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Republican M. Keith Hodges wins the 98th Seat in the House of Delegates in the November 8, 2011 general election. The Urbanna resident decidedly defeated opponent Democrat Andy Shoukas in a clean and well planned run for the seat. The win was a result of the growing discontent and lack of trust Americans have in the Obama administration, Democrats and liberal policies that have run a muck for decades. The ire has trickled to the local level and the tide is shifting back to a solid conservative footing based on capitalistic beliefs. Hodges ran on traditional values and stayed true to the real Republican ideals that less government and regulation foster better economic times for everyone. With his pledge to create more jobs in his district that was all residents needed to hear to catapult him to victory.
Tonight Obama set a new tone for the creation of jobs. This sudden awakening and more influential tone seem to set a new precedent of what will be in store in the next 14 months. After basically admitting his failure to create the necessary jobs for a recovery, tonight he seemed to finally realize that that creation rest mostly on small business and their hiring.
He proposed payroll cuts and a tax holiday for new hires but as a small business owner I will believe it when I see it. We need a Federal payroll tax cut alright but we need a year or more of tax amnesty for employers with businesses under 50 million in sales. That would be an ideal solution to put cash back in the coffers for business owners. A $1500 tax cut for families just doesn’t cut it and a full reform and a flat tax would be appropriate. In my opinion this is too little too late unless he actually enacts the real tax reform he mentions. We’ll see what he says tomorrow in the Richmond Presidential speech on the 9th.
The Fairfax senator referred to an amendment proposed by the governor that would prohibit Virginia's health insurance exchange from providing coverage for abortion services.
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Senators today heard from a group of students from the College of William and Mary who submitted the winning redistricting plan for the Virginia Senate in a contest sponsored by Gov. Bob McDonnell's bipartisan redistricting commission.
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Back in Richmond, legislators get an earful about proposed boundaries.
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Members of the Virginia Redistricting Coalition were among those blasting the current maps' tangled lines.
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Members of the Virginia Redistricting Coalition blasted the current maps' tangled lines.
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A group of Virginians is planning to hold a protest rally calling attention to redistricting.
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Lawmakers return to Richmond to wrangle over legislative boundaries, governor's amendments
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