Executive Director's blog

Nearly 300,000 Virginians are unemployed — with unemployment rates in places like Martinsville as high as 20.2%.

Yet on Wednesday, April 8, Virginia’s Republican-dominated House of Delegates followed the lead of gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell and rejected $125 million in federal unemployment funds for Virginia.

As news media reported GOP gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell “favored rejecting the jobless money” and “McDonnell opposes unemployment stimulus,” all but two House Republicans voted to reject expanding unemployment benefits for struggling Virginians.

The $125 million is money from the federal government paid for by Virginians’ tax dollars. These funds, which are part of President Obama’s stimulus plan, would have gone to displaced workers in Virginia and helped to stimulate our economy.

By Steven G. Vegh
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 22, 2009
VIRGINIA BEACH

It’s not as daring as, say, Pat Robertson’s Republican run for the White House in 1988. But there’s no denying that starting a Democratic student group at Regent University, which Robertson founded and heads, seems a bit audacious.

“Here, it is definitely a startling idea,” said Kalila Hines, one of the founding members of Regent Democrats.

Regent, where Robertson is president and chancellor, has long had a student Republican group.

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