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Winners & Losers of 2009 | Washington Post
January 01, 2010 2:00 AM
Here at the Virginia Politics blog, we thought we would take one last look at 2009 before officially welcoming in the new year. And what a year it was in Virginia politics. We had a nationally watched...

Virginia in a Hurry, 1-1-10 | VirginiaTomorrow
December 31, 2009 11:15 AM
Kaine on Life After Governor’s Mansion Kaine’s December Travels McDonnell Commerce Appointee Sledd Intends to Keep Corporate Board Positions McDonnell Administration Jobs Fairfax May Cut Full-Day...

Kaine on life after the governor’s mansion | Washington Post
December 31, 2009 9:00 AM
Outgoing governor Tim Kaine (D) spent some time reflecting with us this week on what his life will be like after what he calls the

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December 31, 2009 8:03 AM


Kaine’s December travel | Washington Post
December 31, 2009 8:03 AM
Gov. Tim Kaine, who serves as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spent nine days out of the state in his last full month in office, including seven weekdays. Kaine visited five other states...

McDonnell administration: Help wanted | Washington Post
December 31, 2009 4:00 AM
While most of the attention these past few weeks has been focused on Bob McDonnell's Cabinet secretary selections, the incoming governor still needs to fill a slew of other soon-to-be-vacant jobs. McDonnell...

Robley Jones: The Impact of the Proposed Budget on Local Schools | VirginiaTomorrow
December 30, 2009 4:07 PM
I have been trying to reduce the huge numbers in the budget, which seem so abstract, to something understandable.  I fear that few comprehend the impact of the cuts in the introduced budget will have...

Rodger Provo: Removing the Vestiges of the Byrd Machine | VirginiaTomorrow
December 30, 2009 4:02 PM
Bob - I would suggest to you that the budget process in state government is the result of the Byrd Machine’s control of it which ended in 1969, with the election of former GOP Gov. A. Linwood Holton.  During...

Virginia in a Hurry, 12-31-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
December 30, 2009 3:51 PM
Mims Joins 13 GOP AG’s Threatening Suit Over Health Care Virginia Unemployment Rate Steady at 6.4% Kaine Talks Payday Loans McDonnell Deputy Campaign Manager Rexrode Become RPV Executive Director Prefiled...

Kaine talks payday loans | Washington Post
December 30, 2009 9:22 AM
Outgoing governor Tim Kaine (D) penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today about how states can best balance financial reform with needed loan opportunities.

Updated: State GOP switches leaders | Washington Post
December 30, 2009 6:27 AM
Two months after a hugely successful election, we hear the Republican Party of Virginia is changing leadership. As incoming governor Bob McDonnell looks to put his own stamp on the party, executive director...

State GOP switches leaders | Washington Post
December 30, 2009 6:27 AM
Two months after a hugely successful election, we hear that the Republican Party of Virginia is changing leadership. As incoming governor Bob McDonnell looks to put his own stamp on the party, executive...

Pre-filed picks: Legislation to watch | Washington Post
December 30, 2009 4:00 AM
An occasional blog feature on intriguing legislative proposals already pre-filed by members of the General Assembly for consideration when the legislature convenes Jan. 13. Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell (R)...

Virginia in a Hurry, 12-30-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
December 29, 2009 5:17 PM
McDonnell Urges Lease Sale for Off Shore Energy Exploration Kaine’s Agenda Shaped By History Kaine Says Obama Will Win Virginia in 2012 Fairfax Sheriff Barry Opposes Kaine Prison Proposal to Rent...

Fairfax sheriff opposes Kaine’s prison budget proposal | Washington Post
December 29, 2009 9:00 AM
Here's another person that isn't all that fond of at least one aspect of Gov. Tim Kaine's recently introduced budget proposal. Fairfax County Sheriff Stan G. Barry said the outgoing Democratic governor's...

Brink, Colgan: Patrons of Kaine’s lost causes | Washington Post
December 29, 2009 8:00 AM
Bob Brink, the affable Democratic delegate from Arlington, was in Rhode Island with family on a pre-Christmas vacation a couple weeks ago when his cell phone rang. Gov. Tim Kaine was on the line. The outgoing...

McDonnell asks U.S. for permission to drill off shore | Washington Post
December 29, 2009 5:08 AM
Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell (R) recently sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking him to allow for the exploration of oil and gas off Virginia's coast. In the letter dated Dec. 23, McDonnell...

Gilmore to lead conservative group | Washington Post
December 29, 2009 4:00 AM
Former governor Jim Gilmore (R) announced in a fundraising letter this week that he has been elected president and chief executive officer of the conservative Free Congress Foundation in Washington. You...

McDonnell Proposes Budget Cycle Reform | VirginiaTomorrow
December 28, 2009 6:25 PM
In the wake of the controversy that ensued after Tim Kaine proposed a tax increase in the outgoing budget, I posted the following entry. Hard Times, Frayed Nerves Both were evident this week in the presentation...

Virginia in a Hurry, 12-29-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
December 28, 2009 5:22 PM
McDonnell Proposes Change in Budget Cycle Redistricting After Census Could Lead to Political Shift Brink and Colgan to Patron Kaine’s Lost Causes Gilmore to Lead Free Congress Foundation Virginia...

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