McDonnell Seeks Stimulus Money for Schools Despite Earlier Criticism
House Committee Advances McDonnell’s Charter Bill
McEachin Claims McDonnell Created Atmosphere Conducive to Westboro Anti-Gay Rights Protest
Special Senate Panel Likely to Kill House Gun Rights Bills
Bolling Urges Obama and Congress to Start Over on Health Care Reform
Garrett Speaks Out on Health Care Bills
Gay Rights Group Asks Northrop Grumman [...]

Obama to Speak at Hampton U Commencement
Webb Slams Report on Carrier Move to Florida
McDonnell Lays Out Specifics on Budget Behind Closed Doors
McDonnell’s Political Action Ramps Up
McDonnell to Speak About Jobs at DC Conference
Bill Would Curtail Benefits of Future State Workers
Education Groups Criticize McDonnell Charter Schools Proposal
Richmond Regional Board Opposes McDonnell School Funding Proposal
One APCo Rate [...]

Wilder: Obama Needs a Shakeup
Wilder Calls on Kaine to Resign as DNC Chair
Wilder Calls for Overhaul
McDonnell Advisers Talk Budget With Senate Critics
McDonnell Says Franklin Mill Has More than 15 Potential Buyers
McAuliffe and McDonnell Could Partner on Purchase of Mill
Proposal for Bipartisan Redistricting Advances in Senate
Tunnel Tolls Proposal Dropped
House Votes to Suspend AEP Rate Charge
House Bill [...]

Webb, Boxer Seek Stiff Tax on TARP Bank Bonuses
Proposed Coal Mining Rules Change Sparks Fierce Debate
Can the Myth of Clean Coal Become a Reality?
Lawmakers Hear Power Bill Woes
Virginia’s Effort for Race to the Top Funds Modest So Far
UVA Students Protest Lack of Credit for IB Courses
McDonnell Extends Moderate Approach to Cabinet Picks
Assembly Seeks Budget Guidance [...]

It’s huge!
Even the Republicans can hardly believe it.
5 Democrats jump ship.
All representing districts where there could be major GOP challenges in the 2011 election cycle.
Signing onto a direct repudiation of the position that the President and their former Governor, now the head of the DNC, have taken on health care reform.
Tim Kaine and president Obama [...]

Proposed Defense Budget Would Pave Way for Carrier Base in Florida
5 Democrats Help Pass Proposals to Outlaw Mandated Health Insurance
Virginia Senate Bills Spurn Health Insurance Mandate
McDonnell Halts Kaine Plan to Extend Benefits to Same Sex Partners
Phillips Prescription Drug Bill Passes Subcommittee
70 MPH Bill Gets Early Approvals
Court Appointed Job Ethics Bill Gets Early Approval in House
Bill [...]

New Smoking Laws Don’t Have Much Bite
McDonnell Yet to Issue Anti-Bias Order
On Advice of Cuccinelli, Plan to Extend State Benefits to Same Sex Partners is Ignored
McDonnell Asks Obama to Reconsider Student Loan Proposal
SOTU Rebuttal Responses Continue
Bolling’s Role: Point Man for McDonnell’s Jobs Plan
Cuccinelli’s Private Practice Causes Buzz
Virginia Legislators Might Double Cuts to Balance Budget
Helderman’s GA [...]

1. National Reviews Are in On McDonnell’s SOTU Response
The general consensus is that McDonnell was more successful than Bobby Jindal last year, increased his name recognition and did no harm to his stature as a rising Governor in the GOP firmament. What might have been most impressive about McDonnell’s political smarts, however, came the day [...]

State Hopes for High Speed Rail Outlay Dashed
McDonnell Says to Expect Cuts in Health and Education
Response to McDonnell’s Rebuttal
McDonnell to Meet with Democratic Legislative Leaders
McDonnell Declares Emergency Ahead of Storm
Lawmakers Turn Up the Heat on Appalachian Power
Senate Measure Would Oppose Soering Transfer to Germany
Warner, Webb, Perriello Lukewarm on Obama’s SOTU Address
Bristol Democrats Hold Obama Party
Virginia [...]

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 [...]