Recent Mentions on Blogs

oregonstreettalk.blogspot.com: Virginia legislature: This is starting to look awfully like the Third Reich

February 14, 2008
Everyone, CALL TO ACTION AT BOTTOM OF BILL: PLEASE READ UNTIL THE END! Today, February 13, 2008, there will be at least 4 people to appear to oppose the bills and one of them wishes to testify. It makes a HUGE difference if you can appear and testify or just be present to oppose or support the bill. These are the other bills which will be heard this week. If you wish to testify, but have never done it before or don't know what to say to help us best, you can call me so we can arrange a time so I...

virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com: Delegates take an axe to Contract Law & Prop. Owners? Assoc. Act

February 5, 2008
Yesterday morning, the House Transportation Committee?s Sub-Committee: 2 (comprised of Chairman Bill Carrico and Dels. Tom Rust, William Fralin, Manoli Loupassi, Jeion Ward, Dave Marsden, and Paul Nichols) killed H.B. 1027, a bill that would have allowed a property owners? association whose declaration or rules restricts the parking of commercial vehicles within that development to petition its local governing body to promulgate restrictions of such vehicles on the public roads within its boun...

rightwingliberal.wordpress.com: BLEG TO ALL READERS: Help Pass HB829 (reversing the Hampton Roads piece of the transportation tax hike of 2007)

February 1, 2008
Yesterday, the Senate Transportation Committee buried SB676, a bill to abolish the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority.  The HRTA was one of the two regional governments created by HB3202 (the transportation tax hike of 2007).  The Senate committe vote was 10-4 to bury SB676. Members of the Hall of Shame: Yvonne Miller, Henry Marsh, John C. Watkins, Frank Wagner, Harry Blevins, Creigh Deeds (isn?t he running for something?), Ryan McDougle (my %*$@*$&*! state senator), Patsy Ticer, and ...

rightwingliberal.wordpress.com:

January 31, 2008
Levin).  Yes, there are plenty of reasons not to vote for John McCain - they kept me silent for days after Duncan Hunter withdrew.  However, there are also plenty of reasons to vote for him, as I have detailed here and here.  There is no good reason to vote for Mitt Romney. The right choice is John McCain. On the Republican side, I?ll be sweating it out and hoping the party doesn?t succumb to mass hysteria (I don?t think it will happen, but we?ll see). As for the Democrats, after see...

baconsrebellion.blogspot.com: Hampton Roads/Tidewater's Last Chance With HRTA

January 28, 2008
My new state senator, John Miller (D-1SD), saw his bill to kill the HRTA die in committee. He had modified his own bill to end the unelected, unaccountable, unseparated powers Regional Government to exclude only The Peninsula. Still, it went down 10-4. Now, the only chance to kill the HRTA this session is the bill my delegate, Tom Gear (R-91HD), submitted. HB 829 redlines, repeals, the HRTA and its projects which don't solve the transportation congestion here from the monster HB3202. The rest o...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Richmond Times Dispatch: Review of Richmond car funds interests prosecutor

April 22, 2008
Del. G. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, a former City Council member, said the key issue isn't whether Wilder gave notice of his choice but the lack of ...

Richmond Times Dispatch: Wilder's next move is unclear

April 21, 2008
Del. G. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, who served on the council when Wilder became mayor, said he believes the mayor could win re-election by campaigning ...

• HB875
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310)
  
  : Handbills, etc.; distribution in Spotsylvania County and City of Richmond.
• HB876
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : DUI Court; establishing in City of Colonial Heights and Chesterfield County.
• HB877
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Community development authority board; City of Richmond appoint seven members.
• HB878
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Appropriations
  
  : School divisions, local; requires 65% of each education dollar to be spent in classroom, report.
• HB879
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; may establish requirement that prices for resale be controlled.
• HB880
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Incarceration; waiving interest during period thereof.
• HB881
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492)
  
  : Employment Commission; authorizes final orders to be recorded and satisfied as orders.
• HB882
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219)
  
  : Administrative orders; collection of interest.
• HB1427
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation
  
  : License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SHAG DANCE CLUBS OF VIRGINIA.
• HB1502
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)
  
  : Alcoholic beverage control; canal boat operator license created.
• HB1503
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)
  
  : Real estate tax; exemptions for elderly and handicapped persons in certain cities and counties.
• HJ122
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; localities computation of real estate taxes (first reference).
• HJ250
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ250ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Frank Randall Marrs.
• HJ300
  Introduced: January 28, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ300ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Joseph C. Carter, Jr.
• HJ301
  Introduced: January 28, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ301ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Philip Bagley III.
• HJ310
  Introduced: January 30, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ310ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Mildred Callahan Jones.
• HR37
  Introduced: March 13, 2008
  Status: Introduced bill reprinted 089352606
  
  : Celebrating the life of Georgina Marraccini Rawles.