April 15 was the filing deadline for financial reports in local races. The reports of candidates who file electronically are available for all to see on the State Board of Elections website. A summary of the reports for Norfolk candidates is below: I'll try to get to the other cities as I have time.
The Norfolk candidates' forum tonight will go on as scheduled but without the participation of current mayor, Paul Fraim. I am told that the other two candidates for mayor will be present, along with the two candidates vying in Ward 5. In addition, there will be a forum this Friday for Newport News candidates. The … Continue reading Update on candidates’ forums
Here's the schedule that I know of: Hampton Mon, April 14, 7pm – Riverdale Forum,Paul Burbank Elem School, 40 Tide Mill Lane Tue, April 15, 6 pm – Pan-Hellenic Council , Alpha Center 2205 Andrews Bvd. Wed, April 16, 8 am – Coliseum Central BID Forum, Sentara Careplex Thurs, April 17, 7 pm – Partnership … Continue reading Local candidate forums this week
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The dereliction of duty is the member's failure to do what is best for the citizens of Virginia. Over a year ago, I pointed out that the creation of the MIRC and how it basically meant that Medicaid expansion wasn't done. As I watched last … Continue reading ICYMI: The legislature’s dereliction of duty
... teaching is easy should try it sometime 😦 I think those of us who transition to academia after years as practitioners have a different perspective on a lot of things than those who have spent the bulk of their careers in academia. I participated in an Integrative Learning Panel at ODU a couple of … Continue reading Anyone who thinks …
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Friday. In it, I talk about two things that occurred last Wednesday that may have an affect on the case against former governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. The first was the brief from the five former AGs, which I mentioned here. I still … Continue reading ICYMI: Drop corruption charges against McDonnells
Who says bipartisanship is dead? Not these five: Democrats Andrew P. Miller, Mary Sue Terry and Stephen D. Rosenthal join Republicans J. Marshall Coleman and Mark L. Earley in the filing, arguing that the “expansive interpretation of federal law” on which counts 1-11 are based “is completely alien to any legal advice that any of … Continue reading 5 former VA AGs: Dismiss McDonnell corruption charges
I'm not a fan of the "list" format that has taken the internet by storm but I have to admit, this USAToday list of memorable April Fools' Day hoaxes is pretty good. Have fun today!
In a poll released this morning, Quinnipiac found support among Virginia voters for medical marijuana to be 84%, although that support does not extend to recreational use: Support for legalizing marijuana for personal use is 46 percent, with 48 percent opposed. Democrats support the measure 58 - 35 percent, with Republicans opposed 68 - 27 … Continue reading Q’Pac: 6-1 support medical marijuana, 50% marriage equality
Courtesy of VA News, check out Charting the years-long decline of local news reporting from The Washington Post. The slow deterioration of local-news reporting has been a source of alarm in some quarters for years, especially the retreat from state- and local-government accountability reporting. In 2009, a blue-ribbon panel backed by the nonprofit Knight Foundation … Continue reading The Friday read: decline of local news reporting
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