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• Abusive Drivers Fees Upheld on Appeal

  Published: August 13, 2007, 12:17 pm

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Transportation

  Breaking Now.

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• VA GOP Scores Big With League of Conservation Voters

  Published: August 13, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics, Endorsements, Environment

  scored 100 percent on the Virginia League of Conservation Voters scorecard for 2007. Ten out of 140 Virginia legislators earned the “perfect” environmental distinction. Dels. Robert G. “Bob” Marshall, R-Prince William; L. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Dale City; and Jeffrey M. Frederick, R-Woodbridge, all scored perfect on the

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• How To Fix The Abuser Fee Problem

  Published: August 13, 2007, 4:46 pm

  Tags: Razing Kaine, Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics, Transportation

  abusive driver fees to both Virginia and out-of-state drivers, as was the original intent of the General Assembly. We also remain committed to enacting this change, as well as to making whatever changes necessary to ensure this safety measure applies only to the most egregious and regular abusers of the rules and laws of Virginia's roads.

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• The Cuccinelli / Oleszek Letters

  Published: August 14, 2007, 9:50 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Fairfax Politics, 2007 Elections, Debates

  Sincerely, Ken Cuccinelli Virginia State Senator 37th District August 8 Dear Ms. Oleszek, As you know, I sent you and your entire campaign staff a letter Sunday night responding to your recent open letter' to me about transportation, taxes and abuser fees. While we first saw your letter last week when a copy was brought to our attention by

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• Back to School for Timmy! and Marky Mark

  Published: August 21, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: Marky Mark, Razing Kaine, Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics

  In testimony before the General Assembly today, the characterizations by Governor Kaine and Administration officials about the origins of the current budget shortfall were disappointingly incomplete. The state is facing a cumulative revenue shortfall of approximately $641 million for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008. While we all would prefer

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• Changes to Abusive Driver Fees

  Published: August 23, 2007, 11:50 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics, Transportation

  prior to this year, Virginia overall highway fatality rates have been increasing. In fact, Virginia's fatality rate rose faster than the national average, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Preliminary Virginia State Police enforcement data obtained through the Office of the

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• Cuccinelli and Oleszek Continue To Debate About Debates

  Published: August 27, 2007, 3:28 pm

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Fairfax Politics, 2007 Elections, Debates

  a very small amount of the general electorate read political blogs, this would provide a much larger stage for people to learn how we differ on the issues. The questions would be submitted in writing to a website we both agree on. The debate would take place over a one week period and would allow both of us to accomplish our separate goals,

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• You think you’re some kind of Nelson Mandela or something?

  Published: August 29, 2007, 10:27 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Scandal, Democrats

  Chairman of Franklin County, Virginia. Do the county committee members approve of using pedophilia as a political weapon to silence their political opponents? Does Dick Cranwell and the Democrat-ick Party of Virginia sanction such acts from one of their party leaders? Does Roscoe Reynolds and Eric Ferguson stand by their man Joe Stanley’s

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• Albert Pollard Running To The Right

  Published: August 29, 2007, 12:55 pm

  Tags: Northern Neck Politics, Virginia General Assembly, Stafford County Politics, 2007 Elections, Immigration

  Albert “Trashman” Pollard has begun running his campaign radio ads and it is clear that he knows he is facing an uphill battle against Richard Stuart for the 28th Dist. Senate seat. Is the “Trashman” touting his weenie-greenie credentials? His status as a liberal Democrat? Nope. “Trashman” is running to

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• VA Republicans Unveil Proposals to Address Illegal Immigration

  Published: August 29, 2007, 12:40 pm

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics, Immigration

  Assembly Republicans Unveil Proposals to Address Illegal Immigration -House & Senate Leaders Advance Measures to Increase Cooperation with Federal Law Enforcement- -GOP Legislators Unite Behind Proposals to Preserve State Benefits for Legal Residents- RICHMOND, VA At a news briefing today, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker

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• What Do Illegal Aliens and Political Consultants with Poor Judgment Have in Common?

  Published: August 30, 2007, 9:30 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Immigration

  They both are supported by state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds.

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• Augusta Free Press First Out of the Blocks on Roscoe Reynolds-gate

  Published: August 31, 2007, 1:38 pm

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Scandal, Democrats

  Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press is the first reporter out of the gate with an article on the Joe Stanley / Ben Tribbett smear tactic used on behalf of state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds. I’ve heard that a number of other reporters are either currently working on this story, have an article ready to go or are waiting for the next shoe to

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• You’d think Roscoe Reynolds-gate was a Federal offense or something…

  Published: September 1, 2007, 7:16 am

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, 2007 Elections, Scandal, Democrats, Blogging

  At least if you read this you might think it was: Misleading Domain Name: Those who use a misleading domain name on the Internet in an attempt to deceive a minor child into viewing material that is considered harmful to that minor is committing a federal offense. This is irrespective of whether or not the material meets the legal definition of

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• FitzSimmonds Gets Big Endorsement

  Published: September 5, 2007, 12:37 pm

  Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Prince William County Politics, 2007 Elections, Endorsements

  by the Farm Bureau’s Virginia AgPAC that is challenging an incumbent member of the General Assembly. The organization generally supports incumbents and has previously endorsed Sen. Charles J. Colgan’s re-election. “I appreciate the courage it took for AgPAC to endorse against a long-term incumbent and am going to work hard to

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• VA Sen Candidates’ Cash On Hand

  Published: September 25, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: 2007 Elections, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Politics

  rundown on the hot races for Virginia Senate and where the candidates are with their cash on hand totals as of 8/31: 1st Dist. Tricia Stall $21,333 John Miller $125,087 6th Dist. Nick Rerras $239,814 Ralph Northam $380,678 13th Dist. Fred Quayle $135,249 Stephen Heretick $64,136 17th Dist. Chris Yakabouski $13,041 Edd Houck $272,310 20th Dist.

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