Tonight, NorthernVirginiaGOP.com, Republicans United for Tax Relief and the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance are co-sponsoring an anti-tax rally in front of the Fairfax County Government Center from 6-7 PM at the start of the County’s budget hearings. If it rains, don’t worry, they’ll also have a room reserved inside. Even though the rally is in […]

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Check out Jeff Schapiro’s column, “Pork is big side dish in Va. budget,” and let me know what you all think. Here’s a sample:
The budget is more than numbers. It reflects the whim and fancy of politicians.
Big-money programs get their names in the papers. Penny-ante stuff gets them re-elected. That’s why the General Assembly equivalent […]

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What is a conservative to do?
The General Assembly has ended its session and passed a budget.
First, the good news.
There was no tax increase.
The Senate tried to increase the tax on gasoline. Defeated.
The Senate tried to increase the sales tax. Defeated.
The Senate tried to increase the grantors’ tax. Defeated.
House Republicans stayed true […]

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If you have a second, please read Lt. Governor Bill Bolling’s latest newsletter. It lays out the differences between the Senate and the House budgets, and shows the strength that all 19 Republican Senators are showing in fighting the Democrats tax and spend policies for an expansion of government. This is all you’ll need to […]

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Staying true to form and conforming to the warnings of conservatives, the Democratic controlled Senate approved a bill calling for a gas tax hike over the period of six years. All of the Senate’s 21 Democrats voted in favor while 4 Republicans deserted and voted to help raise taxes. Sen. Hanger, Harry Blevins, Fred […]

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Despite the rosy outlook from the Kaine administration it seems that economic reality has began to sink in. With the housing market and financial sector taking hits from bad economic policy, Virginia’s revenue is on the poise of contracting and not expanding as it was predicted to by Governor Kaine. A deficit of […]

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What began under President Reagan, was enacted in Virginia by Governor George Allen, and came to national prominence under Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton is once again in the limelight in the Virginia House of Delegates. As Virginia seeks to rectify our fiscal situation it is imperative that we ensure that every penny […]

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The legislature is back in Richmond and already the Democrats are giving us reason to hide our wallets. Despite the passage by Governor Mark Warner’s largest tax increase in Virginia history back in 2004 and the transportation bill last year, the new Democrat Senate majority wants more money for transportation. They might want […]

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In their infinite wisdom last year the House of Delegates, the State Senate, and Governor Kaine came together to give us a transportation bill full of items certain to make every Virginian unhappy. First it was abusive drivers fees and now in Northern Virginia we have a new regional authority to tax us on […]

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With January 9 approaching it looks like a full scale clash between Republicans and Tim Kaine will be the story of this session. The governor is seeking to pull money from the Rainy Day Fund and transportation to implement his quest for a legacy in the form of Universal Day Care. Kaine’s quest […]

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