Why I support Susan Stimpson for Lieutenant Governor
Much like Riley in his post endorsing Scott Lingamfelter, I do not claim to speak for Virginia Virtucon as a whole. I only speak for myself.…
Read articleHow is your local government doing?
While counties to the north are raising taxes, Stafford County, yet again, eliminated taxes. Fairfax County is doing it (Supervisor Pat Herrity’s email newsletter) Yesterday, the…
Read articleHouse passes amended Plan ’13 From Outer Space (UPDATE: Senate does too)
The House of Delegates approved McDonnell’s changes to HB 2313 (a.k.a. Plan ’13 From Outer Space), by a 64-35 vote. The roll is not up yet,…
Read articleMcDonnell’s amendments to transportation tax: a few rate tweaks, and a mechanism for AUTOMATIC future tax increases
Under the Governor’s latest version of Plan ’13 From Outer Space, a subdivision imposed multiple counties away from you can trigger a tax increase that no one can stop…
…and he calls this an improvement…
Read articleVirginia, education spending, and budgets
During the great transportation-tax-love-in last month, a slew of Republican delegates and senators lamented that there was “nowhere to cut” in the Virginia budget. I can…
Read articleYour Virginia Governor, the Virginia House of Delegates, and 8 Virginia Senators think you’re an Idiot!
An excellent article appeared to today in Redstate.com explaining what happened in Virginia over the weekend. Read the whole article, it’s well worth it. Redstate…
Read articleA draft transportation alternative to Plan ’13 From Outer Space
So Virginia’s tax-hike cheerleaders want those of us who opposed this fiasco to present a transportation alternative. Ok. Here goes… 1) Privatize all subdivision roads with…
Read articleAbout the “local” tax increases…
The tax increase fiasco continues to get worse with exposure…. Readers may recall Ken Cuccinelli’s somewhat confused statement on the bill. While he opposed the “massive…
Read articleThe tax revolt goes national
John Fund (National Review Online) has noticed the Virginia tax battle, and the title says it all: McDonnell Tarnishes His Legacy I particularly like his description…
Read articleBloggers join together to stand up for the taxpayers (UPDATE – and we’re not alone)
More than a dozen bloggers have signed an open letter to the General Assembly asking them to defeat the “compromise” tax increase. I am happy to say…
Read articleThe gory details on the tax hike “compromise”
The numbers are out on the conference committee’s tax hike plan…and if anything, it’s worse than we thought. For starters, the plan raises taxes by $682…
Read articleThe conference committee deal: higher sales tax, higher local taxes, higher other taxes… (UPDATED AND BUMPED)
The conference committee, remarkably, came up with a “deal” that is worse for the taxpayer than the two versions that were supposed to be the bookends…
Read articleQuinnipiac confirms: backing a tax increase hurt Cuccinelli
I suspect that most of the discussion on the latest Quinnipiac Poll will be about the effect of Bill Bolling in the race as an independent.…
Read articleIt looks like Virginians’ taxes will go up
The word from the Washington Post is that the conferees in the Virginia Legislature are moving closer to a deal. How close to McDonnell’s tax hike…
Read articleCould the taxpayers be spared by a Richmond train wreck?
If what Steve Contorno (Washington Examiner) hears is correct, Democrats in the State Senate could be so wedded to Frank Wagner’s tax hike that they’ll refuse…
Read articleOh the irony…
Well, the Senate passed Frank Wagner’s tax hike plan, as expected… Not long after, Bill Bolling dropped is support for McDonnell’s tax hike in favor of Wagner’s.…
Read article…and it just gets worse in Richmond
Well, the Senate Finance Committee replaced McDonnell’s tax hike with one that, according to the Daily Press, came from Frank Wagner. Wagner’s proposal is the third…
Read articleMcDonnell’s tax increase in Senate Finance Committee today
HB2313 – a.k.a., Governor McDonnell’s tax increase – is on the agenda for the Senate Finance Committee today; for all I know, it has already been…
Read articleQuestion to all State Senators who voted for Newman’s tax hike amendment…
The more I think about the vote on the Newman/Cuccinelli tax hike, the more upset I am. Several Republicans are touting their Aye vote as of…
Read articleDear Family Foundation: What were you thinking?
This morning I was forwarded an email from the Family Foundation on the Newman/Cuccinelli tax hike. The FF called it “a very positive development…without increasing the…
Read articleHowell’s death-blow to Senate redistricting clears way for tax hike
One can argue on the merits and optics of the State Senate GOP’s redistricting move last month, but Dick Saslaw made one thing clear to the…
Read articleVirginia Dems’ price tag on transportation: $1.2B per year
Steve Contorno (Washington Examiner) has the details on the specific objections of Democrats in the State Senate to the various transportation tax hikes – and it’s…
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