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During a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine questioned leading economists Dr. Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics, Dr. Chad Stone of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Dr. Allan Meltzer of Carnegie Mellon University, on the serious economic consequences of crisis-budgeting.
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Robert Sarvis has put more than 8,500 miles on his van this summer running for governor. It might be an uphill battle for Sarvis, running as a Libertarian against well-heeled major-party opponents in Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe, but for Sarvis, 36, a native of Northern Virginia with degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, NYU and George Mason, it’s one worth fighting.
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Gubernatorial candidates Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe shared their thoughts on the future of farming and forestry in Virginia Aug. 2 at a forum at Wytheville Community College.
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The 2013 political forecast is variable, especially for the Republican Party. The GOP in Virginia is like an old comfortable habit that occasionally causes us some angst. Not enough angst to quit but enough to make us think about it.
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On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court legalized contraception (for married people, at least) and held that women and men have the right to privacy in making decisions about their sexual health.
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As someone who has spent the better part of my life fighting for fair pay for women, I believe it’s always a good time to talk about the pay gap. But the topic is especially important now—and the timing has little to do with Equal Pay Day on April 9.
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U.S. Sens, Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today urged Senate confirmation of the Presidential nomination of Marilyn Tavenner of Virginia to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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A former Virginia legislator who was removed as a member of the Appropriations Committee by the Speaker of the House because of disagreements they had over budget issues was quoted as saying, “he can take away where I sit, but he cannot take away where I stand.”
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The General Assembly will reconvene in the State Capitol on Wednesday, April 3, for what is appropriately termed the Reconvened Session.
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Not only did the 2013 session of the General Assembly end on time last Saturday, but it also ended on a high note. Having sat through a couple of decades of failed efforts to pass meaningful legislation addressing our transportation needs, I was not optimistic that we would be successful this year. The Governor’s proposal to fix a billion dollar problem with a revenue-neutral solution did not give me much hope. I was both amazed and delighted when the House passed a transportation funding bill by a vote of 60 to 40 that provides new revenue to meet road and transit needs.
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