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Virginia Politics Blog · Felon's involvement stops Arlington change-of-government initiative Bookmark on del.icio.us

Cheryl Simmons, who circulated and signed off on 123 pages of signatures to a petition to get a change of government in Arlington County on the November ballot, is a felon and therefore not eligible to vote, the county said today. Only residents able to register to vote are permitted to collect signatures for ballot initiatives, according to county law. More than 2,200 signatures on Simmons's pages had to be disqualified, bringing the total number of verified signatures to 10,815. The petition needed 14,350 signatures to get the change of government issue on the ballot. Lindberg said she was in the final stages of validating the more than 16,000 signatures turned in two weeks ago when she learned, through Virginia law enforcement officials and the State Board of Elections, that Simmons had been convicted of embezzlement charges and had previous convictions that had been downgraded. The change-of-government petition was an


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · Debate continues in Virginia over immigration enforcement Bookmark on del.icio.us

A longtime immigration advocate and lobbyist blasted Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, for proposing legislation Thursday that she said would "go far beyond the Arizona law by criminalizing even the simple act of seeking shelter by a person here without authority." Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, a former chief deputy attorney general of Virginia, said Stewart's proposal will "foster nothing but a disrespect for the law, do nothing to make us safer, will render people homeless and hungry, will tie up our courts with frivolous lawsuits by vigilantes and interfere with the ability of law enforcement to focus on real crimes and real criminals." Stewart introduced a proposal, dubbed the Virginia Rule of Law Act, earlier Thursday that would enhance police officials' power to capture, detain and deport illegal aliens; curb illegal day laboring; and create specific state penalties for illegal immigrants. Virginia, known for some


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Virginia Politics Blog · Featured Advertiser Bookmark on del.icio.us

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Press · !Elections

Virginia Politics Blog · Arlington change-of-government initiative fails after felon collected signatures, official says Bookmark on del.icio.us

Cheryl Simmons, who circulated and signed off on 123 pages of a petition to get a change of government in Arlington County on the November ballot, is a felon and therefore not eligible to vote, said Linda Lindberg, general registrar of Arlington County. Only residents able to register to vote are permitted to collect signatures for ballot initiatives, according to county law. More than 2,200 signatures on Simmons's pages had to be disqualified, bringing the total number of verified signatures to 10,815. The petition needed 14,350 signatures to get the change of government issue on the ballot. Lindberg said she was in the final stages of validating the more than 16,000 signatures turned in two weeks ago when she learned, through Virginia law enforcement officials and the State Board of Elections, that Simmons had been convicted of embezzlement charges and had previous convictions that had been downgraded. The change of


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell embarks on statewide tour to sell ABC privatization plan Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell will hit the road next month to sell his plan to privatize the state's 332 liquor stores. McDonnell (R) will hold eight town hall meetings across the state starting Wednesday. Stops will be in Roanoke, Norfolk, Chester, Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Harrisonburg, Danville and Bristol. The governor formed a commission to consider closing some of the state's 130 agencies, putting more forms online, eliminating annual reports and selling the state's liquor stores. McDonnell's staff recently unveiled four options for privatizing the state's liquor stores: selling all of the state's alcohol assets to a single company; having firms take over the state's existing stores; offering licenses to the 3,000 businesses that sell beer and wine; and auctioning an undetermined number of licenses to the highest bidder. Thursday his staff announced the commission has postponed its final full meeting from Aug. 26 to Sept. 13 to allow more time before members


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · With EPA petition rejection, Virginia returns to court over global warming Bookmark on del.icio.us

The Environmental Protection Agency has denied Virginia's petition challenging its finding last year that the agency should regulate greenhouse gases because they cause global warming and endanger human health. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II had filed one of 10 petitions asking the EPA to overturn the finding. He simultaneously sued the federal agency over the finding, but the court had put the legal proceedings on hold while the EPA went through its administrative review process. Cuccinelli has responded to the EPA's decision in a statement: The Attorney General has reviewed the EPA's press release announcing its denial of the rehearing petitions pending before the agency. When the Office of the Attorney General has fully reviewed the ruling the Attorney General will make an additional statement. One thing, however, is immediately apparent, the reviewing court is likely to find the decisions fatally flawed procedurally because the agency has reviewed and


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Warner, Scarborough chow down at the Palm Bookmark on del.icio.us

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner's turn on "Top Chef D.C." last night was fairly brief. (His verdict on one dish he sampled from a contestant chef, "I thought it was good, but then, it was like ... not.") But for those who followed the discussions last week about whether the former Virginia governor is a "foodie," check out this bonus clip now available on the Bravo Web site, in which Warner (D) addresses that very question -- posed to him by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. In the clip, he mentions losing money on his King George vineyard and several restaurants. "I've got a graduate degree in how to lose money in the business," he jokes. Meanwhile, a spokesman said Warner had no comment about whether Alex stole Ed's pea puree.


