McDonnell Inspects Gloucester Tornado Damage
Governor Chides Senate on Redistricting
Saslaw Expects Federal Judge to Take Over Redistricting
House Passes Tweaked Redistricting Legislation
Assembly Postpones Redistricting Debate
GOP Has Cash Edge in Legislative Elections
Allen Advocates Flat Tax Option
Unlike DNC, Kaine Will Accept Money from PACS, Lobbyists
Virginia Social Service Commissioner Advises Against Adoption Changes
Prince William Human Rights Commission Asks County to [...]

1. Collision Course
We should have seen it coming.
Dick Saslaw telling the audience at the JJ dinner that people were coming up to him all the time and saying “Thank God for the Virginia Senate.”
Janet Howell’s observation that the Governor is, at heart, a “zealot” on social issues.
And Lieutenant Governor’s Bill Bolling recent advice that the [...]

McDonnell Vetoes Redistricting Bill
McDonnell Sends Assembly Back to the Drawing Board
McDonnell Sets Up Showdown with Senate
Saslaw Says Senate Dems Won’t Surrender on Redistricting
Stanley Hopes Senate Goes Back to Drawing Board
Cuccinelli Says That Some State Payments to Charities were Unconstitutional
Cantor Faults Warner’s Deficit Reduction Plan for Tax Stance
 Public Hearings Set for Proposed Electric Rate Increases
Poff Building [...]

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 [...]

Obama Pushes Kaine Toward Senate Bid
Wilder on Obama’s Libya Speech
McDonnell Will Try to Amend Autism Bill
McDonnell’s Effort to Weaken Autism Bill Challenged
Senate Dems Remap Puts 4 Republicans in Two Districts
Redistricting Could Weaken Hampton Roads
Redistricting Proposal Throws Lawmakers Together
Cuccinelli Says Environmental Regs Must Consider Economy
Athey to Retire from House
Kilgore Closely Reviewing Appalachian Power Case
GOP Wants Drilling [...]

Cantor Defends Hearings on Spread of Radical Islam
Will Warner-Cantor Collide
New Allies in Budget Deficit Fight
Webb Explains Vote Against Spending Plans
McDonnell Stands Behind Capital Punishment
Work of State Redistricting Panel Gets Underway
Redistricting Begins in Earnest
State Political Committees Hire with November in Mind
Report Shows Budget Cuts Have Hit State Mental Health Programs
9th and 5th Districts Rank Low on [...]

Warner, Chambliss Offer Package to Reduce Debt
A Rare, Bipartisan Call to Share Budget Pain
Cuccinelli Political Operation Plans Major Senate Effort
Consumer Groups Hit Saslaw Over Car Title Lending
Bay Foundation Says Goodlatte Bill Would Lose $300M in Funding fron Cleanup
Ticer Endorses Garvey as Replacement
Hampton Special Election Tuesday, Helsel Only Candidate
Terry McAuliffe Visits Roanoke City Council
McAuliffe Visits Danville [...]

Virginia Named One of “Big Five” for 2012
In Feisty Radio Interview, Saslaw Fights Back on Car Title Lending, Abortion Regs
Connolly Won’t Run for Senate, Hopes Kaine Will
Griffith Willing to Dismantle Health Care Law Piece by Piece
Cuccinelli to Auction Lunch for Connecticut Charity
Illegal Alien in Nun’s Traffic Death Had Offenses Handled Inconsistently
Dan River Area Legislators Have [...]

Salem Council Expected to Delay Chicken Vote
McDonnell Walks Tightrope
McDonnell Talks to Obama at White House
Cantor: Defense of Marriage Act Action by Friday
Radtke Says Republicans Must Do More to Cut Spending, Including Cantor
Lawmakers Reflect on the Session
Lawmakers Reject Governor’s Plan for Sex Offenders
U.S. Files Response to Virginia Health Care Challenge
Bay Advocates Retire
Hope Tried to Ban Smoking [...]

Assembly Approves Budget, Adjourns
Lawmakers End with Increased Spending on Health Care, Schools
Capitol Scorecard
School Systems Sweat Over PE Requirements
Ashley McIntosh’s Death, Morther’s Campaign Led to Passage of Traffic Bill
Norment’s Hands-Free Cell Phone Bill Fails
Gloucester’s Fight for Open Government
How Much Help Does Norfolk Mayor Fraim Need
Norfolk Ordinance Could Have ‘Em Dancing in the Street
Councilwoman’s Attorney Asks for [...]