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Planned Parenthood license plates bill clears Va. Senate | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 8:52 AM
The Virginia Senate, controlled by Democrats, has passed a measure that would create a specialty state license plate with the message

Va. Senate votes to allow guns in restaurants | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 7:43 AM
The Democratically-controlled Virginia Senate has voted to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that serve alcohol, as long as the person carrying the weapon does not drink....

Cantrell, Hare join McDonnell’s administration | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 6:35 AM
We hear from sources that a pair of familar faces have joined Gov. Bob McDonnell's administration as deputy secretaries. Carrie Cantrell, who worked for Republicans George Allen and Jerry Kilgore, is now...

Sissy Spacek claims Virginia as home, pushes film industry | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 6:23 AM
There's nothing a legislative body likes more than celebrities, particularly hometown stars who step forward to state their affiliation with their states. So lawmakers, who were already wowed once by Wayne...

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February 16, 2010 3:31 AM


Romney, McDonnell call into Bolling’s radio show | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 3:31 AM
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling played radio host this morning on WRVA in Richmond and welcomed fellow Republicans, possible presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, onto the program. Romney,...

Wyatt Durrette: General Assembly Shenanigans | VirginiaTomorrow
February 16, 2010 1:44 AM
“Why do they even bother to come to Richmond?” she said.  “Who?” I asked.  “Those politicians in the legislature,” she replied. We were in the grocery store as the...

Duck! Sissy Spacek visits the Virginia Capitol | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 1:30 AM
First, Wayne Newton. Now, Sissy Spacek. Spacek, an Oscar-winning actress best known for appearances in

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-16-10 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 15, 2010 6:06 PM
House Tentatively Approves Ban on Governor Serving as National Party Chair Senate Panel Defeats Death Penalty Expansion House Gives Preliminary Approval to Repealing One Gun a Month Lawmakers Aim to Loosen...

The Next Round of K-12 Cuts | VirginiaTomorrow
February 15, 2010 4:37 PM
Will be getting a lot more attention once Crossover is behind us. At the moment, the consensus number is that an additional $700 million will have to be cut from K-12 as part of the $2 billion that is...

House tentatively approves a ban on Virginia governor serving as national party chairman | Washington Post
February 15, 2010 1:00 PM
No one in the Republican-run House of Delegates mentioned former Democratic governor Tim Kaine's name tonight, but no one needed to. The House tentatively approved a bill that would prohibit Virginia governors...

Virginia House gives preliminary approval to repeal of 17-year old gun-a-month law | Washington Post
February 15, 2010 11:25 AM
The House of Delegates on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would repeal Virginia's 17-year-old ban on buying more than one handgun per month. Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter, the bill's sponsor,...

McDonnell open to formula review | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 15, 2010 10:42 AM


McDonnell open to formula review | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 15, 2010 10:42 AM


Senate passes increase in court fees as legislators struggle for funding alternatives | Washington Post
February 15, 2010 9:32 AM
As the General Assembly moves inexorably toward the severe budget cuts that will be necessary to fill Virginia's two-year $4 billion shortfall, there are likely to be a lot more debates like the one that...

Senate committee rejects death penalty expansion | Washington Post
February 15, 2010 6:59 AM
The Senate Courts of Justice committee this morning voted against expanding the use of the death penalty to accomplices of those involved with first degree murder. Those who pull the trigger are already...

Budget problems prompt Fairfax to charge for info | Washington Post
February 15, 2010 4:56 AM
It's not surprising that cash-strapped localities are looking for ways to save. What is surprising is that only one Washington-area jurisdiction is changing its policy regarding charging for public information...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-15-10 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 14, 2010 6:19 PM
Gov Keeps Fingerprints Off Budget Cuts Tea Party Grassroots Movement Evolving in 5th District Tea Party Leadership “Lumps” 5th District Candidates Assembly Considers Bill to Require Bail Lax...

The Virginia Scorecard, 2-14-10 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 13, 2010 6:42 PM
1. Wilder’s Politico Buzz Politico has quickly become on of the most widely read sources among Washington insiders.  It didn’t take long  for Doug Wilder’s article criticizing President...

Democrats postpone this year’s Jefferson Jackson dinner | Washington Post
February 13, 2010 8:00 AM
Every year, Republicans criticize Democrats for holding their party's annual black-tie Jefferson Jackson dinner fundraiser on this very weekend In February. That's because Virginia law bars members of...

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