art in the park

The Rant | Kaine, and McDonnell

   Video Essay by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Tim Kaine did a decent job playing the cards he was dealt as governor of Virginia, maybe until the very end. Chris Graham offers insight into the missteps at the end of Kaine’s term, wihether or not they were missteps, in particular, and muses on how Bob McDonnell [...]

Posted January 25, 2010  

No surprise – House rejects proposed Kaine tax increase

   Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net A move by House Republican leaders to get outgoing Gov. Tim Kaine’s politically tone-deaf state income-tax increase up for an early vote on the House floor did what it was supposed to do. The House voted 97-0 on Thursday to reject the proposed 1 percent state income-tax hike that [...]

Posted January 21, 2010  

Focus | No car tax, but yes, local income tax?

Kaine gets heat for controversial proposed switch Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Goodbye, No Car Tax. Hello, New Local Income Tax. Tim Kaine didn’t exactly say it that way, but that was the sum effect. “Let’s keep the promise. Let’s get rid of the car tax on personal vehicles completely, but do it the right [...]

Posted December 18, 2009  

The Rant | Nice legacy, there, Tim-may

     Video Essay by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net The buzz in Richmond – Tim Kaine’s 2010-2012 budget is going to include a tax increase. Seriously, Tim-may? Because you know this is going to be your legacy. Some legacy, Chris Graham says today in his Rant. You’re the governor who proposed raising taxes in the middle [...]

Posted December 17, 2009