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Virginia could be on hook for $1B Midtown Tunnel debt | VirginiaTomorrow
May 02, 2013 7:27 AM
The state would be on the hook for more than a billion dollars of debt if a judge's ruling on Wednesday striking down the Midtown and Downtown tunnel tolls stands, according to a ratings agency.

McDonnell viewed $15K check as gift to daughter | VirginiaTomorrow
May 02, 2013 6:20 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell says he viewed a $15,000 check from a political backer to pay for catering at his daughter's wedding to be a gift to his daughter, not to him, and felt no need under the law...

McDonnell viewed $15K check as gift to daughter | VirginiaTomorrow
May 02, 2013 5:24 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell says he always viewed a $15,000 check from a political backer to pay for catering at his daughter's wedding to be a gift to his daughter, not to him, and felt no need under...

Judge: Midtown Tunnel toll deal is unconstitutional | VirginiaTomorrow
May 01, 2013 9:51 AM
  PORTSMOUTH A judge ruled Wednesday that the state's $2.1 billion public-private Midtown Tunnel deal and its tolls are unconstitutional, throwing uncertainty over a project that is months into construction,...

Judge sides with toll opponents; appeal likely | VirginiaTomorrow
May 01, 2013 9:51 AM
UPDATE, 3:37 p.m.: The judge has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, saying the General Assembly exceeded its power to delegate its authority to set the tolls. The defendants have asked for a stay of the...

Judge: Virginia exceeded its power in delegating tolls | VirginiaTomorrow
May 01, 2013 9:09 AM
UPDATE, 3:37 p.m.: Judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and that the General Assembly exceeded its power to delegate its authority to set the tolls. The plaintiffs have asked for a stay of the order...

McDonnell: No special favors for company in probe | VirginiaTomorrow
April 30, 2013 5:38 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell gave his most full-throated defense to date on nagging questions about his family’s relationship to a political donor that has attracted the probing eyes of federal agents,...

Virginia Dems renew call for Cuccinelli to resign | VirginiaTomorrow
April 29, 2013 6:08 AM
RICHMOND Virginia Democrats are renewing their demands that Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli resign after Cuccinelli belatedly disclosed about $13,000 worth of gifts he claims he forgot to note...

NC House bill would change film industry credits | VirginiaTomorrow
April 27, 2013 4:11 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. A North Carolina House bill that would end tax refunds for film production companies is generating debate over the value of government-backed incentives for businesses. The measure would...

Food costs spiked at gov’s mansion in FY 2012 | VirginiaTomorrow
April 27, 2013 2:44 PM
RICHMOND, Va. An Associated Press review of state records shows grocery costs at Virginia's Executive Mansion hit the highest levels in years in late 2011 and early 2012, the months leading up to the...

Sex crime issues dominate Va. crime panel’s agenda | VirginiaTomorrow
April 26, 2013 12:02 AM
RICHMOND The Virginia State Crime Commission will spend a lot of time talking about sex crimes this year.

Sex crime issues dominate Va. crime panel’s agenda | VirginiaTomorrow
April 25, 2013 11:20 PM
RICHMOND The Virginia State Crime Commission will spend a lot of time talking about sex crimes this year.

Mudslinging mars GOP primary for state House seat | VirginiaTomorrow
April 25, 2013 9:20 AM
Allegations involving a prostitute and illicit drug use are rapidly turning the race for the Republican nomination in a Virginia Beach House seat into a nasty primary contest. Ex-Navy SEAL Scott Taylor...

Va. AG’s office to withdraw from embezzlement case | VirginiaTomorrow
April 24, 2013 6:13 AM
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is recusing his office from the case of a chef charged with emezzlement who once worked at Virginia's Executive Mansion, the second time in recent weeks he's stepped...

Virginia AG’s office to exit embezzlement case | VirginiaTomorrow
April 24, 2013 6:13 AM
RICHMOND Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli plans to withdraw his office from prosecuting embezzlement charges against the former chef at the Virginia's governor's mansion. Todd Schneider was charged...

Speaker raising money for road bill’s GOP voters | VirginiaTomorrow
April 23, 2013 4:01 PM
RICHMOND In the late February windup to a critical vote on a major road-funding bill, Virginia House Speaker William Howell encouraged Republican delegates to support it by telling them an affirmative...

A sluggish recovery casts new worries on Va. budget | VirginiaTomorrow
April 21, 2013 7:06 AM
RICHMOND It looked like a steady rebound, if not a rousing one, for the revenues that keep Virginia's government operating.

A sluggish recovery casts new worries on Va. budget | VirginiaTomorrow
April 21, 2013 4:34 AM
RICHMOND It looked like a steady rebound for the revenues that keep Virginia's government operating. For 22 months from August 2010 until last May, every month but one brought revenues greater than those...

McDonnell’s energy adviser leaves for job at CNU | VirginiaTomorrow
April 19, 2013 7:22 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's top energy adviser has left his administration for a job at Christopher Newport University. Maureen Matsen was deputy secretary of natural resources and McDonnell's senior...

Big checks fatten coffers of McAuliffe, Cuccinelli | VirginiaTomorrow
April 17, 2013 4:50 PM
RICHMOND When releasing political contribution summaries, most state campaigns emphasize their small-dollar and Virginia-based donations - not the deep-pocketed donors who help raise six- and seven-figure...

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