Santorum to Address Tea Party Convention
DMV Bars Employment Document as Proof of Residence
McDonnell Debuts ABC Plan Wednesday
ABC Revenues Grew By 4.4% in 2010
Other States Did Not Make Money on ABC Privatization
Cuccinelli Says Cash N A Flash to Make Refunds
Business Leaders Say Virginia Needs to Improve Workforce Training
Prison System Struggles toHandle Elderly Inmates
Boucher Announces $45 Million [...]

Boucher Retains Double Digit Lead in New Poll in 9th
Wittman, Ball Both Back Cuts
New Tax Under McDonnell ABC Privatization Plan
Janet Howell Says ABC Special Session Will be in November
DMV Seeks New Photos of 4K Customers
Virginia Police Chief Questions Immigration Policy
Suffolk Official Who Sent Nude Photos Defends Firing Decision
Five in Norfolk Fired or Forced Out Over [...]

Prince William Postpones Budgeting Stimulus Funds
Internet Gaming Cafes Booming While Legality is Debated
It’s No Work and All Pay for Government Worker in Norfolk
McDonnell in the National Spotlight
McDonnell Will Unveil ABC Proposal September 8
$15 Million Spent to Lobby Legislature
Critics Say Cuccinelli Opinion Could Shutter Albemarle Abortion Clinic
Watchdog Group Blasts Cuccinelli on Holiday Display Opinion
Warner Campaigns for [...]

Cuccinelli Says State can Further Regulate Abortion Clinics
Virginia Can Impose Tougher Abortion Clinic Oversight
McDonnell Raises Money for Next Year’s Elections
McDonnell Says Take Surplus Talk with Grain of Salt
Retailers Want Legislative Study on ABC Privatization Before Special Session
VRE Can Sell Rail Equipment to the Army
Virginia Categorizes More Waters as Polluted
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Virginia [...]

1 in 5 Americans Think Obama is a Muslim
Bipartisan Support for Virginia Troopers to Enforce Immigration Laws
Think Tank Says Stimulus Aided Virginia Budget
Virginia gets $26 Million Stimulus for Rural Internet
McDonnell Spends $17,000 on “Open for Business” Signage
Davis and Pickett to Head State Military Panel
Wittman Holds Out Hope on Norfolk Command
Perriello Ad Attacks Hurt for Missing [...]

1. Obama in Virginia
We’re more than 2 years away from the 2012 presidential election, don’t know who the Republican nominee will be, and cannot predict what the economic landscape will actually be. But it’s hard to believe that the GOP won’t be far more competitive in 2012 than in 2008. My sense is that many [...]

McDonnell Asks Napolitano to Let State Troopers Act as Immigration Agents
Congress to Scrutinize Rationale for Military Contracting Cuts
Congressmen Arrange Summit to Discuss JFCOM Closure
Virginia Schools Dcline in No Child Left Behind
Half of S. Hampton Roads Schools Miss Federal Targets
Less than Half of Roanoke Schools Make Federal Testing Benchmark
C’ville/Albemarle School Divisions Fail to Make AYP
Albemarle Board [...]

Pentagon to Cut Thousands of Jobs
Gates Will Eliminate Norfolk’s Joint Forces Command
Virginia Political Figures React to JFC Closing
McDonnell Attacks JFC Decision
McDonnell Creates Panel to Keep and Attract Military Facilities
McDonnell Pitches ABC Privatization
Kaine Says Don’t Politicize Michelle Obama’s Travels
Stewart Says Officials Agree to Turn Over Immigration Data
Nelson Residents Bring Questions to Perriello Town Hall
Judge Okays Access [...]

Roanoke seeks “Bailout” from Voting Rights Act
McDonnell v. Granholm
Immigration Dispute Stirs Virginia GOP
In Virginia’s 5th, Perriello Sees Voter Frustration Firsthand
Tea Party Action Grows in James City
Morrissey Seeks Reinstatement of Law License
Developer John Freeman Creates Utopia at Kingsley Commons
Despite Layoffs, Schools Are Hiring
Small Businesses Stinging from International Paper Closure
Fiber to the Home Coming Up for Vote [...]

1. Arizona East
If there was any doubt about how the Virginia GOP feels about the Arizona immigration law, it was erased this week. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli noted that Virginia law enforcement officials could inquire about immigration status for individuals suspected of committing a crime. Governor McDonnell disclosed that he has been asking federal officials [...]