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Del. Harvey Morgan to make the rounds in Gloucester
Who's on Team Gloucester?Del. Harvey Morgan has plans to meet late Monday afternoon with members of the Gloucester School Board and schools administrative staff and then walk across the street for a public forum. Morgan will meet with members of the Gloucester County School...Tags: Gloucester County, Elections
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A slight difference of opinion
Who's on Team Gloucester?Judge Westbrook J. Parker's ruling ordering the 40 Gloucester petitioners to cough up $2,000 apiece had no more than been filed before the American Civil Liberties Union started blasting away. Noting that the General Assembly passed a law this year...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Virginia
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Drones may drop in on the guy next door
"Tell me something," my neighbor Babble was saying to me. "What do you think you'll do with your drone?" Huh? What? I cleverly responded. What do you mean, my drone? "You know, drones. Those mini-aircraft with no pilots, the ones that flit around and...Tags: Sears, Lindsay Lohan
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Only 1 handgun a month? Virginia lawmakers see no point in limit
Nation NowVirginia handgun limits: The Virginia Senate has voted to lift a one-handgun-a-month purchase limit. The measure stands a good chance of becoming law.... -
Virginia House advances antiabortion 'personhood' measure
Nation NowThe Virginia House of Delegates voted Tuesday to advance two anti-abortion measures: a bill defining "personhood" as beginning at conception, and a bill that would require women to view sonograms of their fetuses before undergoing abortions.... -
V-V Day
Change of SubjectIt's victory in Virginia day. The WaPo reports: The Virginia House of Delegates voted Wednesday afternoon to amend a proposed bill on ultrasounds before abortions to say that no woman will have to undergo a internal ultrasound involuntarily. The revised..... -
The Republican tax evolution
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelFascinating interview on “Fresh Air” this week (you can listen to/read it here). More interesting (to me) than the analysis of tax cut winners and losers was the discussion about the evolution of GOP thinking about taxes and tax policy from... -
Trying to read the tea leaves
Change of SubjectThese data points from the Center for Survey Research at the University of Washington released last week are pretty dismaying: The Tea Party, the incipient movement that claims to be committed to reining in what they perceive as big government,...... -
Rep. Scott taking VA gun control activist to State of the Union
U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport news, has invited Virginia gun control activist Lori Haas to be his guest at President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday. Haas, whose daughter Emily was shot but survived the 2007 Virginia...Tags: Unions, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Mystery swirls around ports privatization robocalls
Two pro-port privatization robocalls are floating around, and it's unclear who's behind them. We broke the story in this morning's Daily Press about a call that blasts Virginia International Terminals' outgoing CEO Joe Dorto for his high salary and...Tags: Privatization, Barack Obama, Lobbying, Company Privatization, Washington, DC
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Here's the text of Gov. McDonnell's State of the Commonwealth Address
Here is the text of the governor's speech to the joint houses of the General Assembly, which began at 7 p.m.: Mr. Speaker. Mr. President. Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the State Corporation Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen of the...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Environmental Issues, Small Businesses, Mental Health, Fiscal Cliff
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Full Text: Official Democratic Response to Gov. Bob McDonnell's 2013 Sate of the Commonwealth address
Following is the full text of the official Democratic response to Gov. Bob McDonnell's 2013 Satte of the Commonwealth address as delivered by House of Delegates Minority Leader David Toscano of Charlottesville: "Good evening, I’m David Toscano,...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Regional Authority, Finance, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Health Insurance
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