Transportation in Hampton Roads – High Speed Rail (part 3)
This is part three in a series of posts by Mike Barrett that will present his view on the transportation…
Williams and O’Brien to challenge for Virginia State Senate
Too Conservative reports that two challengers have emerged for the 2011 State Senate campaigns in the 33rd and 39th Districts…
70 mph bill races out of committee
HB856 and SB537 have zoomed out of committee and are now motoring towards a floor vote. These bills are a…
Transportation in Hampton Roads – working towards a solution (part two)
This is part two of a series of posts by Mike Barrett that will present his view on the transportation…
President’s visit to House GOP Caucus shows rift between White House and Democratic House leaders
If anything can be learned by this past Friday’s visit by President Barack Obama to the House GOP Caucus retreat…
McDonnell cancels events in advance of storm
What a difference a governor makes. Governor Bob McDonnell, who was scheduled to headline at the House Caucus retreat in…
Smith calls for 72-hour budget review
State Senator Ralph Smith (R-Botetourt) has introduced legislation (SB5) that would require the budget to be posted online for 72…
Webb and Warner press Salazar on off-shore drilling
U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner, Democrats, have joined with Gov. Bob McDonnell in calling for the lease sales…
Leave the blogging to Blue Virginia
I have to give Blue Virginia props. Even they wouldn’t be stupid enough to write what I saw tonight on…
VPOD 89: Virginia Congressional Republicans respond to State of the Union
In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, U.S. Reps. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA04) and Rob Wittman (R-VA01) offer their immediate…