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October 01, 2009
Polls find Wilder’s opinion means little to voters
Two polls showed yesterday that an endorsement or non-endorsement by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder means little to Virginia’s voters. “Wait...
Voter-registration deadline is Monday
Monday is the deadline for Virginians to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Votes will be cast for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general,...
Kaine releases log of September travel
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine was out of state for at least parts of 12 days in September, according to a travel log that his office released late yesterday. According...
September 30, 2009
Jeff’s Notes - Oct. 1st
The former governor and ex-Richmond mayor—with a wink and a grin—tilts to Republican Bob McDonnell for governor. No surprise there. After all,...
Poll shows limited impact of Wilder endorsement
Twenty-three percent of Virginia voters surveyed say they are less likely to vote for a candidate endored by former Gov. and Richmond Mayor L. Douglas...
McDonnell calls Deeds campaign negative
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell today called the campaign of his Democratic opponent, Creigh Deeds, “the most negative and backwards-looking...
November election voter registration deadline nears
First-time voters have less than one week to register to cast ballots in Virginia’s Nov. 3 general election. The deadline to register or to update...
Kaine says he knows no reason to change sniper’s death sentence
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that he has not yet received a petition seeking clemency for convicted Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad...
Governor’s race: Holton backs Deeds; Republicans talk mental health
With another poll showing the race for governor tightening, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell are dueling over endorsements and high-dollar...
Thomas P. Harwood, former SCC commissioner, dies at 80
Thomas P. Harwood, a top Virginia regulator during an era of upheaval for the state’s electric-power industry and its customers, died Sunday. He...
September 29, 2009
Details on the tax amnesty
Virginia’s tax amnesty will start on Oct. 7
State-tax delinquents can pay up without a fine from Oct. 7 to Dec. 5, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced yesterday. In the two-month period, they will not...
GOP candidates tout controlled spending, budget reform
The men at the top of the Republican ticket continued to hammer a theme of controlled spending and budget reform yesterday. Gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell,...
Virginians back U.S. Iran policy
Iran’s missile tests demonstrate the importance of U.N. inspections and of muscular diplomacy by additional world powers, according to Virginia’s...
September 28, 2009
Law enforcement officials, many Republican, endorse Cuccinelli
Republican attorney general candidate Ken Cuccinelli picked up the endorsement today of 77 mostly Republican law enforcement officials, including sheriff’s...
Louisiana governor to attend N.Va. fund-raiser tonight for McDonnell
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is returning to Virginia lend support for his party’s nominee for governor, Bob McDonnell.
On ‘Meet the Press,‘ Webb discusses U.S. policy in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., warned yesterday that an increased military presence in Afghanistan would risk a “tipping point” in which U.S. troops...
McDonnell: Plan would boost transportation, avoid education cuts
Bob McDonnell, the Republican nominee for governor, insisted yesterday that he can raise money for transportation without raising taxes or taking money...