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Press · Jennifer Buske

Virginia Politics Blog · Prince William chairman unveils Arizona-like immigration bill Bookmark on del.icio.us

Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, released legislation today that outlines how Virginia can crack down on illegal immigration yet avoid the pitfalls Arizona has faced with its controversial immigration law. Dubbed the Virginia Rule of Law Act, the legislation enhances police officials' power to capture, detain and deport illegal aliens; curbs illegal day laboring; and creates specific state penalties for illegal immigrants. Like the Arizona law, Stewart's legislation states that law enforcement officials are required to check the status of anyone who is detained if there is "reasonable suspicion" that they are here illegally. Stewart, however, said his law will stand up in court because unlike Arizona, Virginia won't make it illegal for people not to carry their immigration documents with them. He also said there is a more conservative judiciary system in the commonwealth than out west. "This same model [was] used in


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell downplays injunction issued against Arizona law Bookmark on del.icio.us

It's too early to do any analysis of the impact of Wednesday's court decision blocking the implementation of the most controversial pieces of Arizona's new immigration law, and efforts to adopt similar measures in Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said Thursday. As he has in other recent interviews, McDonnell did not offer a clear answer on whether he believes Virginia should adopt a similar statute, which includes a provision requiring immigrants to carry documentation showing they are in the country legally. Instead, McDonnell noted that Virginia has already adopted legislation that includes some of the same provisions as are contained in the multi-part Arizona law. "It's too early to get any comment on what's going on out there," McDonnell said on his monthly appearance on WRVA radio's Ask the Governor program. "This is a preliminary injunction by one federal district judge, who hasn't even ruled on the merits of whether


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Cuccinelli's reaction to Arizona ruling 'mixed' Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who to judge from his twitter feed had been eagerly awaiting Wednesday's court ruling on Arizona's new immigration law, said he has "mixed" feelings about the decision. U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton issued an injunction blocking the most controversial parts of the law from going into effect Thursday. Cuccinelli (R) filed a friend of the court brief along with attorneys general in eight other states supporting the Arizona law. Cuccinelli tweeted on Saturday that he had a "big week coming," citing the upcoming Arizona ruling among other expected developments this week. The Obama administration has argued Arizona overstepped its authority with the law, which required law enforcement to check the immigration status of anyone they believed might be in the country illegally.


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Cuccinelli giving up donations from former charity director Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) will give $55,500 in campaign funds to state veteran's charities, an amount that matches donations Cuccinelli received during his campaign from a Florida man associated with a charity under investigation in at least three states. Cuccinelli was the largest recipient in Virginia of donations from Tampa-based Bobby Thompson. Thompson was a founder of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, whose solicitation practices have been questioned across the country. Law enforcement officials, for instance, have said that they have been unable to locate many of the officers and staffers of the organization listed on official charity documents. Other Virginia politicians, including Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), House Speaker Bill Howell (R) and Sen. Patsy Ticer (D), announced that they would donate money they were given by Thompson months ago. Cuccinelli had resisted, indicating that Thompson had not been convicted of wrongdoing. Last month, Cuccinelli said he


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Television time for Virginia politicians Bookmark on del.icio.us

Partisans on both sides of the aisle can look forward to seeing their elected officials featured in slightly unusual television appearances in coming days. Tonight, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D) will appear on an episode of Top Chef, joining MSNBC commentators Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as a guest judge. Warner is the only senator who will be featured on the show this season, which taped in D.C., though we've seen promos for upcoming episodes that indicate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will appear at some point. Meanwhile, Richmond residents should keep an eye out for Greta Van Susteren on Monday. The host of Fox News' On the Record will visit the state capital that day to tape a segment for her show with Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli (R), according to his people. Cuccinelli has appeared on Van Susteren's show several times but has always before visited her studio


