1. For Whom The Roads Toll
May become the major motif in Virginia’s transportation dialogue during the next few years. Bob McDonnell announced this week that he wants to jump start the improvements on U.S. 460 with bids from private companies that will combine road improvements with tolls. This was accompanied by a story noting that tolls are [...]
Va. Tech Survivors Persevere
Tea Party Supporters Rally in Richmond
Last Machine Shuts Down at International Paper
Norfolk Tea Party
Black Pastors Criticize McDonnell Policies
From Pothole Patching to Paving
GOP Activist Accuses Bolling of “Political Payback” On Local Endorsements
54 GOP Delegates Sign 10th Amendment Letter
Think Tank Says Budget Raises Taxes on Poor
2 Norfolk Middle Schools Get Crack at Performance Funds
Hampton [...]
Cuccinelli Denies Records on Health Care Suit
Obama Clears Way for Offshore Drilling in VA
Obama’s High Stakes Calculation for Climate Bill
McDonnell Hails Breakthrough on “Offshore Drilling”
McDonnell Talks Up Energy Initiatives at B&W Event
Mixed Reaction to Decision To Allow Offshore Drilling
Reaction to Drilling News
McDonnell Extends Pothole Blitz
Dems Accuse Bolling of Hypocrisy on Stimulus Funds
Lawmakers Call for Civility
Virginia [...]
Much has been written about the “Cuccinelli Crusades” challenging the national government, but most of it is lumped with political speculation and his unfortunate letter to our public colleges and universities on sexual orientation discrimination policies.
This discolors any dispassionate analysis of the underlying merits and the legal and philosophical underpinnings for his forays into the [...]
January Revenues Take Hit, Legislators Must Adjust Budget Downward
In Private, McDonnell Pushes Deep Budget Cuts
Cuccinelli Asks EPA to Reconsider Global Warming Statement
VIMS Expert Says Hampton Roads in Dire Straits Because of Global Warming Predictions
SWVA Execs Tell Governor That High Power Rates May Move Jobs
Bolling and Sissy Spacek Promote Incentives for Virginia Films
Chesterfield’s Gecker Puts Blame [...]
1. Mims Joins Suit Threat Against the Cornhusker Kickback
Outgoing Attorney General Bill Mims joined with 12 other GOP AG’s across the nation to threaten a lawsuit if Congress ultimately endorses the Cornhusker Kickback, the deal which got Nebraska a $100 Million Medicaid subsidy in return for Senator Ben Nelson’s “yes” vote on the health care [...]
In a week dominated by retrospectives on 2009, the opening story of 2010 was short shrifted.
Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims joined with 12 other Republican Attorney Generals in threatening a lawsuit if Congress approves the “Cornhusker Kickback,” the $100 Million Medicaid deal that Senator Ben Nelson negotiated for Nebraska as the price of his [...]