Here’s the list of what will be taxed and by how much in the proposed “transportation tax increase” now before both chambers of the General Assembly. Not angry yet? Read on:

» A 3.5  percent wholesale sales tax paid

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Yesterday, ten members of the General Assembly presented a “compromise” tax and spending proposal that includes a substantial increase in taxes and fees for a large portion of Virginia, particularly residents of Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. Facts about the plan … Read more>

Governor Bob McDonnell and his Transportation Secretary, Sean Connaughton, lit up a firestorm across the commonwealth this week with an outline of a plan, via the Federal Highway Administration, to toll up Interstate 95 (see Jim Bacon at Bacon’s … Read more>

Former three-term delegate and Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Jeff Frederick Tuesday announced his candidacy for the Northern Virginia area 36th district Senate seat. In a detailed e-mail with a simple headline (“I’m In!”) he promised a “commonsense, pro-people — not … Read more>

Is there election fraud going on in our nation? Is it happening here in Virginia? If so, what can be done to prevent it?

The King Street Patriots from Houston asked these same questions and were shocked to find many … Read more>

Anyone who reads this blog with the slightest of regularity knows that a major issue we’ve tried to bring to voters’ attention is the fact that local governments use taxpayers’ money to lobby against their interests, rights and liberty at … Read more>

Here’s more information about the voter guide for the November 2 11th Congressional District election. They are non-partisan guides that give the candidates’ positions on issues important to people of faith such as their positions on life and marriage. This race … Read more>

Rosalind Helderman just reported on The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog that Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-35, Springfield) had his American Express Card number stolen and that it was used in California to buy, of all things, $225 worth of medical … Read more>

There was more big new in the increasingly high profile Virginia Republican 11th Congressional District nomination campaign. Overshadowed by the Tea Party dominated 5th and 2nd district races, Republicans Keith Fimian and Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity have methodically raised the decibel … Read more>

Annotations & Elucidations

Like Deeds, Like Marsden; Like Kaine, Like Marsden; Like Deeds, Like Kaine

We’re keeping the news to a minimum today: the snow is melting and people are less captive and not as inclined to be in front … Read more>