Webb Calls for Hearing on Piracy
Virginia Democratic Party Outraises GOP
Putney Says State Roads Need New Revenue, Blames Kaine for Lack of Leadership
Gay and Lesbian Democratic Group Back Moran Bid for Governor
Democrats Address Richmond Crusade for Voters
McAuliffe Top Donor Touched by AIPAC Investigation
State to Require More Outlets Instead of Maze of New Roads
Hegelson Makes House Run [...]
1. No State Income Tax: Will This Be 2009’s Big Idea?
Crystal Clear Conservative reports that Bob McDonnell referred to states that had eliminated their income taxes in a discussion of policy ideas during Lieutenant Governor’s Bill Bolling’s Blogger’s Day at the Capitol this week. I’m not sure that the issue has yet reached the trial [...]
Economy. Guns, Death Penalty on Assembly Docket
Battle Continues Over Unemployment Stimulus Money
Kaine Tries Again for No Excuses Absentee Voting
Kaine Announces Virginia on ITunes U
Bolling Says Oil and Gas Drilling Will Bring Jobs to Virginia
Democratic Groups Target McDonnell
Saxman Latest Valley Delegate to Have Challenge
VDOT Taking Bids On First Wave of Stimulus Money
States Reap Savings as Bids [...]
National Money Pouring Into Virginia Governor’s Race
McDonnell Gets $1 Million from Republican Governors’ Association
McDonnell Calls for Unity After Frederick Ousting
Frederick Says He’ll probably Run for Party Chair Again at May Convention
Virginia Governor’s Race Takes Tone and Tactics of National Politics
Deeds Files Petitions
Deeds Will Not Speak at Shad Planking
Consultant Indicted for Flyer Picturing Obama with Sessoms
Kaine [...]
1. Mission Accomplished?
The State Central Central Committee succeeded (just barely) in removing Jeff Frederick as GOP Chairman at yesterday’s smackdown. But Frederick and his supporters have suggested that he may try to recapture the Chair at the party convention next month, spoiling the celebration of Republican unity that is supposed to accompany the nomination of Bob McDonnell for [...]
Virginia GOP Ousts Frederick
Deeds Wants to Reduce Cost of College Education
Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Unions
Tax Day Tea Parties Planned Across Virginia
The Politics of Mining Uranium
Gwynn’s Island Lawsuit Claims Racial Harassment
SCLC Calls for Ban on Use of Tasers by Police
Chesapeake Wants Inmates to Work on Private Property
Newport News Police Chief Taken Aback by Spate of Officer Arrests
Parents [...]
You have to hand it to the Virginia Republicans.
No one does family feuds like they do.
The season finale of “The Jeff Frederick Saga” ended with a five and a half hour cliffhanger in which the state central Committee removed Frederick as party chair by what appears to be a single vote.
While many Republicans were pleased with the [...]
Little Contrast at Forum for Governor Hopefuls
Day of Reckoning for Frederick
Frederick Signals He’ll Fight If Ousted Saturday
Stolle Will Run For Virginia Beach Sheriff, Discloses That He Has Parkinson’s Disease
Deeds and McAuliffe Come to Lynchburg This Weekend
Perriello’s Website Outlines Earmark Requests
VDOT Defends Bonuses
D.C. Suburbs Shun Charter Schools
Richmond Could Get Stimulus Money for Sewer Projects
Supreme Court Won’t Revive Virginia’s Anti-Spam Law
Kaine Proposes to Seek Expanded Unemployment Benefits Through the Federal Stimulus Package
Kaine Signs Bill to Create “Choose Life” License Plate
Kaine Infuriates Abortion Rights Backers
Kaine to Speak at NC Democratic Dinner
Frederick Hires Lawyer Ahead of Ouster Fight
Huckabee Campaigns With McDonnell
McAuliffe’s FundRaising: High Dollar, High Mileage
AFSCME Endorses McAuliffe
Joe Morrissey Sues Style [...]
1. An Easy Week for Political Consultants
If you didn’t know what your clients should say this week, just tell them to bash the AIG bonuses. There wasn’t enough air time for all the members of Congress who wanted to express their populist outrage. And the Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Virginia decided that denouncing AIG would [...]