Attorney General Bob McDonnell held a conference call this afternoon with bloggers and at least one member of the main stream media. The main purpose of the call was to give the AG the opportunity to discuss the accomplishments of his office, the third largest law firm in Virginia, over the past year and to … Continue reading AG bloggers’ conference call →

This Sunday's On the Record will feature appearances by three Hampton Roads rookie Delegates: Joe Bouchard (D-83rd), Bobby Mathieson (D-21st) and Brenda Pogge (R-96th). No doubt part of the discussion will be about this article, in which Bouchard and Mathieson (along with Senator-elect Ralph Northam) discussed the challenges of juggling a part time job in … Continue reading OTR 12/30: The rookies →

Glen Nye was the topic of an article in today's Virginian Pilot. The article was a profile on this 33-year-old Norfolk man, who has recently returned to the area after some 10 years abroad, most recently, nine months in Iraq with the U.S. Agency for International Development. After graduating from Norfolk Academy and Georgetown University, … Continue reading Nye featured in Pilot →

The Virginian-Pilot today ran an op-ed piece* on the new proton therapy cancer center being constructed by Hampton University. The author of the piece is Chuck Davis, the widower of 1st Congressional district representative Jo Ann Davis. When you’ve lost a father, mother and wife to cancer, all between the ages of 57 and 62, … Continue reading Davis’ widower supportive of HU cancer center →

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 is the date set by Governor Tim Kaine for the special election in the 99th House district. “It is important that we have a delegate in place as soon as possible during the session commencing in January 2008,” Governor Kaine said. “Holding the special election on February 19th will provide a … Continue reading 99th district special election set for Feb. 19 →

As I mentioned yesterday, House of Delegates Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran announced a new initiative this morning related to dangerous toys. Entitled the "Virginia Toy Safety Act," Moran was joined by Delegate Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg), John Morgan from Voices for Virginia’s Children and Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the Virginia Chapter of the American … Continue reading No dangerous toys →

On the heels of yesterday's recount in the Ken Cuccinelli/Janet Oleszek race, the Verifiable Voting Coalition of Virginia (VVCV) issued a press release regarding what they would like to see happen in this year's legislative session: count the paper ballots. It just seems ridiculous to me that where optical scan paper ballots are used, the … Continue reading Verifiable Voting Coalition: count the paper →

House Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran and Lynchburg Delegate Shannon Valentine will be announcing a new legislative initiative Friday morning to crack down on dangerous toys sold to children. According to the announcement: As many as 73,000 kids were taken to the Emergency Room last year because of toy related injuries and we have seen … Continue reading Moran to announce initiative on dangerous toys →