As expected, criminal charges have now been filed against the former Governor and First Lady of Virginia. Prosecutors allege that Governor McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, accepted illegal gifts in exchange for official favors. The former governor issued the following statement in which he claimed…
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Governor Bob McDonnell is a fan of Medicaid expansion. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is take him at his word. The big question now is, does the Governor end the term with a bang, by expanding Medicaid via unilateral exercise of executive…
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Just a heads-up. When you hear that “giant sucking sound” of jobs leaving Virginia for points south, now you’ll know why. Republican legislators in North Carolina have unveiled a plan to completely eliminate the state’s income tax, to be replaced with a consumption tax. This…
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Next weekend looks like a great opportunity to take part in an initiative led by First lady Maureen McDonnell to open unique windows on Virginia’s history through some of its most historic homes. “To further promote the Year of the Historic Home effort, in the…
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The votes of just three people are all that stand in the way of the expansion of Medicaid in Virginia through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). These three members of the House of Delegates are on a special commission that is the…
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Governor McDonnell promised that Virginia’s largest tax increase in history would be used to solve the most dire, pressing transportation issues. So what’s first in line for this new bounty? Widening I-66? Expanding I-95 HOV to Richmond? Fixing bridge and tunnel issues in Hampton Roads? No, of course not.
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