OTR 6/22: transportation (again)

With the General Assembly special session starting Monday, this Sunday's On the Record will feature another discussion of transportation. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Delegates Ken Alexander (D-Norfolk), Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Glenn Oder (R-Newport News) and Senators Yvonne Miller (D-Norfolk) and Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk). The latter two serve on the Senate Finance Committee where … Continue reading OTR 6/22: transportation (again) →

Friday fun: what kind of car should you drive?

Given that I bought a new car a couple of weeks ago, when I ran across this quiz, I thought it would be fun to see how close it came to my choice. While this was for 2007 cars, I have to admit it wasn't far off 😉 You Should Drive a Jaguar XK 4.2 … Continue reading Friday fun: what kind of car should you drive? →

VA Delegation to Denver

The DPVA has released this list of delegates to the National Convention in Denver. It's an interesting list and should be an interesting time for all of us. Not included on the list are the folks who will be attending for other reasons, such as members of the committees (Platform, Rules and Credentials) as well … Continue reading VA Delegation to Denver →

Testing new setup

While I am waiting for my car, I decided to test a couple of things. First, I got a Lifebook U810 UPMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to figure out if this computer is truly useful - or if it's too small for these old eyes. No verdict on that yet. Secondly - … Continue reading Testing new setup →

Tell me it ain’t so, Howard!

I know I'm supposed to just get over Hillary Clinton being out of the race. And I'm trying. But when I was elected as Clinton delegate to the convention, I thought that I would have at least one more chance to cast a ballot for my candidate. Apparently, that isn't the case: Hillary will not … Continue reading Tell me it ain’t so, Howard! →

Poll shows Moran, Deeds in dead heat

A new poll released today shows both Democratic candidates for governor in 2009 lagging the expected Republican nominee. The numbers are interesting: Creigh Deeds, the 2005 AG candidate, trails Bob McDonnell 27-32, while Brian Moran trails McDonnell 27-33. The numbers are virtually indistinguishable, with a large number of undecideds in each matchup. The poll (pdf) … Continue reading Poll shows Moran, Deeds in dead heat →

Norfolk commercial properties underassessed

Duh! Not sure we needed a consultant to tell us this: ... commercial properties in the city are underassessed by as much as 30 percent What is interesting is that the amount of real estate taxes not assessed cannot be quantified at this point: Commercial real estate provides a small percentage of the estimated $203 … Continue reading Norfolk commercial properties underassessed →

The Board Room blog: Moran on top

Check out this short post from the editorial board blog of The Richmond Times Dispatch. The writer is the editoral page editor. Have to say that I've been hearing the same thing.

Kaine pushes to restore voting rights

Earlier this year, I put out my legislative agenda and included the restoration of voting rights as one of the five items that I would like to see the General Assembly accomplish. Unfortunately, none of the bills passed. In the past few weeks, though, I became aware of a push to get nonviolent felons to … Continue reading Kaine pushes to restore voting rights →