Geo Group Contributions 2004-2008

Campaign Contributions from Geo Group:
$28,607 Kilgore for Governor – Jerry
$6,000 Colgan for Senate – Charles
$5,000 Howell for Delegate – William
$5,000 Kaine Inaugural Committee 2006
$5,000 Moving Virginia Forward
$3,500 Dominion Leadership Trust
$3,000 McDonnell for Attorney General – Bob
$3,000 Stolle for Senate – Kenneth
$2,000 Ruff for Senate – Frank
$1,500 Putney for Delegate – Lacey
$1,000 Abbitt for Delegate [...]

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HJ634: A Bad Bill Going Nowhere

Recently, Delegate David Poisson (D-Sterling) sent me an unsolicited treatise on his new bill, HJ634. The bill is cosponsored by Frank Hargrove (R-Hanover). There is so much wrong with this, I hardly know where to start.
HJ634 effectively
Amends Section 7 of Article VIII to state that the General Assembly may provide by general law or special [...]

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RPV: Cat Has Kittens in Oven, Now They Are Biscuits

The RPV is really delusional. That might not come as a surprise to you, but the you might not have seen their ‘blog’.
From their meltdown over the last several years to their embarrassing performance in last year’s elections, the statewide GOP organization has had one misstep after another. Shaun Kenney was hired, then later resigned. [...]

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Who Takes Campaign Contributions from Payday Lending Companies?

I am coming at this from the viewpoint that if an organization or person gives money to a candidate, they think their interests will be looked after. The popular version of this is that corporations and lobbyists give more money, so they are the ones listened to when it comes to any legislation concerning their [...]

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I Was Polled on Uranium Mining

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Last Sunday, I was polled by telephone on the subject of uranium mining in Virginia. Coles Hill, which is loaded with 110 million [...]

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Full Circle with Watkins Abbitt and Tenaska

The Farmville Herald has been reporting on the proposed power plant in Buckingham County. The article details how Jack Wilson, attorney for Tenaska, echoed the Planning Commission approval of the project.
Wait a second. Jack Wilson?
Jack Wilson that works for Hunton and Williams law firm? This Hunton and Williams?
Industry [...]

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Is Jill Holzman Vogel Implicated in RNC/GWB04 Multi-State Vote Supression?

I have been looking at some information for a while now, trying to make some sense of it and also trying to find a reason to not believe it. Since time is short, I will try to be as brief as possible. This information I have is out there, floating around in various places. I [...]

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