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27th District Candidate Responses to RTP Questionnaire

On May 21, Richmond Tea Party sent questionnaires to the two candidates running to fill the 27th district House of Delegates seat.
Click here to download Roxann Robinson’s response. As of the date of this post, we have not received a response from Dr. William “Bill” Brown.

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VA Senate proposes 24% phone tax increase!

First, the electricity rates went up, and Governor McDonnell managed to get them scaled back. Now, the Virginia Senate wants to raise taxes 24% on every home, business and cell phone! We need to tell them NO! Please join us for a public meeting to prevent the Senate from doing us dirty! Bring your friends [...]

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Va Senate Cmte letting 10th Amendment bill die

Looks like one of our 10th Amendment bills is being intentionally stuffed in a drawer. The Firearm Freedom Act, HB69, was referred to the Senate Courts of Justice Committee, which is NOT a favorable committee for us. It contains an overwhelming majority of Democrats and moderate Republicans. The Committee is made up of 10 Democrats [...]

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HB 570: Real Estate Tax Assessment: Appeals

One could argue that an easy target for citizens to complain about is property taxes, so let me start out by clarifying this is not about the taxes, but about the appeal process for property assessments. The Code of Virginia sets the rules, in which the counties must adhere to, but other than [...]

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