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Virginia Politics Blog · Wolf: Dulles Greenway is 'highway robbery' Bookmark on del.icio.us

Derek Kravitz reports on the Dr. Gridlock blog that U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) has once again urged Virginia transportation officials to reduce toll fares on the Dulles Greenway, calling fare hikes in recent years "highway robbery." It's a common refrain for Wolf, a longtime critic of the Greenway plan who has said the toll road has been unfairly aided by the "poorly drafted" 1988 law and heavy lobbying at the state level against proposals that would put an inflation-based toll-increase structure in place. Wolf sent a letter Wednesday to Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton. Greenway fares now cost as much as $4.50 each way during rush hour commutes. Read the full entry at Dr. Gridlock.


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Virginia Politics Blog · Featured Advertiser Bookmark on del.icio.us

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Press · !General Assembly

Virginia Politics Blog · Fairfax moves to ban smoking at bus shelters Bookmark on del.icio.us

Fairfax County officials are pushing to ban smoking at all public bus shelters, eight months after Virginia's restaurant-and-bar smoking ban went into effect. The ban would address the "health implications of breathing secondhand smoke," said Fairfax Supervisor Jeff C. McKay (D-Lee), the board's transportation committee chairman. Virginia's no-smoking law was approved by the General Assembly in February 2009 and went into effect last December. The District and Maryland have similar state laws regarding smoking in restaurants and bars. The Virginia Clean Air Act allows localities to institute "reasonable no-smoking areas" at publicly-owned or leased facilities and bus shelters qualify as buildings under Virginia's building code. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously late Tuesday to draft an ordinance for final adoption. In December, Virginia joined the District, Maryland and dozens of other cities and states by effectively outlawing smoking inside restaurants and bars. Under the law, owners could allow smokers to


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Press · Election 2010

Virginia Politics Blog · A tale of two districts: Connolly, Perriello split on extending Bush tax cuts Bookmark on del.icio.us

Reps. Gerald Connolly and Tom Perriello are both freshman Democrats from Virginia, and they vote together more often than not. But occasionally an issue will surface that makes clear that the two men represent very different districts and constituencies. At an event Wednesday morning sponsored by the centrist Democratic group Third Way, Connolly and Perriello split on the question that is causing tension within the Democratic caucus -- whether to extend President George W. Bush's tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans, or let them expire at the end of the year as scheduled. Connolly's Fairfax-based 11th district is the most affluent congressional seat in the country, based on median household income, and he warned his fellow Democrats that the issue might not be the slam-dunk some think it is. "I honestly think it's a danger," Connolly said of the tax debate. "I part ways, I think, with the dominant view


Untitled Virginia - Tom Perriello - United States - George W. Bush - Democratic Party
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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · Updated: Obama skips, McDonnell attends historic boy scout jamboree Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell addresses the boy scouts at the 2010 jamboree. Photo courtesy of the governor's office President Obama may not be planning to speak at the 100th anniversay of the boy scouts' jamboree today in Virginia, but Gov. Bob McDonnell wouldn't miss it. McDonnell was a boy scout. His two sons were boy scouts. And his wife, Maureen, and all three of their daughters were girl scouts or brownies. The jamboree began this week at Fort A.P. Hill in Bowling Green, less than an hour from Richmond. Held at that location since 1981, it will the last time the event will be held in Virginia. In 2006, McDonnell (R) fought back against the ACLU, which tried to end the jamboree, arguing that the Defense Department's financial support of the event violates the separation of church and state. He called the lawsuit an "attack by the left wing on


Untitled Scout - Virginia - Fort A.P. Hill - Boy Scouts of America - Bob McDonnell
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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Rasmussen poll shows 64 percent approval rating for McDonnell Bookmark on del.icio.us

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports shows considerably stronger approval numbers for Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) than a poll released last week by Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rasmussen poll indicates that 64 percent of Virginia voters approve of McDonnell's performance as governor, with 29 percent approving strongly. Only 33 percent disapprove of his performance. Those numbers are essentially unchanged, the polling agency notes, since February, shortly after McDonnell took office. The poll showed McDonnell more popular with men than women, more popular with whites than African-Americans, and more popular with Republicans than Democrats. It indicated 68 percent of voters who do not affiliate with either party approve of his performance. The Rasmussen poll surveyed 500 likely voters. Households were surveyed using recorded messages rather than live interviewers--the Washington Post's polling unit believes the latter produces more accurate results. The VCU poll from last week used a combination of live and


