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There hasn’t been much coverage of tomorrow’s state primary election on hburgnews — a result of no time to write, as well as political fatigue following the November election. Pollsters expect turnout to be low, as in 5 percent. But some key nominations are now on the line for state Democrats.

The Republican National Committee has hired a field representative for the Shenandoah Valley, headquartered in Harrisonburg.

The draft City Budget is available online (310 pages) for public review and comment. Last Tuesday, at the City Council meeting the first reading for the City Budget was held, during which staff and members (big & little) of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters made comment. The second reading of the City Budget will be at the May 12 [...]

In Internetland, our congressman, Bob Goodlatte, is perhaps most well-known for his stance against online gambling. This week, Rep. Barney Frank hopes to repeal some of the restrictions that Goodlatte helped place on internet casinos.

From the most recent chapter of the college student voter registration story, which gained attention last September: The State Board of Elections is forming a task force to examine the residency requirements of voters in Virginia.

“I guess we’re domestic terrorists now,” says Jason Kirby, referring to a recently released report by the Dept. of Homeland Security warning of right-wing extremist threats.
“George Washington and the other founding fathers were terrorists, and thank goodness for them,” adds another man nearby, holding a large flag emblazoned with “Don’t Tread On Me”.  The two [...]

For the past week, Sen. Mark Obenshain has been lambasting Virginia’s Department of Transportation for wasting taxpayer money on things like YouTube videos, among other projects. Today he announced a website of his own, VDOTwaste.com, aimed at exposing what he calls the “central office bureaucracy” and “high level mismanagement” at VDOT.

Tomorrow, March 12, VDOT’s Staunton District – which includes Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren, and Clarke  Counties – will be holding a Public Meeting to “collect public input on a comprehensive plan to address long-term funding reductions.” The meeting will be held at the Augusta Government Center in Verona, VA beginning [...]

In January, Walter Curt wrote a letter to the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, Jeff Frederick, resigning his post as chief fundraiser for the RPV after only eight months at the job. Today, Inside NoVa reports that Sen. Mark Obenshain was one of six GOP state senators to sign a letter asking Frederick [...]