Earlier tonight in the House General Laws Sub-Committee on Housing, meeting in the newly-renovated-for-$100-million-plus capitol, in Senate Room 2, where the heat was high enough to melt Iceland (so much for Governor Kaine’s “green” initiative):

Committe member Delegate Bill

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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>

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>

Legislators rolled into the capital city this week with the usual crush of agenda promoting news conferences, last minute fundraisers (they can’t solicit campaign donations during session) and organizational meetings.

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This past fall, as Virginians worried about the failing economy and state government announced massive revenue “shortfalls,” the Kaine administration tried to quietly introduce a new regulation that forbid state police chaplains from praying in the name of Jesus.… Read more>