The 5pm filing deadline has come and gone and the numbers are looking pretty good 🙂 6th district Senate candidate Ralph Northam shows almost $144,000 in cash raised this period with at little over $380,000 on hand. As of this writing, his opponent, Nick Rerras hasn't filed. Go Ralph! Over in the 1st Senate district, … Continue reading Numbers are in, Northam kicking!
Category: Virginia
Hospitals and charity care
The Virginian-Pilot had a front page article Sunday on the tax breaks for providing charity care. What they found was pretty amazing: A Virginian-Pilot analysis of statistics gathered by Virginia Health Information, a nonprofit group, found that nonprofits statewide provided charity care equal to 3.3 percent of gross patient revenue in 2005. For- profits' rate … Continue reading Hospitals and charity care
Warner pig roast
I understand that the caterers prepared for 7,000 attendees at today's pig roast, hosted by former governor Mark Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis. I have no idea how many folks were there; let's just say it was a bunch 🙂 Warner took up his normal spot after playing a bit of basketball (and injuring … Continue reading Warner pig roast
Webb and Warner
This may be the first time you've seen a picture like this but it is unlikely to be the last. Come January 2009, I suspect we will be referring to them as the senior and junior Senators from Virginia. Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, Mark Warner
Warner at Spruill’s roast
Video of the remarks given by former governor Mark Warner at the roast of Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr. are on the flip. Enjoy! Part I Part II Technorati Tags: Mark Warner, Lionell Spruill
Webb at Spruill’s roast
Video of the remarks given by Senator Jim Webb at the roast of Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr. are on the flip. Enjoy! Part I Part II Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, Lionell Spruill
Spruill roast roundup
Last night, some 400 people showed up for the roasting of Chesapeake Delegate Lionell Spruill, Sr. Like last year, I started off my evening in the VIP reception room. I arrived early, since I knew the press would be all over the place, plus there was another event going on (the Chesapeake First Citizen was … Continue reading Spruill roast roundup
Spruill roast quickie
I got a pile of pictures as well as some video but it is much too late to get them up. So here are a couple of pictures to enjoy until I get a chance to do a proper writeup tomorrow. Oh, and I got a chance to do an interview with our next Senator, … Continue reading Spruill roast quickie
Northam endorsements rolling in
Ralph Northam, the next Senator from the 6th district, is piling up endorsements. Today, the campaign was notified that it has received the endorsement of the Virginia Professional Firefighters. Other endorsements received so far: NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia Planned Parenthood League of Conservation Voters NOW American Federation of Teachers Virginia Education Association Education Association of Norfolk … Continue reading Northam endorsements rolling in
Warner in
The website is here. Comments are coming in. On the flip are statements from DPVA Chair Cranwell and House Democratic Caucus chair Brian Moran. UPDATE: Added Senator Creigh Deeds' statement UPDATE2: Added Governor Tim Kaine's statement Democratic Party of VA Chair Richard Cranwell: "It's great news that Mark Warner plans to run for the U.S. … Continue reading Warner in
