Report: Virginia economic growth predicted to be half the national level in 2014
By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — A new report projects Virginia’s economic growth will slow to half the national rate in 2014, stymied by sequestration cuts to defense spending.
The annual Virginia Economic Forecast, produced by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy and Chmura Economics and Analytics, examined factors affecting both the national [...]
Lt. Gov candidate Jackson releases amended campaign finance report
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Lt. Governor candidate E.W. Jackson amended his previous campaign finance report, the Virginia Public Access Project reported Tuesday.
The GOP nominee had failed to itemize his donors in the original report accounting for the activity from April 1 – May 29, instead reporting a single donation from his own [...]
GOP shopper: It’s a SNAP to live on reduced food stamp allotment
By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org
WASHINGTON – A food fight erupted over the House farm bill Tuesday, with a handful of Democrats and a Republican aide wrangling over the cost of groceries.
About 30 Democrats launched a “SNAP Challenge,” intended to show that proposed cuts to food stamps would leave families unable to feed themselves.
The Democrats claimed [...]
All of Obamacare could hang in balance
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — All of the Affordable Care Act could hang on the outcome of an upcoming court case.
The court’s decision in Halbig v. Sebelius will determine the extent of the federal government’s authority to establish exchanges on behalf of states that have effectively opted out of Obamacare.
If the court sides [...]
SCOTUS says states can’t require proof of citizenship to register voters
ALEXANDRIA—The highest court in the land has ruled that states can’t require people to prove their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote.
U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled in a 7-2 decision on Monday morning that Arizona can’t enforce its voter-approved requirement that would-be voters document their status as citizens before using a registration form under the [...]
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