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Interim appointments likely to fill judicial seats | VirginiaTomorrow
April 10, 2013 3:49 PM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell and state legislators budgeted money to fill seats on local courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Suffolk. But when the General Assembly adjourned last week after...

Cuccinelli and McAuliffe face headwinds | VirginiaTomorrow
April 09, 2013 7:47 AM
Like hungry dogs with bones, Virginia Democrats and Republicans have latched onto issues they consider harmful to Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe, respectively, and neither side seems ready to unclench...

Va. Democrats again demand Cuccinelli’s resignation | VirginiaTomorrow
April 09, 2013 7:47 AM
Like hungry dogs with bones, Virginia Democrats and Republicans have latched onto issues they consider harmful to Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe, respectively, and neither side seems ready to unclench...

Va. Beach Councilman DeSteph to run for House | VirginiaTomorrow
April 08, 2013 11:26 AM
For the past several House of Delegates election cycles, Virginia Beach City Councilman Bill DeSteph worked on Republican Del. Bob Purkey's re-election campaigns for the 82nd House District. DeSteph will...

Cuccinelli denies conflict of interest claims | VirginiaTomorrow
April 07, 2013 2:29 PM
RICHMOND Virginia's newly enacted restaurant smoking ban had been in effect five months when Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli responded to a legislator's request in an April 2010 advisory opinion stating...

Purkey will leave General Assembly after 27 years | VirginiaTomorrow
April 06, 2013 2:19 PM
VIRGINIA BEACH Del. Bob Purkey, chairman of the House Finance Committee and a member of the General Assembly for 27 years, won't seek re-election. The Republican, who represents the 82nd District that...

Correctional school named to honor Norfolk senator | VirginiaTomorrow
April 05, 2013 8:10 AM
RICHMOND Sen. Yvonne B. Miller has a namesake school. Three high school campuses at separate juvenile correctional centers around Virginia will now carry the name of the late Norfolk Democrat and pioneering...

Va. correctional school named to honor Norfolk senator | VirginiaTomorrow
April 05, 2013 8:10 AM
RICHMOND Sen. Yvonne B. Miller has a namesake school. Three high school campuses at separate juvenile correctional centers around Virginia will now carry the name of the late Norfolk Democrat and pioneering...

Virginia correctional school named to honor Norfolk senator | VirginiaTomorrow
April 05, 2013 8:10 AM
RICHMOND Sen. Yvonne B. Miller has a namesake school. Three high school campuses at separate juvenile correctional centers around Virginia will now carry the name of the late Norfolk Democrat and pioneering...

Cuccinelli to recuse office in Star Scientific tax suit | VirginiaTomorrow
April 04, 2013 11:42 PM
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli today will announce the hiring of an outside law firm to represent the state in a tax lawsuit filed against Virginia by a company in which Cuccinelli has investments....

McDonnell prevails in move to limit abortion coverage | VirginiaTomorrow
April 03, 2013 5:40 PM
RICHMOND After an intense floor debate Wednesday, when one lawmaker invoked the image of bombing abortion clinics, Virginia lawmakers upheld Gov. Bob McDonnell’s move to restrict abortion coverage...

Va. lawmakers honor trooper fatally shot in March | VirginiaTomorrow
April 03, 2013 1:13 PM
RICHMOND The General Assembly took a few minutes at the start of its one-day reconvened session to honor a slain state trooper and his family.

Virginia lawmakers scale back higher texting fines | VirginiaTomorrow
April 03, 2013 11:09 AM
RICHMOND Virginia lawmakers have approved Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposal to scale back the hefty fines they passed for texting while driving. Current fines are $20 for a first offense and $50 for a second....

McDonnell’s school takeover amendments rejected | VirginiaTomorrow
April 03, 2013 9:08 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell this afternoon suffered almost simultaneous defeats in the House of Delegates and state Senate on his proposals to revamp the failing school takeover bill and pump more money...

Sen. Harry Blevins to retire from General Assembly | VirginiaTomorrow
April 03, 2013 4:13 AM
RICHMOND Longtime state Sen. Harry Blevins is planning to retire from the General Assembly later this year. He is the latest in a series of Hampton Roads legislators who have said they won’t...

Education could be hard subject as Assembly returns | VirginiaTomorrow
April 02, 2013 2:16 PM
RICHMOND Of all the major bills Gov. Bob McDonnell amended and sent back to lawmakers, including transportation and health-care-policy measures, an education bill could cause the most fireworks when the...

Unchallenged, McAuliffe is Va. Dem nominee for gov. | VirginiaTomorrow
April 02, 2013 7:29 AM
RICHMOND Terry McAuliffe is now the Democratic Party's nominee for this fall's Virginia governor's race. With no other candidate presenting petitions, the former Democratic National Committee chairman...

In Norfolk, a quiet divorce for a potential judge | VirginiaTomorrow
April 01, 2013 6:00 PM
Amid concerns about a financial conflict of interest, a local attorney under consideration for a Norfolk General District Court seat finalized her divorce late last week, days before her General Assembly...

Proposed dog-training rules could hinder Va. hunters | VirginiaTomorrow
April 01, 2013 3:35 PM
Under the light of a brilliant early-morning moon, dozens of hunting hounds howled impatiently from the beds of pickup trucks parked along a stretch of a rural northeastern North Carolina road. It wouldn't...

Judge says Virginia marriage law unfair to Sikhs | VirginiaTomorrow
April 01, 2013 10:33 AM
FAIRFAX A Fairfax County judge has ruled in favor of four Sikh men who challenged a Virginia law that required them to pay $500 to perform marriage ceremonies. The law exempts ordained ministers from various...

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