Florida Has Edge in Fight to Host New Combat Ships
McDonnell Could Scrap Privatization Bid for Ports
McDonnell Meets with Appalachian’s Top Brass
For McDonnell, Rights Directive is a Balancing Act
McDonnell’s Directive Carries Force of Office, Not Law
McEachin Urges McDonnell to Protect Gays In Law
Delegates Credit McDonnell with Small Step on Bias
Attorneys Seek Clemency, Ask McDonnell to Step [...]

Marshall Apologizes for Abortion, Disabilities Remarks
Black Caucus Opposes McDonnell Charter Schools Proposal
Senate Rejects Most of McDonnell’s Jobs Package
Senate Reverses Course, Passes McDonnell Proposal on Oil Royalties
Griffith: Most Likely I’m In
House and Senate K-12 Budgets Are a Gulf Apart
School Districts Relieved about Payments to Mitigate Losses
House and Senate Cut Millions from Health and Human Services
State Proposal [...]

McDonnell Wants to Loosen State Charter Laws
McDonnell Wants More Charters, Other Cite Constitutional Concerns with Plan
Newman Sponsors McDonnell Education Bills
Virginia is Third in Advanced Placement Test Rankings
Norfolk Council to Schools: Come Clean on Testing Issues
Henrico Apologizes for Poor Decision on Schools
McDonnell’s Anti-bias Order Removes Language on Sexual Orientation
Human Microchips Seen By Some In House as [...]

McDonnell Hammers White House on Spending, Health Care
McDonnell Gives GOP Response
McDonnell Issues Late Democratic Invites
The Guestlist
Obama Talks Up Oil Drilling, Carefully
Webb, Warner Urge Interior Department to Proceeed with Lease Sale for Offshore Exploration
Medical Marijuana Bill Dies Despite Surprise Support from Morgan Griffith
Harvey Morgan’s Marijuana Bills Go Down
Virginia Senate’s Partisan Battle Over State Budget Woes
Virginia Senate [...]

McDonnell Urges Lease Sale for Off Shore Energy Exploration
Kaine’s Agenda Shaped By History
Kaine Says Obama Will Win Virginia in 2012
Fairfax Sheriff Barry Opposes Kaine Prison Proposal to Rent Beds to Other States
Delegate Carrico Targets Police Prayer Policy
Isle of Wight receives Grant to Preserve Farmland
Virginia Beach, Norfolk Schools Worst for Fights, Bullying
Pittsylvania County Supervisors to Reorganize
Winchester [...]

Bull’s-Eye on McAuliffe in Virginia Race
National Veteran McAuliffe Turns His Focus to Virginia
Down in Polls, Deeds is Not Taking Back Seat
Richmond Crusade for Voters Endorsement Problems: Part II
Virginia Race Becomes Proving Ground for Evolving GOP
Candidates Weigh in on Offshore Drilling
Democrats Take Web Queries in Virginia Governor’s Race
Romney Preps for 2012 with Virginia Tour
Liberty U. Democrats [...]

1. You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
The Colonial Beach City Council has banned the town’s Mayor, Frederick Rummage, from showing up in City Hall unless he has special permission. The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star reported that a resolution sponsored by Councilman Sparky Ridegely said that some members of the town staff feel “uncomfortable, fearful and [...]

Eva Hardy to Join Warner’s Team
Kaine and Perriello to Make Infrastructure Announcement in Danville
Democrats Pull No Punches in Danville Debate
Uranium, Energy Big Issues at Danville Forum
Dems Gird for Second Debate in 2 Days
Fred Thompson Raises %170,000 for McDonnell
Bevill Dean and Jim Holland Expected to Announce Suppport for Moran
Major Front in Virginia Race is Online
Amy Frederick [...]

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling was gracious enough to respond to my piece, Green Jobs or Drill Baby Drill? Virginia’s First Energy Debate, with a  post explaining how the McDonnell/Bolling team will frame the energy issue during the campaign and why they believe the public will respond favorably.
I think that the most important  feature of Bolling’s [...]

Bob:
 I thought your recent column on Green Jobs Or Drill Baby Drill was very good.  However, it did not fully develop the option that voters will have this fall on the energy issue.  The choice is really not green jobs vs. drill baby drill.  It is much more striking than that.
 While McDonnell/Bolling does support developing [...]