Let's see: NC - voter ID, an end to early voting, Sunday voting and same-day registration. Plus kicking people off unemployment and reducing the benefits for those who remain. TX - a second special session to consider an abortion bill that would close nearly all of the clinics in the state. Plus implementation of a … Continue reading NC, TX, and, of course, VA: All Politics is Local
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Friday. While the topic is DOMA, the title is derived from this Emily Dickinson poem included in it: Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. Virginia is among the states … Continue reading ICYMI: Perched in the soul
Been a while since I posted one of these. This quiz was making the rounds earlier this week, no doubt because of the pending Senate vote on immigration, which passed yesterday. I earned "Citizenship attained, with distinction" but not a perfect score 😦 How about you? Are you smart enough to be a citizen?
Quite a day yesterday! For those living in the 13 states - I'm including California in that number - and the District of Columbia, a hearty congratulations on federal recognition of your marriage! Now, get ready for the marriage penalty on your joint federal returns 🙂 And don't wait until next April to figure out … Continue reading DOMA is Dead
High drama in Texas last night as Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered an abortion bill. The bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and force many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities and be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. Also, doctors would be required to have admitting privileges at … Continue reading Political theater, Texas style
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates will be on the ballot this fall. Here are the Hampton Roads candidates. * = incumbent 21st District (Parts of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach) Susan Hippen (D) Ron Villanueva* (R) Virginian-Pilot endorsement 64th District (Parts of Suffolk, Franklin as well as the counties of Prince George, Surry, … Continue reading Who’s running: House of Delegates
Here are all of the local candidates, with links where I have them (will be updated as more come available). Note that statewide offices as well as the House of Delegates races will be on your ballot. Note also that references to party will not appear on your ballot. * = incumbentCommissioner of the Revenue … Continue reading Who’s running: Virginia Beach
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture is one that I have had in my home office for 13 years. It is from my 40th birthday party. This August, it will have been 40 years since I first met Helene, my math … Continue reading ICYMI: Taking on ALS
University of Virginia's president, Dr. Teresa Sullivan, spoke in Hampton Roads Wednesday on the issue of leadership. I was there. It wasn't leadership that I wanted to ask Sullivan about, so I held my tongue during the Q&A. But her mention of the need for leaders to understand budgets and budgeting did raise a question … Continue reading UVa’s Sullivan on MOOCs
Here are all of the local candidates, with links where I have them (will be updated as more come available). Note that statewide offices as well as the House of Delegates races will be on your ballot. Note also that references to party will not appear on your ballot. * = incumbent Commissioner of the … Continue reading Who’s running: Suffolk
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