Ken Plum: The circus comes to town
I am going to be taking two of my grandchildren to the Barnum and Bailey Circus at the Richmond Coliseum tonight. It is really amazing how quickly the circus can move into its venue; amaze, entertain and hold in suspense its audience; and then pack up and move on.
Not everybody is on board: Cuccinelli critical of transportation funding compromise
Remember the kum-ba-yah of political leaders on both sides of the aisle from yesterday on the transportation funding compromise forged by a General Assembly conference committee? Yeah. Ken Cuccinelli isn’t on board.
Bipartisan compromise on roads comes out of conference
A 10-member General Assembly conference committee has reported out a compromise on transportation funding that would cut gas taxes, raise the states sales tax and divert money from the state budget currently going to schools, law enforcement and other core government services.
Analysis: Transportation solution will yet again evade us
The House and State Senate have passed very different transportation funding plans, meaning the two plans will now head to a conference committee to try to iron out those differences.
State Senate passes voter-ID bill
A party-line vote in the State Senate on Friday passed HB 1337, which limits the forms of identification voters can use at the polls.
State Senate passes transportation funding bill
A bipartisan 26-14 State Senate vote would raise more than $900 million annually for transportation maintenance and new construction.
House subcommittee blocks election reforms
The Republican controlled House Elections Subcommittee defeated bills that would have allowed Virginia seniors to vote by no-excuse absentee ballot and prevented election officials from rejecting an absentee ballot due to minor technical errors.
House committee defeats bill banning discrimination in state employment
The Republican-controlled House Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee defeated Sen. Donald McEachin’s (D-Henrico County) legislation that would have banned discrimination in the state employment based on sexual orientation.
Lawyer requests public records from Cuccinelli regarding campaign activities
A Northern Virginia lawyer and Democratic Party activist is pressuring Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to be transparent about how he is balancing his official duties with his candidacy for governor.
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