Cuccinelli Not Giving In On Gay Bias Policy
McDonnell Rejects Calls for More Anti-Bias Rules
Budget Stalls Lawmakers Face Overtime
Bolling Says Senate Anti-Gun Panel Creation Broke Senate Rules
McDonnell Visits Budget Negotiators on Their Own Turf
McDonnell Turns Down Clemency Bid
Assembly Goes Slow on Tough Ethics Reform
Ethics Reform Moves to McDonnell
Marsh Stood in Way of Pro-Gun Legislation
Armstrong Upbraids Lawmakers [...]
Capital Abuzz About Armstrong’s Statewide Ambitions
Bill to Protect Gays Apparently Dead for Session
Cuccinelli’s Position Praised and Panned
Students Irate at Cuccinelli
VCU to Hold Forums On Cuccinelli Opinion
McDonnell’s School Reforms Pass Despite Spruill’s Objection
Bills to Expand Death Penalty Pass Senate Committee
House Approves Fee to Combat Internet Crime Predators
Efforts to Revive Gun Bills Fails
Tea Party Targets Budget, Democrats’ [...]
1. Ken Cuccinelli
Has in less than two months become the most visible Attorney General in our lifetime. During the campaign, Bob McDonnell successfully reframed conservatism as a problem-solving, job-creating, economic recovery vehicle for Virginia. Not all that sexy (Norm Leahy keeps pushing him for “bigger” ideas), but very effective politically. In the last two weeks, however, [...]
Senate Subcommittee Kills Repeal of One Gun a Month
Virginia Doesn’t Make Sweet Sixteen in Race to the Top Funding
Virginia Shut Out, NC A Finalist
Senate Committee Approves McDonnell’s Charter Proposals
Wilder Talks Guns, Obama and Charters
McAuliffe Works to Burnish Local Party Credentials
Car Title Lending Bill Heading to House Floor
Lawmakers Could Impose Strict Fee Caps on Court Appointed [...]
Landmark “One Gun a Month” Curb Faces Test in Virginia Senate
Rove v. Tom Davis Incident Recounted in Rove’s New Book
Webb Says Taxpayers Deserve $10 Billion from Bonuses
Kaine Not Worried about the Politics of Health Care
McDonnell Criticizes “Kill Bill” Subcommittees
Wilder Says Government Shouldn’t Focus on Niceties
Perriello Donates Rangel Campaign Contributions
House, Senate Begin Budget Battle
McDonnell Presses Negotiators [...]
Filler-Corn Defeats Bolognese by 37 Votes, Recount Possible
McDonnell Lists His House and Senate Budget Concerns
Webb Pushes for One-Time Tax on Some Executive Bonuses
U.S. Senate Confirms Keenan for 4th Circuit Post
Longwood Names General Finnegan New President
Despite Senate Maneuvers, Some Gun Bills Head to McDonnell
Democrats Attack Cuccinelli on Climate Change
McEachin’s Sexual Orientation Job Protection Bill Dies in [...]
Here’s an excellent story by Mike Sluss.
It provides an important caveat to yesterday’s story about Senate action intended to stymie House Republicans on their Second Amendment legislative agenda.
He notes that there was important gun legislation that passed in the Senate before it decided to utilize a “special” subcommittee to bury House legislation and these bills [...]
Henry Marsh, Senate Courts of Justice Committee Chair, announced the formation of a special subcommittee to deal with the raft of gun legislation coming out of the House.
Marsh appointed three Democrats, Toddy Puller, Janet Howell, Louise Lucas, and one Republican, Fred Quayle to the committee, none of whom are likely to support repealing, for example, [...]
McDonnell Seeks Stimulus Money for Schools Despite Earlier Criticism
House Committee Advances McDonnell’s Charter Bill
McEachin Claims McDonnell Created Atmosphere Conducive to Westboro Anti-Gay Rights Protest
Special Senate Panel Likely to Kill House Gun Rights Bills
Bolling Urges Obama and Congress to Start Over on Health Care Reform
Garrett Speaks Out on Health Care Bills
Gay Rights Group Asks Northrop Grumman [...]
1. Budgets are Values
Where you spend your money is one of the clearest expressions of what your values really are. The same is true of governments. This week Bob McDonnell put forward his list of budget recommendations and his proposals are consistent with the ideas he articulated during the campaign. New dollars are being directed [...]