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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...

Cuccinelli investment disclosure came a year late | VirginiaTomorrow
April 01, 2013 6:05 AM
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli failed to disclose for nearly a year that he had substantial stock holdings in a company, even though disclosure is required by law and his office was defending...

Gov. McDonnell’s ties to company draw scrutiny | VirginiaTomorrow
April 01, 2013 3:20 AM
Gov. Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, had about 200 guests to Virginia's historic Executive Mansion for their daughter Cailin's 2011 wedding in Richmond. The menu included fresh poached jumbo shrimp,...

Road bill raises tax for casual car sales | VirginiaTomorrow
March 29, 2013 3:19 PM
RICHMOND People who make purchases from automobile dealers aren't the only car buyers who stand to pay higher transaction taxes under Virginia's road funding bill.

Groups ask McDonnell to issue felon-voting order | VirginiaTomorrow
March 27, 2013 5:45 PM
RICHMOND Advocates seeking automatic restoration of voting rights for felons are asking Gov. Bob McDonnell for help after legislation he supported to create that pathway failed this year.

McAuliffe qualifies for June Dem primary ballot | VirginiaTomorrow
March 27, 2013 9:07 AM
RICHMOND Democrat Terry McAuliffe has tendered qualifying petitions bearing 35,746 signatures to the State Board of Elections, giving him an uncontested slot on the June Democratic gubernatorial primary...

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