Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Small business owners are worried about long term growth, but Virginia is a great place to start one, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Virginia has been ranked the third-best state for starting a business, according to a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Commonwealth came in behind only Maryland and Colorado among all states in supporting innovation and entreprenuership, as ranked by the chamber's Enterprising States report. Virginia has the highest concentration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs in the nation, according to the report, and ranks second in STEM jobs growth. It also has the largest share of high-tech businesses, which helped it to the Top 3. Arlington especially has a strong entrepreneur community and the County is committed to supporting start-ups and small businesses. See: During the 2012 General Assembly …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Democratic leaders and gay advocates are slamming the Virginia Republican Party's ticket — Ken Cuccinelli for governor and E.W. Jackson for lieutenant governor. Do you agree with them?
Democratic Party Chair of Virginia Charniele Herring, state Sen. Adam Ebbin and gay-rights advocate James Parrish held a teleconference Tuesday afternoon lambasting the “dangerous and hateful attacks on gay and lesbian Virginians that Republican candidates Ken Cuccinelli and E.W. Jackson have made a centerpiece of their careers.” Herring asked why an employer would want to bring business to the commonwealth when gubernatorial candidate Cuccinelli and lieutenant governor candidate Jackson “demonize” gay employees. “It’s damaging to our commonwealth’s reputation as an inclusive place to live,” she said. Jackson has labeled gay people perverted and “frankly very sick people psychologically, mentally and emotionally,” according to the …
Chat up your Arlington County Board members this Wednesday about any issues concerning you and your neighbors.
Concerned about water main repairs? Unhappy with an ongoing development in your neighborhood? Happy with something the police did in your area? Here’s a chance to be heard: The Arlington County Board is hosting a neighborhood town hall meeting from 6:46 – 9 p.m. this Wednesday, May 22. The town hall will be hosted at Harvey Hall Community Center, 850 S. Greenbrier Street. This is one of eight community meetings scheduled throughout Arlington in 2013. In addition to Wednesday night’s meeting, here is the schedule for the remainder of this year – all meetings and walks are from 6:46 – 9 p.m. June 26 – Neighborhood Town Walk. Meet at the County's Edison Center, 1800 N. Edison St. July 24 – Neighborhood Town Hall, Westover Branch Library, 1644…
Monday, May 20, 2013
Chesapeake pastor and attorney E.W. Jackson is the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia.
Pastor and attorney E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination to run for lieutenant governor of Virginia over the weekend, and a YouTube video he made last year with strong words against Planned Parenthood is getting attention. Jackson, an African-American minister, lawyer and author from Chesapeake, posted the “message to black Christians” in September 2012, chiding African-Americans for their “slavish devotion” to the Democratic Party and saying that Planned Parenthood had been more lethal to black citizens than the Ku Klux Klan. "The Democrat Party has created an unholy alliance between certain so-called civil rights leaders and Planned Parenthood, which has killed unborn black babies by the tens of millions,” Jackson said in the video…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
The deadline to register to vote in this year's primaries for lieutenant governor and attorney general is Monday, May 20.
Residents who want to vote in the June 11 Democratic Primary to nominate candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general must be registered to vote by the end of today—Monday, May 20. Voter applications submitted after May 20 will not be processed until June 12, a day too late to vote. How to Register to Vote Click here to view information on how to register from the Virginia State Board of Elections. You can view and print an application offline right here. If mailed, the application must be postmarked no later than May 20. If you'd like to drop it off at your local registration office, click here to find the one closest to you. If you think you might be registered in Virginia but aren't sure, double check your registration status…
Attorney general gets the nomination for governor.
Virginia Republican Party delegates officially nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to run for governor at its state convention Saturday in Richmond. See: VA GOP Nominates Ken Cuccinelli for Governor's Race The full text of Cuccinelli’s speech runs below: I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of the luckiest guys in Virginia. I want to thank my wife, Teiro - who is such a great advocate for me and our shared principles - and my children who have stood by me every step of the way. I also want to thank my mother and father for being here today and providing great examples for me over the years. Wherever you are from in Virginia, Teiro and I are thankful you are here and we are humbled by your support. With today being …
The Point-in-Time Enumeration of Arlington's homeless shows a 6 percent decrease over 5 years, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
The DC region has seen a decline in homelessness between 2009 and 2013, but a new report from of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) raised concerns that sequestration cuts could impact grants that fund the region’s homelessness reduction programs and reverse recent progress. In Arlington, homelessness has declined about 6 percent between 2009 and 2013, based on the 2013 Point-in-Time Enumeration. Earlier this year, the Arlington County Board approved a homeless center on two floors of a 7-story office building in the Clarendon area. Earlier this week, VDOT removed a substantial homeless encampment near Rosslyn. In the District, there was an overall 10 percent increase in homelessness between 2009 and 2013, though …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Did false endorsements passed around convention floor tip the scales for Jackson in the final hour?
Chesapeake minister and attorney E.W. Jackson won the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor late in the night Saturday after a long afternoon of voting to narrow the field from seven candidates. Jackson joins gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli and attorney general contender Sen. Mark D. Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, as the top Republicans in the upcoming election. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, businessman Pete Snyder withdrew from the race for lieutenant governor late Saturday. At least one blog, bearingdrift.com, notes E.W.Jackson won the final vote with 58 percent. Endorsement Errors Jackson had led the voting throughout the day. He just narrowly fell short in the third vote of the 50 percent he needed to clinch the …
Cuccinelli formally received the nomination Saturday at the Virginia Republican Convention.
Virginia Republican Party delegates officially nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to run for governor at its state convention Saturday in Richmond. Cuccinelli, 44, essentially locked down the Republican nomination in November 2012, when outgoing Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced he wouldn’t be seeking the nomination. Bolling cited party officials’ vote to change the nominating method from a primary election to a convention as the main reason for withdrawing his hat. "I see a Commonwealth where our people once again lead in liberty and opportunity," Cuccinelli said in his address. "Where striving to achieve is respected, even when we fall short, and it’s celebrated when we succeed. I see a Commonwealth where we restrain our debt so we …
Sens. Kaine and Warner offered language promoting Arlington's Four Mile Run as a recreational resource.
Virginia’s Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine this week offered an amendment to an environmental bill that will promote efforts to restore Four Mile Run as a recreational resource. The senators amended the Water Resources Development Act, which passed the Senate Wednesday by a vote of 83-14. They offered two other amendments to the measure – one dealing with a marine terminal on Craney Island and the other to increase authorized funding for oyster restoration. “… I am pleased we…were successful in updating an outdated regulation that prevented the Four Mile Run project from moving forward into a recreational and ecological resource for Northern Virginia,” Warner said in a statement. “This bill will advance a project of critical importance for…
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