Richmond Fed’s Lacker Sees Economy on Rebound
Kaine Urges Reading Initiatives Through 12th Grade
Kaine Approves $150 Million in Bonds for Hampton U’s Proton Therapy Institute
Kaine to Discuss Environmenetal Issues in Norfolk
Cantor Says Palin Will Work with the National Council for a New America
Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand $10 Million Ransom
will.i.am To Campaign for McAuliffe
Democrats’ Ads Reach Virginia TV’s
Deeds Stresses Qualifications, Education Proposals in Ads
October 12th Gubernatorial Debate Scheduled
Frederick Will Not Seek Party Chair, Asks His Supporters to Oppose Mullins
White House Says Stimulus Money Can’t Pay for Virginia Beach Sand
Newport News School Board to Discuss Stimulus Money at Work Session
DuVall Jons Fight Against WalMart in Orange County
State Transportation Agent Quits After Vulgar Tape Surfaces
Hampton School Officials Cancel Field Trip to Jail at Last Minute
Norfolk Parking Rate Hike Part of a Triple Whammy
Pittsylvania Supervisors Vote 4-3 To Refinance $3.3 Million Debt
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to Receive JMU Peace Award
UVA Gets $11 Million Grant for Green Fuel Studies
Campbell Teachers Program Shows Promise
Chesapeake Corporation Winding Down Richmond Operations
The backgrounds and connections of the candidates are receiving quite a bit of media attention. Did McCauliffe, a very successful northern Virginia entrepreneur, use his political connections in the Democratic party and with the Clintons to make himself very wealthy? He retorts that connections matter in business and are legitimate, and that he knows how to create new jobs. Brian Moran’s Virginia connections are not questioned in the same way as McCauliffe’s, even though, like his brother, Congressman Jim Moran, he began in Massachusetts, in part because he has considerable experience as a legislator in Richmond, but it has been asked whether he was able to sway lucrative contracts for his contributors through his influential sibling. Craig Deedes would seem to win to hands down on “Who is the most Virginian of them all” but some have remarked on his reticent, low-key style and criticized his not looking forward enough. But he may have the most appeal for conservative elements in the party. At any rate, the question is whether Old Dominion will have a Democrat in the Governor’s Mansion for the third time in succession, which, given its political history, would be quite a remarkable development.