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• Richmond is buzzing waiting for Kaine, expect major cuts, layoffs and tax hikes...

  —The Shad Plank

  Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is due to show up with a two year spending plan in Richmond in the next half and hour or so, and the General Assembly building is humming with state officials, lawmakers and insiders hoping to get an early glimpse of the plan. As it stands [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:29am EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• McDonnell taps Bolling Sledd and Polarek

  —The Shad Plank

  Here's the release click below for their bio's. Gov.elect Bob McDonnell announced that Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling will serve in his Cabinet as Virginia’s Chief Jobs Creation Officer. He appointed noted Richmond-area businessman Robert Sledd as Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Finally, he named longtime senior staff member, Janet Polarek,' [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:32am EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• McDonnell to fillout more top economic advisor posts...

  —The Shad Plank

  Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell will take the stage in Richmond in about an hour to continue filling out the vacant seats in his administration. Last week, McDonnell named a handful of longtime state employees to top advisory roles, garnering a significant amount of praise for keeping Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's Secretary [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:03am EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• Richmond HOA Caves

  —Captain of a Crew of One

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  According to Fox News:
  
  A 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient can keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard after a homeowner's association dropped its request to remove it, a spokesman for Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said Tuesday.
  
  As happy as I am about this turn [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:19pm EST
  by Sailorcurt

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• Damage Control...

  —Captain of a Crew of One

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  ...in the case of Richmond Hero and Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Barfoot.
  
  The law firm prostituting themselves for representing the tyrants Home Owner's Association has published a "clarification".
  
  This is not about the American flag. This is about a flag pole. And Col. Barfoot is not [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:46am EST
  by Sailorcurt

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• DAVID HUGHES, BERNICE, 2 KAVANAGHS

  —Journal

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  The sink in my bathroom has faucet handles that turn differently from the other faucets. This has caused me to think about turning faucets instead of just turning them. So now when I'm, say, in an edit facility in Richmond, I'll hesitate before turning a [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 2:07pm EST
  by Sparky Donatello

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• McDonnell taps top advisors - keeps on Kaine's finance guru...

  —The Shad Plank

  Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell tapped top administration staffers on Thursday, naming a handful of close advisors including Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's finance chief Ric Brown. McDonnell, who handily won the governor's race, is starting to put in place the building blocks for the first Republican administration in Richmond since Gov. Jim [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• HOA outrage.

  —Captain of a Crew of One

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  Medal Of Honor recipient in a suburb of Richmond ordered to remove a flagpole from his lawn.
  
  Col. Van T. Barfoot, a local Medal of Honor winner, is under the gun from his Henrico County community's homeowner association.
  
  In a five-paragraph letter to Barfoot that he received' [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:59am EST
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• Gov. Kaine plans smoking ban events...

  —The Shad Plank

  With smoking in bars set to be banned when the clock hits midnight, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's office has set up a series of events to commemorate the day Virginia went smoke-free. Kaine will tour a series of bars and restaurants in Charlottesville, Alexandria and Richmond to celebrate the fact [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:46pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• Leading Lawmakers already talking about overtime in Richmond in 2010....

  —The Shad Plank

  Lawmakers always start taking about overtime in Richmond. Sometimes folks use it as a threat, suggesting that they could drag their feet on purpose to build pressure. Sometimes, state legislators simply need more time to hash through their differences, especially on state spending. But this year the early overtime warning [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:44pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• VPOD 84: Rosemary Wilson

  —Bearing Drift

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  In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Rosemary Wilson, candidate seeking the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 8th Senate Seat, explains why she’s the best candidate to help Bob McDonnell take on our most pressing challenges in Richmond.

  
  

  Drop me an email at vpod@bearingdrift.com with your [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:14am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• RICHMOND

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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:41pm EST
  by Sparky Donatello

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