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State Del. David Ramadan has reversed course and will formally disclose through a statement of economic interest a 2012 trip to Taiwan. He estimated the cost at more than $7,500. |
UPDATE: Ramadan under fire for trip to Taiwan
Mon., May. 20 | 04:28 PM - Del. David Ramadan (R-87th) Monday afternoon announced he'll amend his financial disclosure form in order to report the scrutinized 2012 trip to Taiwan.
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State’s Transportation Board delays vote on North-South plan
Mon., May. 20 | 12:10 PM - The North-South plan includes several regional projects, including the so-called Bi-County Parkway, which extends Route 234 from I-66 in Prince William to Route 50 and Northstar Boulevard in Loudoun.
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Ken Cuccinelli, E.W. Jackson and Mark Obenshain earned the Virginia Republican nomination Saturday for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively.
Photo Courtesy/Facebook, Mark Obenshain for Virginia Attorney General 2013 |
2013 Republican ticket: Cuccinelli, Jackson and Obenshain
Sat., May. 18 | 10:32 PM - Voters in Old Dominion will elect the Democratic statewide candidates in a primary June 11.
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Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is without an opponent for the Republican Party of Virginia’s gubernatorial nomination, which will take place this weekend in Richmond. |
Beyond Cuccinelli, GOP delegates predict close races at convention
Fri., May. 17 | 08:27 AM - Featured convention speakers include Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee, U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-6th) and U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-7th), the House Majority Leader.
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Opponents targeting Del. Comstock’s record on education
Wed., May. 15 | 10:27 AM - Comstock was one of 17 delegates – out of 100 – who opposed this year's budget bill.
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Gov. McDonnell signs transportation funding bill
Tue., May. 14 | 08:11 AM - “For 27 years, our citizens have sat in traffic as congestion has increased and our bridges and roadways have deteriorated,” said Gov. Bob McDonnell. “For 27 years our citizens and businesses have demanded solutions."
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State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd) is facing Justin Fairfax, a former federal prosecutor from Annandale, in the June 11 Democratic primary for the attorney general race. |
Herring, Fairfax splitting straw poll victories
Mon., May. 13 | 03:24 PM - A slew of straw polls in the race for the Democratic nomination in this year's attorney general race indicate a toss-up in the June 11 primary.
Legislative issues fueled partisan ill will in 2013 session
Sat., May. 11 | 09:00 AM - RICHMOND – An ominous “MLK Day plot.” A proposed overhaul of the Electoral College system. Voter ID legislation.
Ex-felon’s voting rights, and hopes, restored
Mon., May. 20 | 07:12 PM - RICHMOND – It was nearly 12 years ago that Michael Maupin lost his voting privileges and other rights in Virginia because of a felony drug conviction. But Maupin has hope for the future because he just received a letter from Gov. Bob McDonnell restoring his civil rights.
McAuliffe to keynote Loudoun Democrats’ annual dinner
Fri., May. 17 | 12:06 PM - Loudoun Democrats will host presumed gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe and the four other Democratic candidates for statewide office at their annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner June 1.
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Members of the Board of Supervisors—several of whom are pictured here during their swearing in in 2012—scored several legislative victories during the 2013 General Assembly session in Richmond. |
Board of Supervisors wins big in Richmond
Wed., May. 8 | 10:30 AM - For what's believed to be the first time, every bill drafted and advanced with the Board of Supervisors' endorsement passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly and will become law in July.
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Approximately 25 local businessmen and businesswomen were on hand at the Mason Enterprise Center in Leesburg Friday to hear remarks from Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. |
In Leesburg, Kaine highlights movement on economic policies
Mon., May. 6 | 12:57 PM - “The deficit's starting to come down because growth's starting to pick up,” Sen. Tim Kaine said. “ … but we've got a ways to go.”
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Immigrants rights groups march on Wolf’s Herndon office
Sun., May. 5 | 09:58 AM - About 150 people marched on Rep. Frank Wolf’s (R-Dist. 10) office in Herndon Wednesday, blaring cadences from bullhorns, waving signs, and demanding that he take a stand--preferably in their favor--on immigration reform.
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Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton joined several Northern Virginia legislators in Loudoun Thursday for a Chamber of Commerce Policymakers event focused on the new transportation funding bill. |
Lawmakers repeat: Transportation bill isn’t perfect
Fri., May. 3 | 01:56 PM - Northern Virginia legislators Albo and Howell give insight into the HB 2313 compromise.
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Several local atheists protested a National Day of Prayer service being held at the Loudoun County Government Center today. The group views the county’s primary government center playing host to a prayer service as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. |
Loudoun government center hosts prayer service; atheists protest
Thu., May. 2 | 12:59 PM - Today's event at the government center serves as a closing ceremony for the week-long “Bible Reading Marathon” held on the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse.
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Middleburg community developing charter in effort to save elementary school
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