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Cuccinelli, Ron Paul to address first Virginia Tea Party convention Bookmark on del.icio.us

Former Sen. George Allen (R), U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) have all confirmed that they will speak at Virginia's first annual Tea Party Convention in October, a convention organizer said today. Federation of Tea Party Patriots Chairman Jamie Radtke said 35 to 40 local chapters will be jointly hosting the event at the Richmond Convention Center on Oct.8-9. She said 3,000 to 5,000 participants are expected at the event, which will culminate with a presidential straw poll. There will also be seminars on history, current public policy and grass-roots activism. "The goal is for Tea Party people from all over Virginia to be able to meet each other and interact in fellowship," she said.


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Press · Derek Kravitz

Virginia Politics Blog · New working group, same issues with Defense base closure in '11 Bookmark on del.icio.us

Northern Virginia officials are starting their own working group to tackle the bevy of funding and traffic concerns connected with the upcoming Defense Department base closure and realignment. Problem is, the so-called Northern Virginia BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Working Group sounds very similar to a group that has been formed -- one started by former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) in 2005 and which handed down a series of overarching recommendations several months later (PDF). Funding issues and traffic concerns over the planned realignment of Defense jobs along the Interstate 95 corridor in Northern Virginia have lingered for years, and officials are still unsure where more than $400 million in needed ramps, widened roads and soundwalls will come from. But Alexandria officials have been particularly worried about the loss of thousands of jobs to Fairfax County areas because of the move.


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell says sale of liquor stores will provide 'windfall' for state Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday that he is pushing to privatize the state's 332 liquor stores because it can provide a "windfall" for Virginia's transportation needs. "I want to ask for public support on that because ... licensing the stores will generate a lot of money that I can put right upfront into transportation maintenance,'' McDonnell said on his monthly call-in radio show on WTOP this morning. McDonnell (R) is considering four ways to privatize the stores: selling all of the state's alcohol assets to a single company; having firms take over the state's existing stores; offering licenses to the businesses that sell beer and wine; and auctioning an undetermined number of licenses to the highest bidder. The governor said today that the proposal could bring in $300 million to $500 million (though he and his staff have previously mentioned higher estimates) while continuing to bring in as much as


Untitled Virginia - Bob McDonnell - Business - Wine - Privatization
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Virginia Politics Blog · Virginia NAACP head slams Webb for affirmative action column Bookmark on del.icio.us

The head of the Virginia Conference of the NAACP lashed out at Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) Monday, three days after Webb stirred controversy with an op-ed piece suggesting most government diversity programs should be abolished because they "marginalized" white Americans. In a Wall Street Journal column published Friday, titled "Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege," Webb complained that "the supposed monolith of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant dominance served as the whipping post for almost every debate about power and status in America." As he has repeatedly in the past, including during his 2006 campaign, Webb said that affirmative action programs made sense for African Americans who suffered from the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow laws but not for other ethnic groups and recent immigrants. Webb's column drew attention but did not spark much vocal criticism Friday, other than from former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. But now King Salim


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell's job commission finishes interim report Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell's jobs commission made 115 interim recommendations today when it met for its second time at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond. Recommendations include the creation of a tourism development fund to provide gap financing for locally endorsed and supported tourism projects; the development of think tanks with academic institutions that carry on the economic strategies and target sectors at the state level; and the communication of regulatory and legislative changes to small businesses and entrepreneurs that affect their businesses. The full list can be found here. Commission "recommendations are very important to helping us decide what additional improvements and investments we need to make in our current economic development programs to make certain that we do everything we can to get Virginia's economy moving again," said Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, the state's chief jobs creation officer, who co-chairs the commission. McDonnell, who was just back from


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Cuccinelli headlines fundraiser for NoVa congressional candidate Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) will headline a fundraiser Monday evening for Patrick Murray, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D) in Virginia's 8th Congressional District. Murray spokesman Michael Lane said 150 people have said they will attend the reception, which will be held at a private home in Alexandria and is expected to raise about $15,000 for Murray's campaign. The controversial and conservative attorney general could be considered an odd choice for a Republican candidate running against a 10-term incumbent in what is widely considered Virginia's most liberal district.


