Blog updates

There have been a few changes around here, hopefully to make the blog a little more informative. In case you haven't looked recently, the My Representatives page has been updated to reflect my fine new Senator Ralph Northam. I put up that picture on January 9 😉 I've recently added to my sidebar a video … Continue reading Blog updates →

OTR 01/27: Dominion VA Power

This Sunday's On the Record will feature a conversation with David Christian, who runs Dominion VA Power's nuclear operation. The company is considering constructing a new nuclear power unit at North Anna, the first such plant in the US in decades. Also joining host Joel Rubin will be Guerry Grune, who will talk about the … Continue reading OTR 01/27: Dominion VA Power →

Moran a winner this week

According to the Washington Post blog: Del. Brian J. Moran (D-Alexandria) -Last week, Moran voted against delaying a vote to close the gun show loophole. "I stand with the families of victims from the Virginia Tech tragedy in support of closing this loophole," Moran said in a statement. On Monday, Moran's chief opponent for the … Continue reading Moran a winner this week →

VBDC breakfast: calling all Hillary supporters

The Virginia Beach Democratic Committee has been hosting a series of surrogate speakers representing the various campaigns for our candidates for president. Tomorrow, the campaign to be discussed is that of Hillary Clinton. Representing the Clinton campaign will be Susan Rowland, chief of staff for Del. Lionell Spruill and a longtime Hillary supporter. (Del. Spruill … Continue reading VBDC breakfast: calling all Hillary supporters →

Friday update (01/25): verifiable voting

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. SB35 (Deeds), which will require that hard copy op-scan ballots be rerun through the machines in the event of a recount is scheduled to be heard in the Senate P&E Committee Wednesday morning (1/30). The committee meets at 10am. SB292 (Herring), which will require random audits of op-scan … Continue reading Friday update (01/25): verifiable voting →

More endorsements for Hillary

The New York Times has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. As Democrats look ahead to the primaries in the biggest states on Feb. 5, The Times’s editorial board strongly recommends that they select Hillary Clinton as their nominee for the 2008 presidential election. [...] The next president needs to start immediately … Continue reading More endorsements for Hillary →

Civil disobedience in the face of tyranny

Virginia House Democrats participated in an act of civil disobedience today by refusing to vote on a bill that House Republicans brought to the floor even though its sponsor, Del. Adam Ebbin, had requested it be withdrawn. This behavior on the part of the majority resulted in a refusal by the minority to vote. Assembly … Continue reading Civil disobedience in the face of tyranny →

It’s the economy

I missed yesterday's Economic Club of Hampton Roads meeting - been fighting a cold for the past few days. The first part of the event is a presentation by the ODU Economic Forecasting Project. In it, the team presents its "scorecard," which compares the actual economic indicators to those projected by them for the previous … Continue reading It’s the economy →

Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. I've updated the bills for the most recent information publicly available. Note that committee reports for the last few days are not yet available. There is a report from the Virginian Pilot which says that a Senate subcommittee approved a 20% homestead exemption bill; however, the report does … Continue reading Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief →

Wednesday update (01/23): restoration of voting rights

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. The only remaining bill on this issue, Del. Frank Hall's HJ182, was continued to 2009 in last Friday's meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee. As the result, there will be no more updates on this issue. Technorati Tags: Restoring felons right to vote