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Anti-abortion activists say Robertson was right about Haiti | Washington Post
February 18, 2010 11:47 AM
A press conference called today by abortion-rights foes to drum up support for cutting all financial support for Planned Parenthood veered, of all places, into Haiti, voodoo and the island's alleged pact...

Senators seem skeptical about proposed pension changes | Washington Post
February 18, 2010 11:13 AM
Leading senators reacted coolly this afternoon to twin proposals to make major adjustments to the state's pension system for state and local employees. The Senate's Finance Committee shuffled a bill to...

Virginia’s commerce secretary’s other title: singing star Jeanette Wang’s husband | Washington Post
February 18, 2010 1:30 AM
Singer Jeanette Wang, who is married to Virginia's new Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng, is so famous in her native Taiwan that when she walks down the street people recognize her -- and sometimes...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-18-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 17, 2010 6:41 PM
McDonnell Budget: Furloughs, Job Cuts, Reduced Services for the Sick and Children, No New Taxes McDonnell Releases Budget Cut Proposals McDonnell’s Cuts Hit Health Care, Public Schools, State Workers McDonnell’s...

After weeks of pressure, McDonnell releases budget cut proposals | Washington Post
February 17, 2010 9:30 AM
After weeks of pressure from legislators, advocates and reporters, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) today publicly announced his list of $2.3 billion in recommended budget cuts, just four days before the House and...

McDonnell bows to pressure and releases budget cut proposals | Washington Post
February 17, 2010 9:30 AM
After weeks of pressure from legislators, advocates and reporters, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) today publicly announced his list of $2.3 billion in recommended budget cuts, just four days before the House and...

Cuccinelli on UN global warming report: “Unreliable, unverifiable and doctored” | Washington Post
February 17, 2010 8:30 AM
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) has injected Virginia directly into the global warming debate with a petition to the EPA and a lawsuit in federal court challenging the EPA's December ruling that greenhouse...

McDonnell’s recommends $2.1 billion in budget cuts to legislators behind closed doors | Washington Post
February 17, 2010 1:30 AM
Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has privately recommended to legislators that the state cut $730 million from K-12 education and $300 million from health programs, as well as change the state retirement system...

The Locals v. The Capitals | VirginiaTomorrow
February 16, 2010 6:45 PM
The House and Senate budgets won’t be officially unveiled until Sunday. But the war between the Locals and the Capitals appears to have already been declared. And the first shot seems to have come...

Virginia in a Hurry, 2-17-10 | VirginiaTomorrow
February 16, 2010 6:07 PM
January Revenues Take Hit, Legislators Must Adjust Budget Downward In Private, McDonnell Pushes Deep Budget Cuts Cuccinelli Asks EPA to Reconsider Global Warming Statement VIMS Expert Says Hampton Roads...

Kaine brushes off criticism | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 16, 2010 3:01 PM


Dems dings McDonnell on stimulus | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 16, 2010 2:14 PM


Property tax hike proposed for Arlington | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 1:20 PM
Arlington County can fill a $65 million budget gap, which is shared with the school system, by increasing the property tax rate by 6.7 cents and by cutting more than $16 million in operational costs, acting...

Increase proposed in Alexandria property tax rate | Washington Post
February 16, 2010 1:10 PM
Alexandria City Manager James K. Hartmann proposed a 7-cent increase to Alexandria's property tax rate Tuesday to help fill a $44.million budget gap. The tax rate would increase to 97.3 cents per $100...

The night before Crossover | Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 16, 2010 9:33 AM


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


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