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Who Will Put Virginia First? | VirginiaTomorrow
February 27, 2009 3:04 AM
This seems to be the overall theme quickly emerging for the 2009 gubernatorial campaign. From both parties. Bob McDonnell will argue that he has spent two decades helping to solve Virginia’s major...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-27-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 26, 2009 6:22 PM
Budget Negotiators Report Progress Kaine Will Veto Guns in Bars Bill Kaine Predicts Bruising Democratic Primary Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Court Gay Vote Bill Mims Confirmed as Virginia Attorney...

Schapiro/Whitley Report House Negotiators Retreat on Demand That Virginia Universities Take More Out | VirginiaTomorrow
February 26, 2009 4:25 PM
Jeff Schapiro and Tyler Whitley report on the RTD this evening that House negotiators have retreated on the chamber’s demand that Virginia colleges and universities take more out-of-state students. The...

Kaine Says House Democrats Face Uphill Fight | Washington Post
February 26, 2009 7:46 AM
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said last night he thinks there is a 40 percent chance his party will pick up the six seats needed this fall to retake control...

Mims Selected AG | Washington Post
February 26, 2009 6:23 AM
The General Assembly unanimously confirmed William C. Mims, a former Republican legislator from Loudoun County, as Virginia's attorney general. Mims, chief deputy attorney general, will replace Robert...

Judge Edwards? | Washington Post
February 26, 2009 5:25 AM
Sen. John S. Edwards (D-Roanoke) is one of five candidates recommended by the Virginia Bar Association for a judgeship on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. More than 20 candidates had expressed interest...

McAuliffe Looks To General Election | Washington Post
February 26, 2009 4:28 AM
In a fundraising letter sent yesterday, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe ignored his Democratic opponents and instead went after Republican nominee Robert F. McDonnell.

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-26-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 25, 2009 6:32 PM
Budget Negotiators Move Slowly UVa Professor Jon Cannon Picked for Number 2 Post at EPA VA. Supreme Court Hears Southern Environmental Law Center Suit Against Coal Fired Power Plant in Wise County New...

The Morrissey Doctrine | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 25, 2009 12:45 PM


Moran Woos Southwest Virginia | Washington Post
February 25, 2009 6:30 AM
Former delegate Brian Moran and his wife, Karyn, are on separate campaign swings this week through Southwest Virginia as he tries to reinforce an image that he can compete in every part of the state. Moran,...

Robley Jones: Education Budget Decision Will Have Long-Range Implications | VirginiaTomorrow
February 25, 2009 6:01 AM
 Four Senators (Saslaw, Houck, Colgan and Wampler) and four Delegates (Cox, Hamilton, Hogan and Joannou) are conferring for the purpose of developing the public education budget for the second year of...

Wyatt Durrette: Why the Virginia Democrats’ 100% Stimulus Pledge Makes No Sense | VirginiaTomorrow
February 25, 2009 5:46 AM
Democrats wasted no time in trying to paint GOP Gubernatorial nominee-in-waiting, Bob McDonnell, into a political corner by urging him to agree to accept 100% of the stimulus money offered by the federal...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-25-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 24, 2009 6:48 PM
Virginia Congressional  Delegation Reacts to Obama House-Senate Conferees Agree to $357 Million in Stimulus Money for K-12 and $130 Million for Higher Ed Assembly Eliminates Triggerman Rule for Death...

Will McDonnell Take Jindal’s Lead?  Norm Leahy Has the Answer | VirginiaTomorrow
February 24, 2009 2:59 PM
I noted yesterday that Bobby Jindal’s decision to say “thanks, but no thanks” to some federal stimulus dollars not only posed a challenge to all other GOP governors who are thinking of...

Longtime Delegate To Retire | Washington Post
February 24, 2009 7:33 AM
Del. Kenneth R. Melvin (D-Portsmouth) announced today that he will retire from the House of Delegates after 24 years. Melvin, one of the longest-serving members of the Courts of Justice Committee, is credited...

DisAbility Votes Hopes to Have Impact in Fall | Washington Post
February 24, 2009 6:32 AM
Momentum for political action has continued to build among advocates for people with disabilities since the General Assembly's failure to pass a measure mandating insurance coverage for autistic children....

Out-of-State College Admissions Issue Heats Up: Will the Session Provide the Backdrop to the Campaig | VirginiaTomorrow
February 24, 2009 2:58 AM
Anita Kumar’s story in The Washington Post this morning frames the battle taking place in the General Assembly over this issue very well. On one hand, northern Virginia Republicans such as Dave Albo,...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-24-08 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2009 6:08 PM
Lawmakers Want to Limit Non Virginia College Students New Crackdown on Payday Lenders Takes Legislative Shape Senate Courts of Justice Kills Bill That Would Have Allowed State Police Chaplains to Offer...

It Didn’t Take Long: Dems Call on McDonnell to Repudiate Jindal’s Position Rejecting Stimulus Do | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2009 3:02 PM
I wrote yesterday that Governor Bobby Jindal’s decision to say “thanks but no thanks” to some of the federal stimulus dollars due Louisiana had major political implications. Jindal ...

Senate Blocks Ban on Fundraising at Mansion | Washington Post
February 23, 2009 11:10 AM
The Democratic-controlled Senate has failed to act on a bill that would outlaw fundraising for political candidates and causes at the Executive Mansion, which is the oldest occupied governor's mansion...

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