Quotes Of The Day

January 25, 2011 | No comments

That’s not a typo. We have multiple Quotes of the Day today. One, this morning, occurred in the House Education Sub-committee on Standards of Quality. It was considering a bill from Delegate John O’Bannon (R-73, Henrico) on childhood obesity that Read more>

Breaking News: Two Budget Reform/Transparency Bills Up Tomorrow Morning!

January 24, 2011 | 1 comment

The House Appropriations Sub-Committee on Technology Oversight and Government Activities released only a few hours ago its first meeting agenda — and the meeting is tomorrow morning! Why is this significant? Bills dealing with budget reform are difficult to get … Read more>

Moment Of The Day

January 24, 2011 | 1 comment

We’ve had Quotes of the Day. We’ve had Bills of the Day. Now, for the first time ever, we have a Moment of the Day!

Here’s what happened:

In the House Courts of Justice Civil Sub-Committee a couple hours ago … Read more>

Property Rights Debate Re-Scheduled For Senate Sub-Committee Tuesday Morning!

January 24, 2011 | 2 comments

Last week we wrote a post on urgent action needed on an important piece of legislation: SJ 307, a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution to protect property rights from excessive eminent domain and provide just compensation to landowners when a … Read more>

Quote Of The Day: Defining (And Repealing) Washington, D.C.

January 21, 2011 | 1 comment

This morning the House Privileges and Elections Committee voted to report the Repeal Amendment (HJ 542) to the floor by a vote of 15-7. All 14 Republicans were joined by one Democrat, Johnny Joannou (D-79, Portsmouth). The resolution … Read more>

Griffith’s Floor Speech Against ObamaCare Is All Virginia!

January 20, 2011 | 2 comments

We miss Morgan Griffith at the General Assembly. As you can see from this interview with him, we appreciated his floor tactics and leadership as the House majority leader. But now we share him with the country and if this … Read more>

Property Rights Constitutional Amendments Will Be Carried Over For A Week

January 20, 2011 | No comments

Quote Of The Day: Educrat Style

January 19, 2011 | 1 comment

Today’s Quote of the Day involves your humble blogger. The Conservative Caucus annual legislative agenda news conference had hardly ended when the entire educrat establishment rushed the House Briefing Room as if there was great anticipation for its reply news conference … Read more>

Property Rights In The Balance Friday Morning In House Of Delegates!

January 19, 2011 | 4 comments

With housekeeping measures and session-opening pomp behind them, Virginia’s lawmakers now are at full pace in the “short session” of the General Assembly and there is no time to lose on a paramount issue that affects our freedoms — the protection … Read more>

Exclusive: Governor McDonnell’s Education Reform News Conference In Its Entirety!

January 18, 2011 | No comments