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · Bolling heads to Mississippi for oil spill briefing, national meeting Bookmark on del.icio.us

When Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, chairman of the National Lieutenant Governor's Association, flies to Biloxi, Miss., this week for the group's annual meeting, he will get a first-hand look at the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The conference planned more than a year ago, titled "Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal," was to focus on emergency management but has taken on a new meaning in the face on the Deep Horizon accident. The lieutenant governors will hear from state officials and be offered a site visit as well as participate in several other days of meetings and events. The full schedule can be found here. Virginia taxpayers will pick up the tab for Bolling and Deputy Chief of Staff Mike Hardy. Cost for commercial airfare and hotel is about $2,500, according to Bolling's office. His wife, Jean Anne, will also travel with him but will pay her


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell to speak to the U.S. House Republican caucus Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell will speak to U.S. House Republicans Tuesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club, a GOP social club in Washington. Phil Cox, McDonnell's senior adviser, said McDonnell will speak about running a model campaign and delivering on his campaign promises in his first six months in office. Republicans, eager to duplicate McDonnell's success in the 2010 midterm elections, have been trying to line up the governor since his 17-point win over state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds in November. McDonnell was supposed to speak to U.S. House Republicans in January at their annual retreat, "Winning Back America," in Baltimore, but canceled at the last minute because of an impending snowstorm that was supposed to leave as much as a foot of snow in parts of the state. Tuesday night, McDonnell will headline a fundraiser for former state senator Dino Rossi, who is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell appoints 'Tito the Builder' to Virginia housing board Bookmark on del.icio.us

Gov. Bob McDonnell has appointed Tito Munoz -- better known as 'Tito the Builder' -- to the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development. You remember Tito the Builder. He appeared onstage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential campaign and more recently has become a conservative Latino voice on the radio. McDonnell (R) also continued to announce appointments of supporters and donors to the board of visitors of Old Dominion and Radford universities. They include his high school girlfriend, Dee Gilmore, now chief of staff to Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.). Read the full list of today's appointments to the Board of Visitors as well the commission that doles out settlement money from a lawsuit against the nation's largest tobacco companies.


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Virginia Politics Blog · Democrats plan ad blitz for Connolly, Perriello, Nye Bookmark on del.icio.us

National Democrats are prepared to spend as much as $1.7 million to help three vulnerable House Democrats in Virginia hold on to their seats, a fresh indication that the state has become one of the most competitive congressional battlegrounds in the country. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved about $28 million in ad time in more than three dozen districts across the country. According to a DCCC source, who was granted anonymity to discuss party strategy, that total includes $1.1 million to aid Rep. Gerald Connolly in the 11th district, $312,000 to help Rep. Tom Perriello in the 5th district and $305,000 to assist Rep. Glenn Nye in the 2nd district. All three Virginians were elected in 2008 and are on Republican target lists this November. It is typical for campaigns and party committees to reserve time relatively early in the season to ensure that they are able to


Untitled Virginia - Tom Perriello - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Glenn Nye - Democratic
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Virginia Politics Blog · Webb calls for end to most affirmative action programs, criticizes 'myth' of white dominance Bookmark on del.icio.us

Updated 4:21 p.m. Just as race issues have returned to the forefront of political debate, Virginia Sen. James Webb (D) on Friday reiterated his opposition to some affirmative action programs and suggested that white Americans are being "marginalized" by current government policies. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined "Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege," Webb writes: "Forty years ago, as the United States experienced the civil rights movement, the supposed monolith of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant dominance served as the whipping post for almost every debate about power and status in America. After a full generation of such debate, WASP elites have fallen by the wayside and a plethora of government-enforced diversity policies have marginalized many white workers." This is not a new topic for Webb, whose complicated views on race-based programs were an issue in his 2006 Senate campaign, when some of his fellow Democrats complained that Webb


