Former 2nd Congressional District Congressman Owen Pickett endorsed Glenn Nye today in his bid for the seat currently occupied by Thelma Drake. Virginia Beach, VA - Former Congressman Owen Pickett today endorsed Glenn Nye for Congress in Virginia's Second Congressional District. Congressman Pickett represented the Second District in the United States House of Representatives from … Continue reading Nye garners Pickett endorsement
Category: Virginia
Compromise on payday lending
According to The Virginian Pilot, a compromise has been reached on payday lending. The missing piece: a cap on interest rates. (I find it curious that Del. Terry Kilgore says that "there was not enough support to pass an annual cap on loans." SB12 passed the House 91-7! What votes is he missing?) You know, … Continue reading Compromise on payday lending
Extra innings
I wonder if the proprietors of 7 West plan to restart their Extra Innings blog this year? Because that's where we are headed. The General Assembly will be reconvening on April 16. Governor Tim Kaine has already put out the beginnings of his schedule of town hall meetings. They kick off next week and will … Continue reading Extra innings
OTR 03/02: Larry Sabato, Glenn Nye
This Sunday's On the Record will feature a conversation with UVA's Larry Sabato. The topic will be presidential politics, with the discussion covering the rise of Barack Obama and the race in the fall with John McCain. In the other segment, host Joel Rubin will be joined by 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Glenn Nye. … Continue reading OTR 03/02: Larry Sabato, Glenn Nye
Senate budget vote not valid?
Man, the stuff coming out of Richmond today! The latest is that the budget bill passed by the Senate is not a valid vote because it didn't pass with an 80% majority. We'll see how this plays out.
Deserving: Judge Eileen Olds
The Chesapeake Clipper has a fascinating story about Juvenile & Domestic Court Judge Eileen Olds. (View in IE - it doesn't display properly in Firefox.) With openings on the Circuit Court, it would seem that this woman would be a lock: UVA & W&M grad, 13 years on the bench, president of the American Judges … Continue reading Deserving: Judge Eileen Olds
ALERT: HB 3202 deep sixed!
I'm hearing that the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled HB 3202, the transportation bill that created the NOVA and HR Transportation Authorities, is unconstitutional. I'm told that the opinion was written by Bernard Goodwin and the vote was 9-0. I understand the opinion basically said that taxes cannot be imposed on one locality by another … Continue reading ALERT: HB 3202 deep sixed!
Friday update (02/29): Verifiable voting
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. I haven't updated this issue for a couple of weeks because things have been moving along quite slowly. Here's a rundown of the bills that I've discussed in prior posts. SB292 (Herring), introduced as a bill to have random audits of op-scan tabulators within 24 hours after the … Continue reading Friday update (02/29): Verifiable voting
Stupid Dillon Rule: SB51 fails
One of the first things I checked on upon my arrival in Richmond last night was the status of SB51, which I discussed here. Well, the bill failed and it failed by a much larger margin than expected. I was told last week that 3 Republicans had decided to support the bill, which, with all … Continue reading Stupid Dillon Rule: SB51 fails
Cuccinelli budget amendment passes thanks to Colgan
Once again, Senator Chuck Colgan has abandoned his Democratic colleagues and voted with the Republicans. This time, it was on an amendment to the budget to prohibit any funds from going to Planned Parenthood. The vote was a 20-20 tie, allowing LG Bill Bolling to cast his first vote of the session. Somebody tell me … Continue reading Cuccinelli budget amendment passes thanks to Colgan
