First it was Chuck Maranzano in Dinwiddie. Yesterday it was Martha Meara in Powhatan. Two school superintendents have now taken visible public stances criticizing Governor Kaine’s proposed cuts in K-12 education.
Dr. Maranzano wrote a letter to the Governor a few weeks back arguing that his proposed cuts would be devastating to a county such as Dinwiddie [...]
People Connect Obama’s Story to Their Own
Legislators from Both Parties Say Kaine Grossly Underestimated State’s Financial Crisis
Bill to Permit Localities to Enact Their Own Smoking Restrictions Stalls in Senate Committee
Senate Commttee Endorses “No Excuses” Absentee Voting Bill That Failed in House
State Medicaid Budget Cuts Could Affect More Than 11,000 Health Care Jobs
Holtzman Vogel, Cuccinelli and [...]
Okay, okay, lay off, I’m starting to believe it.
About two weeks before the election, I ran into my friend Dan Palazzolo from UR at a morning event and we assured each other that poll numbers showing Obama ahead by double digits in Virginia couldn’t be accurate. We both thought that Obama was probably ahead, but [...]
Obama as a Book of Firsts
Poignant Public Testimony at Capitol Budget Hearing
House Subcommittee Fails to Approve Early Voting Initiative and Easier Absentee Voting
Valentine Bill on Bipartisan Redistricting Fails in House Subcommittee
2009 Election Backdrop Shapes Beginning of Assembly Session
Virginia Retirement System on Course for 24% Investment Loss This Budget Year
UVA Employees Among Perriello’s Top [...]
Assembly Politics in an election year can get very tough. And the GOP is trying to play hardball with House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong.
Armstrong was recently appointed to the State Crime Commission to replace departing gubernatorial candidate Brian Moran. As Jim Nolen describes in today’s RTD and Freddy Kunkle did in a recent WAPO article, [...]
Obama Reflects on Race and His Presidency
Delegates Pollard and Saxman Call for Annual State Budgets and End to Biennial Budgeting
Is the Mental Health Safety Net for Children on the Chopping Block?
Assembly Members Seek the Right Balance on Tax Credits
Barlow Files Bills to Give Public Safety Workers More Time to File Workers Comp Claims
Richmond Area Legislators [...]
1. Money, Money, Money…
That’s what the political insiders were talking about this week. Plenty of buzz about the $2 million Bob McDonnell has on hand. Terry McAuliffe raised more in six weeks than either of his Democratic opponents did in six months. And how about Steve Shannon? He is sitting on more than $700,000 in his bid [...]
Deeds Can Raise Profile But Not Funds
Legislators and Advocates Raise Questions on Parole Board Procedures
More in VA Seek Medicaid Coverage as Governor Proposes Cuts
Senator Stuart Proposes $10 Add-on to Tickets to Pay for Gas in Patrol Cars
Richmonder Melody Barnes is Obama’s Domestic Policy Council Director
Inauguration Gift for Virginia’s Roads?
Votes of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation
The Politico reports on Obama’s efforts to begin the administration with a bipartisan spirit. He’s met McCain, is honoring his former opponent and Colin Powell at events, went to dinner at George Will’s home, and he’s regularly keeping in touch with the GOP congressional leadership.
The article also notes that Virginia’s Eric Cantor, the House Minority Whip, [...]
2009 will be the first truly competitive contest for a Democratic gubernatorial nomination since 1985 when Attorney General Gerald Baliles defeated Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis for the party’s nod.
It has been such a long time since the Democrats actually had a competitive nomination battle that no one knows exactly what to expect or precisely how to [...]