For the gentleman from Augusta, retirement may be the biggest favor he could do for his fellow incumbents—regardless of who succeeds him.[read_more] Hanger is, by all accounts, a man universally liked by his colleagues. However, his reputation for collegiality and a genial disposition among his…
Tag
General Assembly
-
-
Back on January 20, senior Republicans in the House of Delegates took to the floor to blast Gov. Terry McAuliffe for having invoked “emergency powers” to enact limited healthcare expansion. As the General Assembly considers this year’s budget, they should make sure he can’t do…
-
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…
-
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…
-
The Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will take up a bill Monday to establish a healthcare exchange in Virginia as a move to preempt the possible effect of King v. Burwell. Call the members and tell them to vote NO![read_more] As alert readers know,…
-
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…
-
Republicans in the Virginia Senate certainly think so. The GOP majority on the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee earlier today passed such a measure on a strictly party line vote of 8-to-7. [read_more] The measure, offered by Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), would add party affiliation…