Gotta love this post from former Senator Marty Williams: House GOP plays games at Virginia's expense. So what are our Republican stalwarts doing with their time? First, they are maintaining their tactic of killing bills in sub-committees without recorded votes. [...] To make matters worse, this same leadership team now takes bills to the floor … Continue reading Republican calls out Republicans
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Waldo gets some love from the Pilot
Waldo Jaquith is getting some well deserved recognition from the MSM regarding his creation of Richmond Sunlight. In today's Virginian Pilot, an editorial says what we've known all along: bringing sunlight to the legislative process is a good thing. Jaquith's Web site replaces befuddlement with knowledge. He deserves credit for making the legislative process more … Continue reading Waldo gets some love from the Pilot
Monday update (01/28): Redistricting
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. As I mentioned last week, SB38 is the surviving bill for redistricting this year. The bill has made it out of the Senate subcommittee and will be heard by the full Privileges and Elections Committee when they meet Tuesday at 4pm. Prior to the meeting, there will be … Continue reading Monday update (01/28): Redistricting
Moran a winner this week
According to the Washington Post blog: Del. Brian J. Moran (D-Alexandria) -Last week, Moran voted against delaying a vote to close the gun show loophole. "I stand with the families of victims from the Virginia Tech tragedy in support of closing this loophole," Moran said in a statement. On Monday, Moran's chief opponent for the … Continue reading Moran a winner this week
Friday update (01/25): verifiable voting
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. SB35 (Deeds), which will require that hard copy op-scan ballots be rerun through the machines in the event of a recount is scheduled to be heard in the Senate P&E Committee Wednesday morning (1/30). The committee meets at 10am. SB292 (Herring), which will require random audits of op-scan … Continue reading Friday update (01/25): verifiable voting
More endorsements for Hillary
The New York Times has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. As Democrats look ahead to the primaries in the biggest states on Feb. 5, The Times’s editorial board strongly recommends that they select Hillary Clinton as their nominee for the 2008 presidential election. [...] The next president needs to start immediately … Continue reading More endorsements for Hillary
Civil disobedience in the face of tyranny
Virginia House Democrats participated in an act of civil disobedience today by refusing to vote on a bill that House Republicans brought to the floor even though its sponsor, Del. Adam Ebbin, had requested it be withdrawn. This behavior on the part of the majority resulted in a refusal by the minority to vote. Assembly … Continue reading Civil disobedience in the face of tyranny
It’s the economy
I missed yesterday's Economic Club of Hampton Roads meeting - been fighting a cold for the past few days. The first part of the event is a presentation by the ODU Economic Forecasting Project. In it, the team presents its "scorecard," which compares the actual economic indicators to those projected by them for the previous … Continue reading It’s the economy
Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. I've updated the bills for the most recent information publicly available. Note that committee reports for the last few days are not yet available. There is a report from the Virginian Pilot which says that a Senate subcommittee approved a 20% homestead exemption bill; however, the report does … Continue reading Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief
Wednesday update (01/23): restoration of voting rights
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. The only remaining bill on this issue, Del. Frank Hall's HJ182, was continued to 2009 in last Friday's meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee. As the result, there will be no more updates on this issue. Technorati Tags: Restoring felons right to vote