Untitled United States - White Anglo-Saxon Protestant - Affirmative action - Civil and political rights - Wall Street Journal
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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell headlines fundraiser for Texas Gov. Perry in Virginia Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will headline a fundraiser for fellow Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas next month in Richmond. An Aug. 16 reception will take place at the headquarters of Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris, the world's largest cigarette manufacturer. The other hosts all have strong ties to McDonnell: Richmond lawyer Frank Atkinson, who served as an adviser to McDonnell during his campaign last year; Richard Cullen, chairman of McGuire Woods law firm; Bobbie Kilberg, president of the Northern Virginia Technology Council who serves on McDonnell's government reform commission and her husband, Bill; and Michael Szymanczyk, CEO of Altria Group, who gave $25,000 to McDonnell last year. Phil Cox, McDonnell's senior political adviser, said the two governors have become good friends while serving on the Republican Governors Association executive committee and share a lot in common. (Texas and Virginia often trade places as the top two states


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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · UPDATED--VCU: New poll shows mixed results for McDonnell, Cuccinelli Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Commonwealth University's Center for Public Policy is out with the first independent poll about Virginian's opinions of Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli since the two took office in January, and the polling team says the results are mixed. VCU's Commonwealth poll shows that 48 percent of those polled said McDonnell is doing an "excellent or good" job as governor while 52 percent rate his performance to be "fair or poor." Cuccinelli received similar numbers--47 percent rated him "excellent or good" while 53 percent said he's doing a "fair or poor" job. It's worth noting that 40 percent of those polled said McDonnell is doing a "fair" job--only 12 percent say his performance is "poor." Meanwhile, 34 percent of those polled say Cuccinelli is doing a "fair" job while 19 percent say his performance is "poor."


Untitled Ken Cuccinelli - Bob McDonnell - Attorney general - Virginia Commonwealth University - Virginia
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Press · Election 2010

Virginia Politics Blog · Poll gives Rep. Boucher 13-point lead over Griffith Bookmark on del.icio.us

Rep. Rick Boucher (D) has a 13-point lead over state House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith (R) in the 9th congressional district, according to a new independent survey of their race. The poll, taken by the firm SurveyUSA for WDBJ7 News in Roanoke, gave Boucher 52 percent of the vote to Griffith's 39 percent. Independent candidate Jeremiah Heaton got 5 percent. Boucher has strong leads among women and older voters, while he and Griffith are tied among independents. The full details of the survey are available here. The 9th district, which covers the southwest portion of the state, leans strongly toward Republicans. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won the district by 19 points in the 2008 presidential race. But Boucher has been reelected comfortably for years and he has a 7-to-1 cash advantage over Griffith. Boucher is currently on the air with two positive television ads. SurveyUSA uses automated dialing and recorded


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · McDonnell tries to lure companies to Virginia while in Europe Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Thursday that he has met with companies while in Europe this week that could potentially bring 30 to 300 new jobs to the state with a total capital investment of $30 million to $150 million. McDonnell (R) said in a conference call with reporters from Germany that he also is meeting with companies that already do business in Virginia, including Rolls Royce, B.I. Chemicals and Siemens in the hopes they may expand their presence in the state. "We really want to build upon those relationships because they've already shown by the volume of trade that they do with Virginia that there are numerous opportunities ahead,'' he said. McDonnell's eight-day trip this week to Britain, the Netherlands and Germany will cost Virginia taxpayers almost $90,000. In his first international trade mission since taking office, McDonnell was joined by Secretary of Commerce Jim Cheng, Secretary of Agriculture


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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · Warner calls McDonnell's figures on ABC privatization 'wildly optimistic' Bookmark on del.icio.us

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner called Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell's $300 million to $800 million estimate for privatizing the state's 332 liquor stores "wildly optimistic." "I think some of the numbers that I've heard bandied around are wildly optimistic and would provide unrealistic expectations, particularly for folks who are hoping this might help deal with our transportation woes,'' Warner said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon. Warner, a former Democratic governor who considered privatizing the liquor stores, said he still supports the concept but does not know if the numbers will work. McDonnell's staff publicly unveiled the four possible ways they could sell off the stores on Monday. Some Democratic legislators are concerned that the proposals will cost the state the $220 million in taxes and profits ABC stores contribute annually to the general fund. "I also think that any plan has to include how we are going to


Untitled Bob McDonnell - United States - Mark Warner - Privatization - Alcoholic beverage control state
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Press · Rosalind Helderman

