Take a look at this video featuring David Walker, the comptroller general of the US. It's worth 11 1/2 minutes of your time. If you have trouble viewing it, you can read about it here. And visit the GAO's website, which includes the schedule for the Fiscal Wake-up Tour along with a pdfs of the … Continue reading A $750,000 mortgage – and no house
Category: Virginia
GAO: Deficits are coming
Let me get this straight: if the abuser fees are about safety and everyone obeys the law (ha!) then the amount collected for transportation in Virginia will be, well, nil. There goes $65 million of the anticipated dollars for transportation. Earlier this year, we were told to expect a downturn in state revenues. Estimates were … Continue reading GAO: Deficits are coming
First HRTA meeting
Mayor Paul Fraim of Norfolk, right, and Mayor Joe Frank of Newport News will serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively. TERESSA RERRAS | SPECIAL TO THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The Virginian Pilot reported on the first meeting of the HRTA, which was held Wednesday. Interestingly enough, the topic of conversation was citizen input. The Hampton Roads … Continue reading First HRTA meeting
Vick: the fallout starts
One of the things that nearly everyone was expecting was that recently indicted Pro Bowl quarterback and Newport News native Michael Vick may lose some of his endorsements. According to this story, Nike has announced that it will not be releasing his latest shoe, the Air Zoom Vick V. At this point, other Nike products … Continue reading Vick: the fallout starts
Hillary in Richmond
Hillary Clinton was the only presidential candidate to show up on Wednesday for the National Association of Counties meeting held in Richmond. The Richmond Times report on the event can be found here. Below is a picture from the event, showing Clinton with Chesapeake Delegate Lionell Spruill, who has already endorsed her, and Portsmouth Clerk … Continue reading Hillary in Richmond
Webb conference call on Commssion on Wartime Contracting
Senator Jim Webb just completed a conference call regarding the bill he and other freshman Senators introduced yesterday. The bill would establish a Commission on Wartime Contracting, with the goal of looking backwards at the contracting done in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as looking forward to how things can better be done in the … Continue reading Webb conference call on Commssion on Wartime Contracting
About those abuser fees….
Kenton's found some more stuff 🙂 Can't wait to hear the report from the press conference at 2pm 😉
Moran on abuser fees
Democratic Caucus chair Brian Moran expresses concern about how the abuser fees will hurt education funding. From February 13, 2006 (h/t 750 Volts)
From the mouths of babes…
... comes this: Today I started a blog because I was sick and tired of seeing al the negative news on TV, the newspaper and the internet. I think all the negative and bad news really makes people unhappy. So, I will focus on all the good things that are going on because I believe … Continue reading From the mouths of babes…
Who’s going to chair RPV?
The three candidates are executive director Charlie Judd, former LG John Hager and RPVB chairman Chuck Smith. The latter two were at the Blogs United conference and spoke briefly. Smith is running hard for this position, passing out cards to everyone, even to folks like me who are not Republicans! In case you missed it, … Continue reading Who’s going to chair RPV?
