News Stories Tagged "Gov. Tim Kaine"

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Kaine Warns Of 'Painful' Cuts In Va. Services

$1.5 Billion Gap Opens in Budget

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday that he might be forced to cut core services, including education, health care and public safety, lay off employees and borrow money from the state's rainy day fund to make up a $1.5 billion budget shortfall. 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 »

Virginia Delays I-395/95 HOT Lane Project

Concerns Over Funds, Local Traffic Cited

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009

Plans to expand the ambitious HOT lanes project to ease traffic congestion in Virginia will be delayed because state leaders fear the bond market won’t support funding for the private-public venture and some local officials are uneasy with the proposal. Read story and 3 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 »

Kaine Pledges To Publish His Travel Records Once a Month

Time Spent Out of Va. for DNC Has Increased

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine traveled outside the state doing business for the Democratic National Committee half of the days in June, a departure from his earlier pledge to limit his work as party chairman to evenings and weekends. Read story »

Va. Governor Is Really Going Places

Kaine's Travels as DNC Chief Not So Easy to Pin Down

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine travels regularly across the country for fundraisers and national policy events as he juggles his role as Virginia's chief executive and his job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Read story »

State to Monitor Air Pollution From Old Plants

Program Could Become National Model, Environmentalist Says

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Virginia officials announced Tuesday a groundbreaking initiative to monitor pollution spewed from power plants and other facilities built before passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act. Read story »

Tax Revenue Drops 9.3 Percent, Kaine Says

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Virginia budget numbers continue to erode as tax revenue falls in the down economy. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced yesterday that state revenue collections have dropped 9.3 percent this year, eclipsing an estimated drop of 7.3 percent. Read story and 1 comment »

Kaine Orders Further Budget Cuts as Recession Drags On

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that the financial stress facing Virginia appears to be worse than was predicted earlier this year and that state agencies might be forced to cut an additional $225 million to keep the books balanced through the financial crisis. Read story and 1 comment »

Hackers Want Millions for Database of Va. Patients

Friday, May 8, 2009

The FBI and Virginia State Police are searching for hackers who demanded that the state pay them a $10 million ransom by Thursday for the return of millions of personal pharmaceutical records they say they stole from the state's prescription drug database. Read story »

Fenty, Kaine Travel in Own Styles

Handling of Trips Offers View Into How They Govern

Saturday, April 25, 2009

When Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine departed last week for seven days in Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, it appeared to be just the kind of jaunt that has recently exposed another area public official to a heavy dose of criticism Read story and 1 comment »

Virginia Trying To Cut Deaths Of Infants in Unsafe Beds

Campaign Highlights Risks of Suffocation

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Virginia health officials have launched a campaign to teach parents how to put infants to bed safely after a state medical examiner's report showed that 12 babies suffocated in 2007 as a result of unsafe sleeping conditions, such as sleeping in the same bed with adults or with quilts, pillows or toys. Read story »

Va. Tech in Ad Challenging McDonnell Stance on Gun Sales

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

ays before the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, a group backed by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to launch a television advertisement that questions Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert F. McDonnell's opposition to closing a loophole in state law that allows some private sellers at gun shows to make sales without background checks. Read story »

County Could Continue Septic System Moratorium Under New Bill

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Loudoun County will be allowed to impose a moratorium on the installation of alternative septic systems for a while longer under an amended bill approved yesterday by the Virginia General Assembly. Read story »

Assembly Rejects $125 Million for Expanded Jobless Benefits

Thursday, April 9, 2009

A divided General Assembly narrowly rejected $125 million in federal stimulus money Wednesday that would have provided additional unemployment benefits to thousands of jobless Virginians. Read story »

Kaine Signs Bill Creating 'Choose Life' License Plate

Monday, March 30, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine came under fire Monday for signing a bill to create a "Choose Life" license plate, a move that abortion rights activists say runs afoul of his obligations as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Read story and 2 comments »

Kaine to Seek Change in Unemployment System

Monday, March 30, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said Monday that he will ask the General Assembly to change Virginia's unemployment system so the state can take advantage of $125 million in federal stimulus money. Read story »

Kaine Vetoes Death Penalty, Gun Bills

Friday, March 27, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine vetoed several bills Friday, including those that would have expanded the death penalty to criminals who assist in murders and to those who kill fire marshals or auxiliary police officers. Read story »

At Loudoun Farm, Kaine Touts Bay Progress

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Virginia's taxpayers paid more than $40,000 to make sure Mark Thompson's cows don't wade in the streams on his Loudoun County farm anymore. Read story and 1 comment »

No Decision From Kaine On Septic Systems

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has not decided whether to sign legislation to nullify Loudoun County's five-year moratorium on the installation of alternative septic systems. Read story and 3 comments »

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