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November 25, 2009

Better ethics procedures urged in wake of Hamilton scandal

Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, said yesterday that he wants to improve ethics procedures that caused an investigation of former Del.... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 24, 2009

Kaine urges nonviolent offenders to seek rights restoration
Kaine urges nonviolent offenders to seek rights restoration

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who leaves office in January, today encouraged people with nonviolent felony convictions who have paid their debt to society to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Webb, Warner offices get an earful on health care

On Saturday, the day the U.S. Senate voted to move health-care legislation to the floor, Sen. Jim Webb’s office received 1,200 calls at the front... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Elections board certifies Virginians’ votes
Elections board certifies Virginians’ votes

The results stayed the same, but the turnout grew after a certification of the Nov. 3 elections by the State Board of Elections yesterday. A total of 2,168,574... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Kaine doesn’t say no to possibility of a tax increase
Kaine doesn’t say no to possibility of a tax increase

Facing a projected budget gap of as much as $3.5 billion, there is no doubt that the two-year spending plan being prepared by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 23, 2009

State officials: 43 percent of registered voters cast votes in Nov. election

The results stayed the same but the turnout grew after a certification of the Nov. 3 elections by the State Board of Elections yesterday. A total of 2,168,574... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Va. economic group cites state’s job loss since 2007

The state of working Virginia is not good, according to a report released today by the Commonwealth Institute of Fiscal Analysis. Virginia has lost more... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Kaine: ‘Not out of the woods yet’ on economy
Kaine: ‘Not out of the woods yet’ on economy

The Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates convened this morning with a cautionary tone by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who said there are still... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Kaine, McDonnell to meet about transition today

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is scheduled to meet privately this afternoon with Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell at the Patrick Henry Building, according to senior staff... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 22, 2009

Officials seek ways to deal with budget shortfall
Officials seek ways to deal with budget shortfall

Public schools may not look the same next fall, two months after Virginia begins a new budget year. Class sizes could grow as large as state law allows.... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 21, 2009

Health-bill foes protest at Richmond offices of Warner, Webb

Both of Virginia’s U.S. senators say they will vote to allow debate on the Senate version of health-care overhaul legislation, but neither has committed... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 20, 2009

Protesters march in Richmond against health care proposals

More than 100 people gathered outside the downtown Richmond offices of Sens. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today to protest the proposed health care plans... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Warner: More cost containment needed in Senate health-care bill

Sen. Mark Warner said he wants to see more cost containment in the Senate’s health care bill before he can support it. The Senate version is better... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Va. faces $3.5 billion hole in next two-year budget

Local governments aren’t likely to escape the pain when the General Assembly attempts to eliminate an estimated $3.5 billion hole in the next two-year... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 19, 2009

Gov. Kaine cites concerns on Virginia’s budget, roads
Gov. Kaine cites concerns on Virginia’s budget, roads

In a meeting yesterday with the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s editorial board, Kaine voiced concerns that lawmakers confronted with the tough budget... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Local governments’ rates for retired locality workers’ health care could rise

The cost of retiree health care is turning into a hot-button issue for state legislators and local officials, who will learn today how much more local... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Analyst proposes putting corrections projects in Va. on hold

Virginia and its localities should stop building more prisons and jails because a decade-long building program has led to undercrowding, a state budget... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Federal grand jury subpoenas House documents related to Hamilton

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed from the Virginia House of Delegates documents related to former Del. Phillip A. Hamilton’s job at Old Dominion... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 18, 2009

Va. budget expert: Don’t build any more prisons

Virginia has more than enough jail and prison space and can stop its prison building binge, the House Appropriations Committee was told today. Paul.Van... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Allen tax plan backed by Crusade

Possibly as remarkable as the political pairing in support of a tax-code change to renovate old schools is the range of good it would do, former Gov. and... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia budget outlook poor; shortfall could grow
Virginia budget outlook poor; shortfall could grow

Loss of $300 million would be in addition to $1.3 billion revenue shortage predicted in August, state legislators were told. Richmond Times-Dispatch

Co-chairs named for McDonnell inauguration

Sheila Johnson, the Democratic businesswoman who endorsed Republican Bob McDonnell in the governor’s race this year will serve as one his inaugural... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 17, 2009

Va. may need to cut another $300 million from two-year budget

The state of Virginia, which already has had to cut $6 billion from the two-year budget ending June 30, 2010, may have to cut $250 million to $300 million,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Va. House caucuses choose leaders

The Virginia House of Delegates’ Democratic and Republican caucuses each elected their leadership for the 2010 General Assembly session during the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

House committee to hear state budget forecast

State and local officials are bracing for another round of bad news from Virginia budget analysts today, as the House Appropriations Committee opens a... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Embattled Del. Hamilton resigns from Va. House
Embattled Del. Hamilton resigns from Va. House

Del. Phillip A. Hamilton, R-Newport News, under an ethics cloud and defeated for re-election, has resigned from the House of Delegates seat he has held... Richmond Times-Dispatch


November 16, 2009

Newport News Del. Hamilton resigns House seat
Newport News Del. Hamilton resigns House seat

Del. Phillip Hamilton, R-Newport News, resigned his seat in the House of Delegates at midnight today. Hamilton, under an ethics cloud, was defeated in... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Va. House Democratic caucus elects leaders

The Virginia House of Delegates’ Democratic caucus has elected new leadership for the 2010 General Assembly session. In a weekend vote, Democrats... Richmond Times-Dispatch

McDonnell eyes health-care changes at state level
McDonnell eyes health-care changes at state level

Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell worries that a national health-care overhaul that includes a public option would lead to diminished access to quality care and... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Online ads in Va. gubernatorial race ‘set the standard’
Online ads in Va. gubernatorial race ‘set the standard’

The day before the Nov. 3 election, Bob McDonnell’s campaign paid Google about $39,000 to saturate computers in Virginia and Washington with banner... Richmond Times-Dispatch

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