BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan →

OTR 6/22: transportation (again)

With the General Assembly special session starting Monday, this Sunday's On the Record will feature another discussion of transportation. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Delegates Ken Alexander (D-Norfolk), Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Glenn Oder (R-Newport News) and Senators Yvonne Miller (D-Norfolk) and Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk). The latter two serve on the Senate Finance Committee where … Continue reading OTR 6/22: transportation (again) →

VA Delegation to Denver

The DPVA has released this list of delegates to the National Convention in Denver. It's an interesting list and should be an interesting time for all of us. Not included on the list are the folks who will be attending for other reasons, such as members of the committees (Platform, Rules and Credentials) as well … Continue reading VA Delegation to Denver →