Surplus expected for state With fiscal year to end next month, revenue is up

Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | May 19, 2004 | Michael Hardy

[Corin Stormhands]

Do you have the list of the 17? We all need to send 'em this article.

[iceskater]

Ask, and ye shall receive. From this thread ==>> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1125945/posts

The votes in the House and Senate follow:

Senate:
YEAS (support tax hike)--Blevins, Chichester, Colgan, Deeds, Devolites,
Edwards, Hanger, Hawkins, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Locke, Lucas, Marsh,
Miller, Mims, Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Reynolds, Ruff,
Saslaw, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Wampler, Watkins, Whipple, Williams--31.

NAYS (oppose tax hike)--Bolling, Cuccinelli, Martin, Newman, Obenshain,
O'Brien, Rerras, Wagner--8.

NOT VOTING--Bell--1.

House:
YEAS (support tax hike) --Alexander, Amundson, Armstrong, BaCote, Barlow,
Baskerville, Bland, Brink, Bryant, Carrico, Councill, Dillard, Ebbin,
Eisenberg, Fralin, Hall, Howell, A.T., Hull, Hurt, Ingram, Johnson, Jones,
D.C., Jones, S.C., Keister, Lewis, Marshall, D.W., May, Melvin, Miles,
Moran, Morgan, Nutter, Oder, Orrock, Parrish, Petersen, Phillips, Plum,
Pollard, Rust, Scott, E.T., Scott, J.M., Shannon, Sickles, Spruill, Stump,
Tata, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Ward, Ware, O., Watts--52.

NAYS (oppose tax hike)--Abbitt, Albo, Athey, Bell, Black, Byron, Callahan,
Cline, Cole, Cosgrove, Cox, Drake, Dudley, Frederick, Gear, Griffith,
Hargrove, Hogan, Hugo, Janis, Joannou, Kilgore, Landes, Lingamfelter,
Louderback, Marrs, Marshall, R.G., McDonnell, McDougle, McQuigg, Nixon,
O'Bannon, Purkey, Putney, Rapp, Reese, Reid, Saxman, Sherwood, Suit,
Wardrup, Ware, R.L., Welch, Wright, Mr. Speaker (Wm. Howell)--45.

ABSTENTIONS--0.

NOT VOTING--Hamilton, Shuler, Weatherholtz--3.

[jla]

I had to share

LOL - you're too kind.

[Flora McDonald]

Thanks. I'm bookmarking this one.

[sultan88]

Well, at least we have some good campaign fodder for Kilgore.

[Corin Stormhands]

If the speech I heard Monday is any indication, you can count on this being an issue.