CNU survey part 2

The CNU Center for Public Policy released part 2 of its recent survey of Virginia voters. The poll of 700 registered voters was conducted January 8-10 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.7%. The poll found: Most (56%) prefer to balance to budget by cutting spending without raising taxes or dipping into the … Continue reading CNU survey part 2 →

Senators reach bipartisan compromise on redistricting reform

As expected, the Senate Privileges and Elections subcommittee Constitutional Amendments, Reapportionment, Referenda met this morning and combined the four remaining bills on redistricting into one. The bill that survives is SB38, now patroned by Sens. Deeds, Cuccinelli, Howell and Stolle, and it will be heard by the full committee next Tuesday. From the press release: … Continue reading Senators reach bipartisan compromise on redistricting reform →

Tuesday update (01/22): Payday lending

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. There has been no action on any of the payday lending legislation I previously listed. According to The Daily Press, both sides of the debate were supposed to have had a meeting last Saturday to try to hash out some compromise. Of course, having the second largest payday … Continue reading Tuesday update (01/22): Payday lending →

Bill highlight: Massie’s HB1522 eliminates Dept

Del. Jimmie Massie (R-72) has submitted HB1522 that will eliminate the Department of Business Assistance. The bill would transfer the department's duties to the Economic Development Partnership. It seems to me that the only thing to be gained by such a move is that there will be one director instead of two. After all, the … Continue reading Bill highlight: Massie’s HB1522 eliminates Dept →

Harlem pastor endorses Hillary

The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president. The church is the oldest black church in New York and one of the oldest in the nation, having been founded some 200 years ago by Ethopian sea traders. According to reports, [1, 2] Rev. Butts received … Continue reading Harlem pastor endorses Hillary →

Monday update (01/21): Redistricting

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. A tremendous amount of activity last week on these bills. And this Daily Press article gives you some sense of why. Despite bipartisan sponsorship, there are those who think any change to the process of drawing the lines is unnecessary. The last thing these guys think about is … Continue reading Monday update (01/21): Redistricting →

Giants unexpected win

I thought the game would be close, but I expected the Green Bay Packers to pull it out. A three-point win by the New York Giants sends them to the Super Bowl against the undefeated New England Patriots. Talk about a game I will have little interest in 😦 I'm a fan of neither team … Continue reading Giants unexpected win →

In celebration of MLK Jr Day

I'll start my day at the 24th annual Martin Luther King Community Leaders' Breakfast. Then I'll be heading over to Norfolk City Hall to participate in the annual march. Here are a couple of old posts that you might find interesting on this day: MLK: Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution and MLK Memorial Speech. … Continue reading In celebration of MLK Jr Day →

NFL trivia

Two of today's four starting quarterbacks in the AFC and NFC championship games were originally drafted by the the team of the other. Name the quarterbacks, the team that originally drafted them, and the year they were drafted. First one with the correct answer wins 🙂