If you’ve been paying attention to Virginia politics more than just a little bit, you’re among the many who have wondered why the General Assembly has not yet taken up the Congressional redistricting this session. Virginia’s top Republican lawmaker has now released a statement indicating…
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Bill Howell
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Let’s cut through the nonsense. Bill Howell’s mail piece that was sent out by RPV was a campaign piece, and Bill Howell is clearly in a contested primary. Ergo, RPV should not have sent it.[read_more] This fuss started a couple days ago when it came…
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In the wake of the McDonnell scandal Virginia lawmakers are understandably keen to want to be see to be tough on gifts and other contributions to politicians. But that’s solving for only half the equation.[read_more] The General Assembly is this year awash in proposals to…
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The likelihood of conviction on these new charges means members of the House of Delegates now have new justification (and protection) to boot the jailbird legislator from the body.[read_more] Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney Bill Neely, who was appointed as special prosecutor in the case against…
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Despite being in the middle of a six month jail sentence following conviction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor for his relationship with a 17 year old girl (who is pregnant), Delegate Joe Morrissey has won re-election in a special election to fill…
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As reported here and elsewhere, numerous Virginia politicians, family friends, and community leaders wrote letters to the federal judge who was to decide Bob McDonnell’s sentence for his conviction on public corruption charges, all testifying to McDonnell’s character. Those letters have now been reprinted in…
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The Speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates, contrary to sporadic speculation that he might retire after serving 28 years, today announced his intention to seek re-election from his Stafford County district.