Although I missed the first half hour of last night's debate, others didn't. I had someone record it for me - they missed the first few minutes and didn't set the video capture box exactly right. I'm going to try to edit the extraneous stuff from the side of it and then post it. (Even … Continue reading First LG debate
Mark Herring, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, has released a powerful new web ad The topic is SB962, which Republican AG candidate Mark Obenshain introduced in 2009. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDhD6w9WAS4 In its profile of Obenshain, The Roanoke Times mentions that he is trying to separate himself from his legislative record, something I noticed when the … Continue reading Herring’s powerful new ad
Financial reports for the November 5th election were due Monday. The reporting period covers 7/1/2013 - 8/31/2013. The amounts below were compiled from The Virginia Public Access Project and the State Board of Elections. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. A few notes: Receipts. The financial reports include as receipts cash contributions, in-kind contributions, … Continue reading 9/16/13 Financial Reports
For the fifth year in a row, Gov. Bob McDonnell has proclaimed (pdf) this week "Virginia Certified Public Accountants Week." The VSCPA, which is our state society, has several activities planned for the week, concluding with Friday's "Day of Service." Like many, I don't just do a day of service once a year. I serve … Continue reading It’s Virginia CPAs Week
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Never thought I'd be longing for the days from four years ago when we were debating the merits of Bob McDonnell's transportation plan. Yes, we - me included - spent a lot of time talking about the thesis. But we also talked about the issues. … Continue reading ICYMI: Let’s hear details from the candidates
The Virginia Supreme Court handed down a ruling this morning in a long-running Norfolk eminent domain case. In a major loss for Old Dominion University, the state Supreme Court ruled this morning that the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority did not have the right to use eminent domain to take a 10-unit apartment building near … Continue reading Pretty big deal: SCt. Va. rules in favor of property owners
Lots of moving parts today, among them: Herring wins Virginian-Pilot endorsement. Yep. The one statewide race where I made a prediction. In case you were wondering, Obenshain is the second coming of Cuccinelli - plus more. Democratic strategist Dave "Mudcat" Saunders is backing Cuccinelli. While not as big of a deal as the Boyd Marcus … Continue reading Quick hits 9/10/13
One of the fun things I do regularly on this blog is to predict who The Virginian-Pilot will endorse in upcoming elections. I usually have plenty of time, as the newspaper is often pretty late in releasing their endorsements. Not this year. Roughly six weeks ahead of the time frame of the 2009 gubernatorial endorsement, … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot … ah nevermind 😦
Rep. Bobby Scott held his 37th Annual Labor Day Picnic Monday. There were so many electeds, former electeds and candidates in attendance that even Scott, who introduced each one by name, had trouble tracking them all. It took him about 10 minutes to get through all of the names. After the intros, the three Democratic … Continue reading Video: Rep. Scott 37th Annual Labor Day Picnic
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The start of school - both as a student and an instructor - got me thinking about how education and politics are intertwined. Not that that is anything new: education is very much shaped by politics - and vice versa. I've written a many column … Continue reading ICYMI: Hiding under the banner of accountability
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