Charlottesville Podcasting Network

Bob Gibson, political reporter for the Charlottesville Daily Progress, joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now” to talk about politics in the state and the nation. Bob and Coy chat about:

• What the presidential primaries in Texas and Ohio mean for the race, and what to expect in the next few weeks if Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split the races
• General Assembly not as close to wrapping things up as they had hoped to be, in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling that the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s taxing power is unconstitutional (CT)
• Bob remarks on increasing partisanship in the General Assembly, and now resembles Washington

• Delegate Bob Marshall pushes college conceal carry, raises profile among conservatives in advance of Senate race

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot each week to talk Virginia politics. This week, the conversation begins with the three-page letter Delegate Bill Janis wrote to Governor Tim Kaine to ask him to stay the collection of abusive driver fees.

 

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Bob Gibson with the Charlottesville Daily Progress wrote about abusive driver fees in an article posted in this Sunday’s newspaper. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the latest news in the ongoing story.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on the July 9th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about a recent law that allows Virginia localities to charge fees to drivers convicted of certain offenses. However, these fees only apply to state residents, and many lawmakers are calling foul. Gibson sets the record straight, and examines what might happen next.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the primary races going on around Virginia today, especially in the 24th Senate district. Three-term Senator Emmett Hanger faces a challenge from Lexington businessman Scott Sayre. Bob predicts only five percent of the electorate in the district will turn out for the election. Coy also catches up with Bob on Charlottesville City elections. Two independents have surfaced to face three Democrats for the three open seats. The latest candidate is Barbara Haskins, an independent who says she’s became outraged during the last city budget cycle.

 

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On this June 3rd edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore talks with Bob Gibson, a political writer for the Daily Progress, about the decades-old issue of Charlottesville and Albemarle merging several of their public services. The idea is that certain issues such as poverty and unemployment cannot be solved by either locality’s government alone, and need to team up to tackle them. How far would a merger go?

Gibson also comments on yesterday’s Democratic candidate nominations for city council. Satyendra Huja, Holly Edwards and Mayor David Brown were selected for the Democratic ticket for this fall’s election - why were these three chosen out of the five candidates? How do they stand on the issue of county-city mergers? Find out, only on the Wake-Up Call.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress stops by WINA’s studios on Rose Hill Drive every Monday to talk with Coy Barefoot about local politics. Today’s topic concentrates on the possibility of a merger between Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Bob recently wrote an article which suggested more study of the idea is needed.

 

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(full story on Charlottesville Tomorrow)

On May 19, 2007, the five candidates seeking Democratic nominations for three seats on Charlottesville City Council held another in a series of forums at the Jefferson Area Board for Aging. Over sixty people attended the event, which was hosted by the Charlottesville and Albemarle Democrats as part of their monthly breakfast meeting. Columnist Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress served as moderator for the forum.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss how Virginia will be different in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Blacksburg. For starters, Bob says the rivalry between U.Va and Virginia Tech will never be the same. But, he also says the state will look at ways to prevent mentally ill people from having easy access to firearms. Bob also discusses his Sunday column in which he described the emotional toll the shootings have take on the state.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about politics. This week the conversation includes Senator Jim Webb’s visit to U.Va (The Hook), primary season in the General Assembly (Daily Progress), and the possibility of more restrictions on abortion in Virginia. They also talk about the future of revenue sharing between Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

 

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