Federal Budget Cuts Could Affect State Tax Revenue
McDonnell Signs Port Tax Break Bills
McDonnell Starts Rebuilding Personal Staff
Griffith Likes to Go His Own Way, Even if its Odd
Allen Signs Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge
Allen’s Position on Ethanol Changed- Again
Ed Secretary Robinson Florida Finalist
VITA Hires Contractor to Seek Wireless Savings
Reiley Battles for Underground Dulles Station
Norfolk, Portsmouth Pass [...]

Virginia Supreme Court Justice Selection Slowed by Stalemate
McDonnell Celebrates State Parks Birthday at Hungry Mother
Highway, Road Repairs Lagging
Panel Ponders Reducing Districts in Richmond
CNU Approves Budget
Pittsylvania Awaits Decision in $7.7M Reimbursement Case
Dan River Region Ranks Low in Kids Mental Health Services
Hill’s Final Act Raises Questions in Spotsy
Builder Blasted for School Repairs

Justice Approves Redistricting Plans
Virginia Unemployment Rate Falls to 6%
Allen Launches New Website
Perriello: No Plans for 2012
Connolly Asks President to Golf in Fairfax
McDonnell Flies to France But Not to See Uranium
Bolling Talks Jobs
Light v. Puckett
Stanley v. Reynolds (and perhaps Evans)
Renting Making a Comeback in Hampton Roads
Rigell Proposes Using Old Barges to Stem Tangier Island Erosion
Tobacco Group Issues Raised [...]

McDonnell Signs Bill Aimed to Slow Tuition Increases, Boost College Degrees
Cuccinelli Urges Pastors to Speak Out, Defend Values
Lawmakers Flying to France as Part of Lobbying Push for Uranium Mining
McDonnell Solicits Judicial Appts. as General Assembly Continues to Argue
Tito the Builder to Run for State Senate
Tucker Announces Candidacy in 22nd
Cuccinelli Endorses Carrico for Wampler Seat
Medlin Challenges [...]

The politics of gridlock has now infected judicial selection in Virginia in much the same way it has for years in DC.  The partisan gymnastics of both parties triumph over the public interest.  Compromise is elusive and where judges are involved the pursuit of justice suffers.
But if a few litigants do not get their cases [...]

May Revenues Increase 17.9%
McDonnell Says Surplus Could Reach $200 Million
McDonnell Urges Caution Despite Revenue Surge
Reaction Mixed to Tobacco Commission Review
Amount of Road Work Under Contract Doubled
Transportation Board Strips Hybrids from Plan
McDonnell, Bolling Celebrate Birthdays with Fundraisers
Allen Won’t Endorse in Presidential Primary
Webb, Radtke Agree on Ending Ethanol Subsidies
Donner Proposes Medicare Reform Plan
Albo Will Face Dobbyn
Handicapping Nutter [...]

Nutter to Seek to Unseat Edwards in Senate
O’Quinn Seeks House Seat Now Held by Carrico
Allen Offers Ideas to Better Ryan’s Plan
Kaine and Radtke Respond to Allen’s Blueprint
Cantor Warns Spending Bills May Slip
Groups Urge McDonnell to Invest in Children’s Mental Health
McDonnell Signs School Safety Legislation
McDonnell Promoting “Clean Energy” Bills
McDonnell Salutes Flag Day
Tougher Laws on Underage Drinking
DOJ [...]

Miracle Finish in C’Ville
Allen Thought Something “Not Quite Right” with Weiner
Allen to Present Blueprint for America’s Comeback
Radtke: Abolish Fannie and Freddie
Radtke Makes Danville Stop
Kaine Calls Lack of Senate Budget a Major Problem
Obama Campaign Said to Be “Hard at Work” in Virginia
McDonnell, GOP Govs Want Medicaid Flexibility
Southern Govs Say Federal Policy Holds Back Manufacturing
McDonnell on Road,  [...]

 Jim Bacon (if you’re reading this and live in Virginia, you know who Jim Bacon is) sent me a copy of his Boomergeddon, maybe a year ago.  I loaned it out two or three times before I read it myself, something I frequently do with new books, got it back, and read it a second [...]

LaCivita a Political Warrior on the National Stage
Disagreement Leaves Virginia Supreme Court Shorthanded
Hampton Roads Schools Vary on Discipline
Road to Recovery Leads to Glade Spring
Franklin County Residents Invoke Little Known State Law in Effort to Oust Sheriff Hunt
Roanoke Council Settles Lawsuit by Cabbie
School Board Wants to Limit Comment at Meetings