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The 2009 state elections are going to be about the economy, for obvious reasons. Steve Landes thinks this is to his benefit. “The NFIB, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, who represent small businesses, they’re supporting me, they’re not supporting you,” said Landes, who works in the marketing and public-relations department at the DuPont Community…
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VMI forced three turnovers and posted a season-high 325 yards of total offense, but #1 Richmond walked away with a hard-fought, 38-28 victory in non-conference action at UR Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Kyle Hughes led the Keydet offense, passing for 141 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 133 yards and two more scores….
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Steve Landes is “starting to get a little PO’d” at what he thinks is Democratic Party opponent Greg Marrow’s effort to “distort” his legislative record. And the seven-term incumbent showed it Thursday night at the end of a heated debate between the 25th District candidates sponsored by the News Virginian and NBC29 at Kate Collins…
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Virginia Organizing Project executive director Joe Szakos showed up to defend against trespassing charges in Henrico General District Court today but the main witness for the prosecution, an employee of Anthem, failed to comply with an issued subpoena to be in court. The case will be continued to Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. Assistant Commonwealth…
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At an event Tuesday morning in Virginia Beach, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner announced the “Republicans and Independents for Wagner” steering committee. The committee, comprised of twenty-one Republicans and Independents from throughout the Commonwealth, is led by Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms, Fredericksburg Mayor Tom Tomzak, Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam, former State Sen….
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To celebrate its tenth birthday, the building is getting a new name. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics is pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership with Verizon Wireless to rename their ten-year-old basketball venue the Verizon Wireless Arena. “We are thrilled to have Verizon Wireless join our corporate partnership family,” said Norwood Teague, VCU…
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At a black-tie event Sept. 16 honoring the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking $50 million gift given by E. Claiborne Robins Sr. and his family to the University of Richmond in 1969, E. Claiborne Robins Jr. announced that the university’s new on-campus stadium will be named the “E. Claiborne Robins Stadium” in honor of the…
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Democrats seem to start off behind the eight-ball in attorney-general’s races. I say that because Republicans have won the last four, dating back to Jim Gilmore’s win over Bill Dolan in 1993. That the trend has continued even as Democrats have won the past two governor’s races and past two U.S. Senate races says something…
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Interesting piece in the Washington Post from the weekend containing more of the gnashing of the teeth from the summer from the NoVans about the apparent rudderless nature of the Creigh Deeds campaign. Among the observations in the piece, filed by reporter Roz Helderman, but which otherwise read as a feature column: Deeds is not…
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U.S. Sen. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today applauded President Obama’s nomination of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Keenan to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Recommended by Sens. Webb and Warner on June 2, 2009, Keenan would be the first female judge from Virginia to…
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