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Campaign Contributions Worry Some Virginians

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

Wealthy friends and accommodating campaign finance laws have allowed the two men running for governor of Virginia to compile tens of thousands of dollars from individual donors in what is expected to be the most expensive race in the state's history. Read story »

Transportation Returns To Forefront of Contest

Blame Traded on HOT Lane Project Delay

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

A day after the state abruptly announced that it will postpone construction on express lanes on interstates 395 and 95, elected leaders and the candidates for governor began blaming each other Tuesday for failing again to help ease congestion in traffic-clogged Northern Virginia. Read story and 2 comments »

Passing Rates Rise on Virginia School Tests

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Roughly nine of every 10 public school students in Northern Virginia passed the state’s reading and math tests in the spring, with achievement gaps narrowing and passing rates edging upward or holding steady across the region. Read story »

President Campaigns for Deeds in N.Va.

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

The first Democratic president to win Virginia in more than four decades encouraged his supporters Thursday night to return to the polls in November and elect Democrat R. Creigh Deeds governor. Read story and 6 comments »

Kaine Asks Agencies to Cut at Least $700 Million

Shortfall Bigger Than Predicted

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday that state agencies will need to cut $700 million to $1.5 billion more this year as Virginia continues to suffer from one of the worst financial crises in decades. Read story »

Help for Those Who Help Others

Va. Groups Get a Boost In Linking the Disabled To Services and Jobs

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

Virginians with disabilities should have easier access to social services, more dental care, more support on the Internet and more job opportunities because of $350,000 in grants awarded by a state panel. Read story and 1 comment »

Reaching Out to Students Through Their Teachers

Biotech Boot Camp at NVCC Gives Educators Hands-On Experience to Promote Science

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

A dozen Virginia science teachers gave up one precious day of summer in late last month to attend a Biotech Boot Camp at Northern Virginia Community College's Manassas campus. Read story and 1 comment »

Is Race for Governor More About Obama?

Some Backers Growing Disillusioned

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009

The coffee was still brewing when Chris Ann Cleland got her first reminder of the day that voting for Barack Obama might have been a mistake. Read story and 4 comments »

Va. Wants Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail

Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009

Virginia officials will ask the federal government for more than $1.6 billion in stimulus money to implement high-speed rail between Petersburg and the District. Read story and 1 comment »

As Candidates Woo Tax and Traffic Foes, Specifics of Road Proposals Remain Elusive

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The transportation crisis in Virginia has gotten so bad that highway officials have eliminated 1,400 projects, closed 18 rest stops and cut $2 billion in construction funds. Read story and 1 comment »

In Gubernatorial Race, It's About Who's More Pro-Gun

Background Check Loophole Puts Fine Point on Politics

Monday, July 27, 2009

Walking the jam-packed aisles of Virginia's biggest gun show, Richard Begay carried a .30-06 Sauer hunting rifle and a hand-lettered cardboard sign on his back asking $1,199. Read story and 9 comments »

Bringing Their Lives To Light

Virginia's Online Records Help Blacks ID Ancestors

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Record Group 105.2 of the Virginia Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands records lists marriage certificates from 1861 to 1869 in Gloucester County. Read story »

7 Former Legislators From GOP Back Deeds

Transportation Funding Plays Role In Endorsements

Thursday, July 23, 2009

As Virginia's candidates for governor battle for the state's political middle, Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds announced Wednesday that he has been endorsed by seven former Republican delegates and senators. Read story and 1 comment »

McDonnell Roads Plan Privatizes ABC Stores

Proposal Would Also Divert N.Va. Tax Revenue

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, proposed Tuesday handing over about 330 state-run liquor stores to private operators to pay for road improvements — a novel way to fund fixes but one that confronts many of the same obstacles that have stalled previous efforts. Read story and 2 comments »