Clinton IRS commissioner: Tax audit of Virginia farmer just ‘a coincidence’

By   /  June 18, 2013  /  IRS, National, News, Virginia  /  8 Comments

'TERRORIZED': Virginia farmer Martha Boneta battles the IRS.

 
By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org
After clashing in court with a powerful Virginia environmental group, farmer Martha Boneta faced a second threat: an ominous U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit notice she received in the mail.
Boneta suspects the events are related, that her struggle to protect her property rights is part of a larger national story involving IRS harassment [...]

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Pushback builds against EPA ethanol mandates

By   /  June 14, 2013  /  Energy, Iowa, National, News, Virginia  /  4 Comments

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By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering upping the ethanol requirement in gasoline this summer — a move that threatens to ignite a new fuel war.
“The dialogue should be to repeal the renewable targets and let the market decide,” Charles Drevna, president of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, said [...]

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Week in Review: Votes cast uncertainty for November

By   /  June 14, 2013  /  Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Tuesday’s primary election set the Democratic ticket for November, but that’s the only clarity Virginia voters saw this week. Here is your week in review.

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Northam, Herring’s election fortunes could upend VA Senate balance

By   /  June 13, 2013  /  Elections, News, Politics, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  No Comments

TOUGH SPOT: Democratic lieutenant governor nominee, state Sen. Ralph Northam, could give Republicans an advantage in the state Senate should he win the election.

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — The selection of state Sen. Ralph Northam and Mark Herring as Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively, could dramatically alter the balance of power in the Senate.
The state Senate has seen a 20-20 split on party lines since the 2011 elections, leaving Lt. Gov. Bill [...]

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VA No. 2 race sets pace for principle vs. pragmatism

By   /  June 13, 2013  /  Elections, Governor, News, Politics, Politics & Elections, State Elections, State Politics, Virginia  /  No Comments

Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson will face a challenge in Democratic nominee, state Sen. Ralph Northam.

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau

ALEXANDRIA — The Virginia lieutenant governor’s race may quickly overshadow the widely-watched governor’s election for the most diametrically opposed candidates of the year.

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