Oh 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…
Read articleNewman-Cuccinelli tax hike dies in Senate, McDonnell tax hike passes House of Delegates (UPDATED)
It was a wild day in Richmond today. The festivities started in the House, which passed McDonnell’s transportation tax hike (minus the “fees” that were-taxes-in-another-name because…
Read articleThe Newman-Cuccinelli plan: yet another tax hike (albeit smaller)
After a somewhat annoying silence on Governor McDonnell’s transportation tax hike, Ken Cuccinelli has come out in favor of a different tax hike, presented by State…
Read articleTransportation tax hike passes Senate Finance Committee
Governor McDonnell’s transportation tax hike on the House side is HB2313, which passed the House Finance Committee yesterday. The Senate version is SB1355; it passed the…
Read articleRadtke Endorses Stimpson
Former candidate for the U.S. Senate and Tea Party leader has endorsed Stafford County Chairman Susan Stimpson in the race for Lt. Governor. Last year there…
Read articleTransportation tax hike passes House Finance Committee
It was not a good day for the taxpayer. The Governor’s tax hike won by a count of 14-8. Contrary to the assertions of the Washington Post, the…
Read articleMcDonnell transportation tax hike up for vote in House Finance Committee tomorrow
…and unless it is amended (preferably with a decent-sized income tax cut), it should be defeated.
Read articleLingamfelter opposes transportation tax hike
Add one more name to the list of statewide candidates who oppose the McDonnell transportation tax hike: Scott Lingamfelter. That now makes five LG candidates who…
Read articleMeanwhile, there’s Dave Albo’s plan…
Amidst the whirl and rush of Governor McDonnell’s transportation tax hike and the redistricting fun, Delegate Dave Albo (R-Southern Fairfax) released his own plan for transportation…
Read articleKen C. Kilgore
I write this post more in sadness then in anger. Yet I am compelled to write it all the same. I have been patient, regarding Ken…
Read articleDavis “Wins” Both Virtucon LG Polls
Jeannemarie Davis has “won” both of Virtucon’s polls on the LG race. First, the good news for her… Whom Do You Support To Be The GOP…
Read articleSnyder and Bell: we don’t want tax increases in the transportation plan either
Meanwhile, Pete Snyder (by phone) and Rob Bell (or, to be precise, his campaign – by email) have informed me they, too, don’t want a transportation…
Read articleSusan Stimpson: Whaddya mean Obenshain was first to oppose tax increases?
Less than two hours after I posted on Mark Obenshain’s opposition to transportation tax hikes with these words… Mark Obenshain became arguably (depending on how one…
Read articleObenshain: Transportation plan should not have tax hikes
Mark Obenshain became arguably (depending on how one reads E. W. Jackson’s statements) the first statewide candidate the first AG candidate in Virginia to publicly oppose…
Read articleThe Wall Street Journal and AFP weighs in on McDonnell’s transportation tax hike
The short version – they’re not happy: “Many states are grappling with road congestion and a scarcity of dollars for improvements. Let’s hope they aren’t tempted…
Read articleReaction to McDonnell’s proposed tax hike
The Washington Post details the reaction to Governor McDonnell’s proposed tax hike. The bad news: Speaker Howell will co-sponsor the fiasco. As if on cue, the…
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