McAuliffe’s VA ethics commission idea isn’t new and it may not work

By   /  May 3, 2013  /  Constitution, Elections, Ethics, Governor, News, Politics, State Elections, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is recycling an old campaign tune from four years ago, calling for an independent ethics commission.
The original call for the ethics commission came  in 2009 from then candidate Bob McDonnell, who laid out an ambitious reform agenda that included creating the state’s first [...]

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Could ire against transportation plan put VA’s Silver Line in the cross-hairs?

By   /  April 24, 2013  /  Governor, News, Politics, State Elections, State House, State Politics, transportation, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  No Comments

Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation plan will devote $300 million to construction of the Silver Line Metro to Dulles over the next three years. (Photo by Stephen Barna, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project)

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Gov. Bob McDonnell touted Tuesday that funds set aside for the Silver Line Metro project, from within his controversial transportation plan, would help lessen the burden on drivers using the Dulles Toll Road.
But while the first $100 million will be delivered when fiscal year 2014 starts July [...]

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Howard Dean hopes to change Congress from a statehouse near you

By   /  March 28, 2013  /  Elections, Featured, State Elections, State Politics, U.S. House of Represenatives, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  2 Comments

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Former House speaker Tip O’Neill liked to say that all politics is local.
It’s an adage that former presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean has taken to heart, creating Democracy for America, a political action committee designed to support candidates in state legislative races.
The goal of the effort, [...]

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Grand jury says Pennsylvania officials stole ‘millions’ from turnpike

By   /  March 19, 2013  /  Accountability, Elections, Ethics, Issues, News, Pennsylvania, Politics & Elections, Power Abuse, State Elections, State Government, State House, State Politics, State Senate  /  2 Comments

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By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – Charges against eight men involved in alleged bid-rigging and “pay-for-play” schemes at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may be only the surface of problems at the state agency.
Last week, Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced charges against former state Sen. Bob Mellow, D-Lackawanna; former Turnpike Commissioner Mitchell Rubin; former Turnpike CEO [...]

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Too much democracy? Ex-govs say no to elections for judges

By   /  March 18, 2013  /  Accountability, Elections, Ethics, Featured, Issues, Judicial Reform, Judiciary, News, Pennsylvania, Politics & Elections, State Elections, State Government  /  No Comments

GREAT TASTE? LESS FILLING? The state's residents may eventually get to decide between having Supreme Court Justices elected or appointed.

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – Three former governors elected by Pennsylvania voters a total of six times over the past 34 years argued Monday that those same voters should not be trusted to choose the state’s highest-ranking judges.
Former Republican Govs. Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge were joined by former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell [...]

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