Another candidate may join the crowded GOP field in the Virginia Senate race.
InsideNova reported that Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William) is "seriously considering a late entry" into the race alongside former Virginia Gov. George Allen and several others. They all have their sights set on Democratic foe Tim Kaine.
"I don't have any timetable, but I'm looking at it," Marshall told InsideNova.com.
The Washington Examiner reported that Marshall "has gone so far as to seek legal advice from the attorney general on how to collect signatures for a statewide run."
Last month, Marshall criticized Kaine “for what he views as an attack on his ‘personhood amendment,’ which would define life as beginning at conception,” in a Senate debate. Kaine said a personhood amendment “would criminalize contraceptive use,” and Marshall “took Kaine’s comments as an attack on his bill specifically.”
Marshall's bill states that human life begins when an egg is fertilized, and says the Commonwealth should grant rights, privileges, and immunities to what the bill calls "unborn children."
* Kevin B. Chavous, a candidate for the D.C. Council seat in Ward 7, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he solicited an undercover officer for oral sex last month along a Northeast street known for prostitution, according to the Washington Times. Police say Chavous offered $20 for the undercover cop's services.
* Attention fantasy sports fans: Maryland Del. John Olszewski Jr. is on your side. The Washington Times reported that the Democrat will sponsor a bill "to explicitly legalize pay-to-play fantasy sports leagues." The paper reported that Maryland doesn't technically outlaw such money leagues, but that the laws are so vague that residents are often ineligible for prizes when they win. And if they're winning, it's probably a safe bet that they're not inserting any Redskins into their fantasy lineup. The Times reported that "Maryland is one of nine states in which residents can enter fantasy leagues run by ESPN.com but cannot win the cash or prizes."
* The Washington Post editorial board says Maryland should just say no to a casino at Rosecroft Raceway. Says the board: "There is nothing new about hitching a casino to the aging, failing track at Rosecroft — the idea’s been around since the ’90s. Officials resisted it for good reasons, knowing that it would exact a heavy price, particularly on poor people who live nearby. Now, given Prince George’s determination to overcome a reputation for tawdriness and corruption, there is even more reason to refuse to brand the county as the Washington area’s gambling mecca."
* WAMU reported that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is going on the offensive in the jobs vs. environment battle. And the foundation thinks it can win by turning the tables. "We're going to start saying that environmental protection creates jobs so many times, and show the evidence as they have shown no evidence to support their arguments -- people are going to start believing the truth," CBF president Will Baker told WAMU.
* According to the Associated Press, Republican state Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she will run for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District seat against Larry Smith, a former aide to Republican Rep. Andy Harris, in the GOP primary. Democratic Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is serving his fifth term representing state's 2nd Congressional District. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. David Brinkley is expected to announce that he is running against Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.
