Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General also bashed Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinnelli Wednesday in Springfield.
Virginia State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd), one of two Democrats vying for the state Attorney General seat, accused two Republican contendors as being "Cuccinelli clones," and to expect an extreme conservative ideology should one of them get elected. "Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) and state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) — they would be Cuccinelli clones," said Herring on Wednesday to about 40 members of the Greenspring Retirement Community Democratic Club in Springfield. "They think Ken Cuccinelli has done a great job. I think the only complaint they have with him is that he wasn't extreme enough." Greenspring is home to 1,800 registered voters, and since 89 percent of them voted in the last presidential election, the retirement …
State Sen. Mark Herring, attorney general candidate, has a new support group.
Virginia Democratic Attorney General candidate, state Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd), is working to capitalize on the women voters that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli may have upset over the last several years. On Wednesday, Herring announced the formation of "Women for Herring" — a group of more than 100 female elected officials, former politicians and leaders from across Virginia. Herring was quick to criticize Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Wednesday in a conference call with reporters. "In Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli and Bob McDonnell have shown us the opposite approach in the form of attacks on women's reproductive rights, from the unnecessary regulations that will force healthcare clinics to …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
He's got nearly double the campaign contributions of his primary opponent Justin Fairfax.
Virginia State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd) will be at the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield on Wednesday in his bid for Virginia's Attorney General seat. Greenspring is home to 1800 registered voters, and 89 percent of them voted in the last presidential election. ''Virginians are ready for fundamental change in the office of the attorney general,'' Herring told MetroWeekly.com. ''That change starts with having an attorney general who will promote equality, rather than sow division.'' Herring is calling for a federal investigation of Virginia's current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. McDonnell for receiving gifts, stock and other financial dealings with Star Scientific Inc. “When a gift of $15,000 is showered on a …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Fairfax City Sen. Chap Petersen voted against amendment that will prohibit certain health insurance companies in Virginia from providing coverage for women seeking an abortion.
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By Mark Robinson Capital News Service The Virginia General Assembly narrowly approved an amendment on Wednesday by Gov. Bob McDonnell that will prohibit certain health insurance companies in Virginia from providing coverage for women seeking an abortion. McDonnell added the anti-abortion amendment to House Bill 1900, sponsored by Delegate Thomas Davis Rust (R-Herndon). The assembly passed the bill in February to comply with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Under the system, Virginians who cannot afford health insurance will participate in a federally operated health insurance exchange. McDonnell’s amendment will prohibit insurers participating in the exchange from covering abortion except in the case of …
Sen. Chap Petersen (Fairfax City) introduced the bill, which will make it easier for local officials to enforce a growing number of zoning violations across Fairfax County.
A new Virginia law will make it easier for localities to prosecute renters living in illegal boarding houses. Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the bill, SB 894, into law in March, giving local officials the power to issue summons and fines directly to renters, leasers or subleasers for zoning violations. Sen. Chap Petersen introduced the bill. "Unfortunately illegal boarding houses have become a problem in Virginia,” Petersen said in a statement. “What this law means is that if you have an illegal boarding house in your community, law enforcement can go directly to the person living in that home and breaking the law." In Virginia, no more than four unrelated people are legally allowed to live in a single-family home. But last year NBC Washington…
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Does the commonwealth need another name on the ballot?
Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling took himself out of Virginia's race for governor last week, leaving, at least for now, what's shaping up to be a two-person race. The choice for the Old Dominion's next governor, seven months before Election Day, seems to have boiled down to presumptive Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli, the state's socially conservative attorney general, against likely Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a McLean businessman. The Republican Party of Virginia will hold its convention on May 17 and 18 in Richmond to formally select its nominee. Democrats go to the polls on June 11 to cast their ballots in several races, including governor and lieutenant governor. …
Friday, March 1, 2013
Tighter budgets, diminished real estate values and more...
Sequestration threatens to destabilize the Northern Virginia economy, and the effects of the across-the-board cuts to federal programs and contracts will be felt across Fairfax County. "Businesses are in business because they know how to plan for problems and deal with them. But not knowing what to plan for is devastating to them," said Dr. Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to Patch. Localities across the Commonwealth are bracing themselves against the sequester. It seems unlikely that Congress will reach an agreement on $1.2 trillion in debt reduction by March 1, and the U.S. military will be forced to cut $46 billion and domestic defense spending will be cut by $85 billion this year …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
That figure does not include 'ripple effects' through the economy from an expected slow down in consumer spending.
The White House has released state-by-state information on how sequestration may affect residents of all 50 states—and Virginia stands to lose hundreds of millions. When Patch asked its readers this weekend whether President Obama and Senate Democrats are “to blame” for sequestration or if fault lies with John Boehner and the House Republicans, opinions were mixed. “Both parties are to blamed for this event, as neither are attempting to compromise on the issues that each party brings to the table. Neither party is governing at this point in time,” said reader Roger Todd. See: Thanks to Sequestration, You’re About to Lose Your Job: Who’s to Blame? Another reader, who went by the username cmvorhees, wrote, “It is absurd that the failure of …
Terry McAuliffe said he disagreed with parts of bill but thought supporting the compromise that passed the Senate on Saturday was crucial.
Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, came to Arlington Tuesday to praise the work of Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell. McAuliffe, the Democrat hoping to succeed McDonnell, said he spent hours on the phone calling members of both parties urging them to support a state transportation compromise, which ultimately passed this weekend in the hours before the 2013 General Assembly session ended. "When you work on these major projects, it's not about a partisan agenda," McAuliffe told about a half-dozen reporters at a news conference on the 15th floor of the Sheraton Pentagon City. "This was a big deal. Was this a legacy item for Governor McDonnell? You bet it was." The event was designed to paint …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Governor's budget included a provision that will allow the Executive Director to receive a higher salary, and the money will come from private donors.
The search for a new executive director for Gunston Hall Plantation can finally begin. The recently concluded 2013 Virginia General Assembly approved Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's budget, which includes a provision allowing the executive director to receive a portion of his salary from private donations. "The recruitment for executive director will begin now that the General Assembly's work has concluded," Interim-Executive Director Patrick Ladden told Patch. "It will be a nationwide search. A search committee is in place and the process will include advertising in major museum locations such as the American Alliance for Museums, American Association for State and Local History, American Historical Association and through state and other …
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Terry
9:43 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
This is almost exactly the way I feel. I want to make an informed decision but all I have been getting so far are just anti-the other party candidates. Makes me sad sometimes. more ›