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Virginia Buzz

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Here’s a roundup of some interesting articles throughout the Virginia blogosphere.

  • Bearing Drift has a roundup from all of the GOP Congressional Campaigns in Virginia. It’s spot-on analysis.
  • The General Assembly passed legislation to grant Virginians the freedom to decide whether or not they have health insurance. Tom White over at Virginia Right! has a great post up on the health care issue.
  • What is it with the General Assembly and their obsession with raising fees this session? The budget deficits have caused great discussions and debate about fee increases to generate revenue. Family Foundation Blog has a great post up encouraging the General Assembly to tame its appetite for these increases.
  • Could a tax hike on businesses in Virginia be enacted? According to the rightwingliberal at Virginia Virtucon, the House of Delegates is strongly considering the tax hike, while Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling believes that a tax hike would break promises of a general tax increase.
  • Meanwhile, The Washington Post’s Virginia Politics Blog reports that hundreds protested an Arlington Delegate’s invitation for a Fairfax Imam to deliver the opening prayer during the House session.

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Special Election TODAY in the 8th and 37th State Senate Districts

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Today (January 12), there are two special elections to fill State Senate seats in the 8th and 37th Districts.

Jeff McWaters is running against Bill Flemming in the 8th, which is located in Virginia Beach. McWaters is looking to replace former State Sen. and newly elected Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle in this seat.

In the 37th State Senate District, which includes Centreville, Burke, parts of Springfield, and parts of Fairfax, Steve Hunt is taking on current Delegate Dave Marsden in the quest to replace Ken Cuccinelli in the State Senate. Cuccinelli will be sworn in as Virginia’s next Attorney General on Saturday.

Voter turnout is expected to be low in both elections. From my observations, I voted in the 37th District this morning at 7:45 a.m., I was voter 82. Poll workers said this could be a very low turnout. If you live in either one of these districts, I urge you to get out and vote today. You can vote at your normal polling location, and the polls close at 7 p.m.

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New Congressional Districts in Virginia??

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

So says, Recovery.gov, which is the site controlled by the White House to show where the stimulus money is going. It appears that they still have not fixed the site, as it shows Virginia having 12 additional Congressional Districts.

If this is the case, then there should be several open seats for the 2010 elections. Right now, the question is when will the Obama Administration get this error fixed. It is quite embarrassing when their pet project fails to accurately pinpoint how much money each of the 11 districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia will receive.

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