January 22, 2009 | 2 comments
It’s fitting that on the annivesary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision that pro-abortion extremists in Virginia are on the rampage — and once again misinforming Virginians.
Earlier this year a 19-year-old student at Bridgewater College gave birth to what she alleged … Read more>
January 22, 2009 | 21 comments
We just confirmed with the Attorney General’s office that Bob McDonnell will participate in a live blog interview here, on February 5, for one hour, at 2:00 p.m., as part of our Virtual Lobby Day.
We are very excited Attorney … Read more>
January 21, 2009 | No comments
Earlier this evening, in House Room 2 in Mr. Jefferson’s historic capitol, a House sub-committee defeated HB 1625, a major homosexual rights agenda item. The bill would have created sexual orientation as a protected class in housing discrimination laws … Read more>
January 21, 2009 | No comments
The Conservative Caucus news conference to unveil its 2009 General Assembly legislative agenda will begin at 11:00, in about 20 minutes. We’ll be there twittering any important details and will have a blog report later in the day.… Read more>
January 20, 2009 | No comments
Tomorrow at the House media room at 11:00 a.m., the Virginia Conservative Caucus will unveil its 2009 legislative agenda. Co-chairmen Delegate Ben Cline (R-24, Amherst) and Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26, Harrisonburg) and several members of both chambers will review the … Read more>
January 20, 2009 | No comments
Fresh off our large turnout of more than 250 grassroots Christian conservative activists at our annual lobby day yesterday, we have another day at the capitol: for pastors. It will be on February 5 and those attending will be treated … Read more>
January 20, 2009 | No comments
From the AP via Forbes.com, Virginia’s New Year’s Eve lottery raffle was a flop (see here). It was funny hearing the Lottery Department spinsters on television and radio say that was actually good, because it increased the odds of winning … Read more>
January 19, 2009 | No comments
The Senate General Laws Committee (click here for committee members) finally released its docket for the week and unexpectedly, SB 936, the budget transparency bill, is not scheduled. Still not published is an economic impact statement, which the Department of Planning and … Read more>
January 19, 2009 | No comments
This was a strange one: Lobby Day and I had nary a thing to do with it. My first two sessions, 2006 and 2007, I was knee deep in planning and executing the event. Last year, not so much. This year, virtually nada. … Read more>
January 19, 2009 | No comments
I was on the third floor of the GAB within the last hour or so, waiting to see a certain senator. Talking with his administrative assistant, she unleashed some startling news, information which one normally gets in advance of trips abroad, … Read more>