Silek Says Front Royal Councilmen “Chose This Ugly Process”
Portsmouth Poker Halls to Face Enforcement from Prosecutor
SurveyUSA: Boucher 52%, Griffith 39%
VCU Poll Has McDonnell’s Ratings Mixed
Warner Calls McDonnell’s ABC Numbers Wildly Optimistic
McDonnell Tries to Lure European Companies to Virginia
Warner on Top Chef, a Bit of a “Foodie”
Perriello Touts Constituent Service Work
Hurt Pitches to Tea Partiers
Wittman Raises [...]

Front Royal Officials Upset With Process Server Who Served Papers During Town Council Work Session
Cantor Won’t Join Tea Party
Virginia Man Charged with Trying to Join Terrorist Group
Virginia Proceeds Slowly on Shuttering Mental Health Institutions
Group Sues Over Banned Legal Handbook in Prisons
Petersburg School Board Approves Contract with Cambridge Education
Norfolk Cracking Down on Unpaid Property Taxes
Hampton Roads [...]

Having grown up in California, I was privileged enough to conveniently get great Mexican food, my favorite cuisine, whenever I wanted. In California, there were plenty of immigrants from all over Mexico - from Guadalajara to Chiapas - that opened restaurants or ran taco trucks, and their food was often better than the cuisine one [...]

SurveyUSA: Hurt 58%- Perriello 35%
Virginia Jobless Rate: 7%
Pessimism a Drag on D.C. Area Job Growth
McDonnell Panel Looks At Auctioning ABC Licenses
UVA Calls Cuccinelli Brief an Editorial Screed
Cuccinelli Sues Two Beach-Based Foreclosure Rescue Firms
Boucher Hits Air with 2 Positive Ads
Metro’s Silver Line Possibly Delayed
Some Officials Resist Call for Bay Cleanup
State Police Operation Air, Land and Speed [...]

Navy Cautious on Foreign Ownership of Northrop’s Shipyards
Rigell Drops $500K into 2nd District Campaign
Connolly, Fimian Quarrel Over Financial Overhaul
Conservative Group Holds Rally for Hurt in Danville
Pittsylvania Supervisors Question Storage Buildings
C’Ville Councils Toughens Zoning to Mute Late Night Shows
$2.25 Billion for the Bay, But at What Cost
National Republicans Flock to State
Judges Say No Evidence of Misconduct [...]

Casteen’s Legacy
Front Royal Faces $30 Million Lawsuit over Solar Farm Controversy
Poff Renovation Still Irks Goodlatte
McDonnell Wants to Show Virginia Way Out of the Liquor Business
Independent Candidate Clark Says He Can Win in 5th
Stuck in Traffic: It’s Only Going to get Worse in Hampton Roads
Funding Among Obstacles to High Speed Rail in Richmond
Lawmakers Want Menhaden Data
Immigration [...]

1. Cuccinelli v. Kissinger
I think that it was Henry Kissinger, former Secretary and Harvard professor, who first noted that academic politics were so vicious because the stakes were so small (though the statement has been repeated so often by so many that it’s origins have become quite hazy). Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli clearly holds a [...]

Dems Hold Wide Cash Leads in Virginia Competitive House Races
Rigell, Nye Money Race
Not Yet a Candidate, Allen Raises Money Like One
Former Legislator’s Aide Illegally Spent $52,000 on Nightclubs, Restaurants, and Liquor
McDonnell Restores Rights of 506 Felons
McDonnell Aides, Industry, Huddle on Privatizing ABC
Environmentalists Blast State for Luring Mercury Paper
VDOT Isn’t Buying Signs To Tout Stimulus Projects
McDonnell’s [...]

Warner Welcomes Financial Overhaul Passage
Boucher Has Huge Cash Lead Over Griffith
Hurt Attacks Perriello for Declining One on One Debate
McDonnell Says Virginia a Leader in Job Creation
McDonnell Posts Big Fundraising Numbers
McDonnell Heads to Aspen for GOP Governors Meeting
McDonnell Prepares to Leave for European Trade Trip
Attorneys for Embattled Veterans Group Ask to Be Relieved of Duty
APCo Rate [...]

To say Virginia ended the fiscal year with a surplus when we decided not to pay all the bills, i.e., VRS (I did not vote for the final version of the budget because taxes and fees were added which did not pass both chambers or which were rejected), is to be caught speeding with literary [...]