Virginia Politics Blog · Warner's palate to be featured on Top Chef Bookmark on del.icio.us

Virginia viewers of Bravo's Top Chef DC may have noticed a familiar face Wednesday night in the promos for next week's episode--U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D). Warner took part in a five-hour filming for the episode on April 24, participating as a guest judge and dining alongside television commentators Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, Center for American Progress president John Podesta and Palm Restaurant Vice President Bruce Bozzi Jr. The episode will air next Wednesday. You can check Warner out in the clip below, getting teased by Scarborough over his politician's desire to be nice to everyone. (Top Chef judges must sharpen the knives, so to speak.) What gives Warner the qualifications to judge a cooking competition? Warner spokesman Kevin Hall notes that the former governor is a part owner of the Majestic, a restaurant in Alexandria. He's also been holding an annual Thanksgiving charity benefit at the Palm restaurant


Untitled Top Chef - Bravo - Joe Scarborough - United States - Television
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Press · Derek Kravitz

Virginia Politics Blog · Embattled nonprofit finds new property manager Bookmark on del.icio.us

The Washington affordable housing nonprofit facing financial ruin in the wake of fraud allegations involving a former executive director has found a new property management firm to oversee its 430 residential units in Northern Virginia. Alexandria-based Robert Pierre Johnson Housing Development Corp. of the National Capital Area announced Wednesday that it had tapped Urban Investment Partners Property Management Inc., a subsidiary of Washington-based Urban Investment Partners, to manage its properties in Arlington, Alexandria, Front Royal and Fairfax County. In March, RPJ Housing's former executive director, Herbert J. Cooper-Levy, resigned after Fairfax County officials accused him of forging a zoning document. The document had been used to secure $700,000 in local and state housing contracts, and Cooper-Levy was forced out. No charges have been filed against him. But since Cooper-Levy's resignation, RPJ Housing has lost all of its public funding in Fairfax, which amounted to about $578,000 last fiscal year. Fairfax


Untitled Northern Virginia - Fairfax County Virginia - Fairfax County - Affordable housing - United States
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Press · Election 2010

Virginia Politics Blog · A 'cute' controversy in the 1st district Bookmark on del.icio.us

Is Krystal Ball "cute"? And if she is, can the campaign of Rep. Rob Wittman (R) point it out? These are the questions currently preoccupying a handful of Virginia political blogs, as the Democrat Ball mounts her uphill challenge to Wittman in the Republican-leaning 1st congressional district, which stretches from Fauquier Country down along the coast to Newport News. Last week, Ball -- a political novice who runs an educational software company -- released an offbeat campaign video called "On the Road With Rob": Taking Wittman to task for allegedly being difficult for constituents to reach, the video shows Ball carting a cardboard cutout of Wittman around the district, introducing "your congressman" to folks who wouldn't otherwise get the chance to see him. The Wittman campaign was not amused.


Untitled Virginia - Republican - Krystal Ball - Rob Wittman - United States House of Representatives
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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · The Prince and the Governor Bookmark on del.icio.us

Where's the Queen? Check out the photo of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York, reviewing the Band of the Irish Guards at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London Tuesday. McDonnell is on a week-long trip to Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, the first trade mission of his administration. Photo Courtesy of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership


Untitled Bob McDonnell - Royal Hospital Chelsea - Virginia - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell - Alexander McDonnell
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Press · Anita Kumar

Virginia Politics Blog · Groups sue over banned legal handbook at Virginia prisons Bookmark on del.icio.us

Two civil rights groups have sued the Virginia Department of Corrections for banning a handbook from state prisons that explains the court system, methods for legal research and constitutional rights. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Lawyers Guild filed suit Wednesday morning in the Western District of Virginia, claiming that the state violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. "Virginia prisons are banning a document that explains to prisoners how they can exercise their constitutional rights to protect themselves from physical abuse, poor conditions and other mistreatment,'' center attorney Rachel Meeropol said. "If it is dangerous to educate people about the Constitution, there are a lot of law schools who are going to be in trouble." The groups began offering the Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook in 2003 and now provides several thousand copies each year to inmates looking to learn about their legal options, including how


Untitled Law - Virginia Department of Corrections - Prison - Lawsuit - Virginia
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