Top Republican Appropriators on Suicide Mission
Ten days ago in a small room off the House floor, I met with Public Safety Appropriations Chairman…
Tag: Budget
Governor Bob McDonnell Unveils 2015-2016 Budget
From Gov. McDonnell's office. RICHMOND- Governor Bob McDonnell unveiled the…
This Budget Deal is a Mixed Bag, Mostly Bad
Ed Kilgore of the Washington Monthly and Bryce Covert of ThinkProgress sum up the budget deal…
VA Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Incl. Medicaid Expansion
From Virginia Organizing. Note that Virginia's current minimum wage of $7.25/hour is just one…
What if What You’ve Been Told About the Federal Shutdown is a Lie?
Repeatedly, we are told by both the TeaPublicans and the media that Democrats won't…
Conservative Media Attacks Help for Elderly, Disabled and Working Poor
The Cato Institute, funded by a who's who of right-wing billionaires, big-money polluters,…
The Austerity Emperors and their Virginia Lacky Trudge On
God, I wish Mark Warner were up for re-election this year. When the time comes, primary the man.…
Ken Cuccinelli Unveils Tax Plan, and Not Surprisingly It Would Be a Disaster for Virginia
Emerging like a cicada from whatever hole he's been hiding in, Ken Cuccinelli this morning…
Peter Peterson Austerity Minions’ Flawed “Research” Shows the Emperor Has No…
You have heard at least a part of this story, but there is so much more beneath the surface. With…
Obama’s Puppetmasters
Wonder why the President doesn't give a damn about his base, the folks who worked to put him…
