1. The Player of the Week is
Tim Kaine who made it official that he’s in the 2012 Senate race. Kaine’s video announcement focused on his accomplishments in Virginia and deliberately avoided emphasizing his role at the DNC and his relationship with President Obama. Yet Virginia politics has become so tied to the national scene recently that [...]
Warner Says Deadlock Embarrassing
Man Sentenced for Threatening Cantor
Kaine Heading to Loudoun
Kaine Refuses to Say if He Supports Gay Couples Adopting Children
Senate Dems Have New Congressional Map
Cuccinelli Will Nor Challenge Voting Rights Act Requirements
Shuler Stepping Down
Griffith Explains Recent Votes
Virginia Takes on Youth Tobacco Use
Cost of Extending Light Rail to Oceanfront $807M
Norfolk Principal Apologizes for Mock Auction [...]
Poll Shows Allen with 13 Point Lead
Allen Challenges Kaine on Offshore Drilling
Super PAC to Take Aim at Kaine
Senate Passes Its Redistricting Plan
Senate Okays Plan that Ends Smith Seat
Senate Dems Plan Splits Lynchburg
Bolling Says McDonnell Should Reject Maps without Bipartisan Support
Senate, House Likely to Propose Different Congressional Maps
Debate Intensifies Over Gay Adoption Rules
Stewart Plans Media Blitz [...]
Judge Refuses To Dismiss Hamilton Charges
McDonnell Civil War Proclamation Condemns Slavery
Mixed Results for McDonnell in Veto Session
Lawmakers Okay Abortion Coverage Limits
Senate Sustains McDonnell’s PE Bill Veto
McDonnell Gets Long Sought Seat on Metro Board
Assembly Overrides Medical Malpractice Veto
Senate Rejects McDonnell Bill to Cut PBS Funds
UVA Gets $2.7M for Rotunda Repairs
Virginia Not Applying for High Speed Rail [...]
Kaine Announces
Kaine Enters
Reactions
Allen on Kaine’s Entry
Radtke on Kaine’s Entry
Kaine and Allen Go At It
House Advances Redistricting Plan
Abortion, Adoption Rights Dominate
McDonnell Opposes Allowing Same Sex Couples to Adopt
Gay Rights Group Blasts Marshall Over Proposed Adoption Changes
Howell Calls McDonnell Zealot on Social Issues
McDonnell Plans Asia Trade Trip
Assembly Looking to Fill High Court Vacancies
Legislators Quiz Bench Candidates
Goodlatte Seeks [...]
Remap Session Opens as Reformers Clamor for Change
Redistricting Session Off to Cloudy Start
Critics Say Redistricting Plans Designed to Protect Politicians
Advocates Bring Out the Snakes to Slam Redistricting Plans
GOP Senators Devise Ways to Buck Democrats Plans
Redistricting Rorschach: GOP Invents Web Game
Dam Safety Group Raises Alarm Over McDonnell Amendment
Virginia Child Care Laws Rank 14th, Despite D Grade
Mark [...]
Dems Already Looking at Kaine Replacement
Redistricting Draws New Battle Lines
SWVA Residents Worried About Representation in Richmond
Redistricting Proposals Make Lots of Little Changes in Central VA
Horses a $1.2 Billion Industry in VA
Virginia Oyster Industry Fights Off Aquaculture Bills
Oil Reserves at Center of Political Disagreement
Board Wishes it Could Fine Tech More
JMU to Increase Tuition 5.8%
Line of Duty [...]
1. The Virginia Big Number is
4, as in the Final Four.
That’s where VCU’s remarkable run ended this week. I was continually impressed with how much the entire central Virginia region rallied around the Rams.
A few years ago, there were any number of major retail outlets that wouldn’t even carry VCU paraphenalia, reserving shelf space for [...]
McDonnell Heads to Houston- For Big Game and Big Dollars
Webb Continues to Voice Concern on Libyan Involvement
Allen Gives Props to Senators for Balanced Budget Amendment
Public Decries Redistricting Plans at Roanoke Meeting
Plan Puts Downtown in Byron’s District
Could Obama Win Virginia with 33% of the White Vote
Athey Talks of Possibilities
Colgan to Be Honored by Hundreds in Prince [...]
McDonnell Wants to Bar Exchanges from Covering Abortions
Redistricting Plan Lambasted at Hampton Forum
Warner Files Arlington National Cemetery Legislation
PETA Seeks Sponsorship of I-81 Rest Stop
Jones Proposes $1,000 Bonus for Richmond Employees
Hampton Roads Postpones EPA Challenge