1. Obama Comes to Virginia, Neglects to Call the Governor
President Obama visited a Fairfax school to draw attention to his education reform initiatives. The President neglected to call Virginia’s Governor and invite him to the event, despite the fact that McDonnell must have said over one hundred times how much he looks forward to working [...]
Virginia Jobless Rate Rises to 6.9%
Webb’s Bill To Creat National Crime Commission Gains Support
McDonnell to Start with Offsets from Job Creation
Senate Democrats Praise McDonnell’s SOTU Honor
Senate Okays 70 MPH Speed Limit
Under Hanger Bill, Online Stores Would Have to Collect State Sales Tax
Rob Bell Leads Legislative Opposition to Soering Transfer Request
Stolle Gets Fond Farewell
Regulators Say Virginia [...]
Yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision giving corporations-Exxon, Toyota, Microsoft, BankAmerica, McDonald’s, and all others large and small-the First Amendment rights of individuals in the matter of supporting or opposing candidates and causes with good ol’-and unlimited-George Washingtons is going to take down the levies and flood the political landscape in a way that would make [...]
It’s a great honor for Bob McDonnell to be asked to give the Republican response to the State of the Union next month.
But let’s not be naive.
It’s an extraordinary test for a man who’s been Governor for less than a week.
But it’s the nature of politics today- your time in the spotlight can come far more [...]
GOP Picks McDonnell to Answer State of the Union
McDonnell Reacts to Invite
House Kills Kaine’s Income Tax Proposal
2009 Governor’s Race Less Costly than 2005
New Bill Would Make Significant Changes to State Pensions
Lawmakers Press for Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Oversight
State Budget May Force Frederick County to Rethink How Government Works
Senate Panel Advances 70 Miles per Hour Speed [...]
Two days after President Obama went to Massachusetts to campaign for Democrat senatorial candidate Martha Coakley in a special election Democrats thought she had locked against Republican insurgent Scott Brown, Obama visited Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia on Tuesday to announce his plans to seek $1.35 billion in his next budget for [...]
Man Charged with Murder in 8 Appomattox Shootings
McDonnell Reverses Kaine’s Decision on Soering Murder Case
McDonnell and VDOT Will Reopen Rest Areas by April 15th
Rest Stop Relief Coming for Desperate Drivers in Virginia
Governor Removes Hall from ABC Commission
McDonnell Invites Sledd to Attend Cabinet Meetings
McDonnell Reflects on Brown’s Win
Does Kaine Weather Massachusetts Loss as DNC Chairman?
Webb Pulls [...]
Deeds Coakley was just a terrible candidate and committed political malpractice.
Deeds Coakley was given bad advice.
Deeds Coakley didn’t take the help the President offered until it was too late.
Deeds Coakley didn’t ask for advice from the people who really know Virginia Massachusetts.
McDonnell Brown was simply the better campaigner.
Don’t overinterpret the results.
It’s not a referendum on [...]
AP Reports 8 Dead in Appomattox Killings
With Brown Victory, Webb Calls for Suspending Health Care Votes
GOP Forces Vote on Kaine’s Proposed Tax Increase
Howell Takes Back Ethics Issue, Appoints Special Subcommittee
Obama Visits Fairfax Schools to Announce More Race to the Top Money
McDonnell Not Invited to Appear with Obama
Virginia Superintendents Consider Options to Cut Budgets
Filler-Corn to Run [...]
Tim Kaine left office on Saturday to assume a full-time position as DNC Chair.
Prior to leaving town, he presented the General Assembly with a budget recommendation that called for an income tax increase to help reduce the state shortfall.
Most observers felt that it was a purely political manuever.
If Governor Kaine had felt very strongly about [...]