Fighting early release
Column by Del. Rob Bell www.delegaterobbell.com Last Saturday, I was very surprised to hear that Gov. Tim Kaine had approved the transfer of a Virginia inmate, Jens Soering, to Germany. Pursuant to the agreement, Soering would be eligible for parole in as soon as two years. Soering was the University of Virginia student from [...]
No surprise – House rejects proposed Kaine tax increase
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net A move by House Republican leaders to get outgoing Gov. Tim Kaine’s politically tone-deaf state income-tax increase up for an early vote on the House floor did what it was supposed to do. The House voted 97-0 on Thursday to reject the proposed 1 percent state income-tax hike that [...]
RMH among recipients of waste-to-energy grants
Staff Report News tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for [...]
Poverty task force presents report
Staff Report News tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Tim Kaine today received the recommendations of Virginia’s Poverty Reduction Task Force, a collection of public- and private-sector partners tasked with making policy recommendations to combat poverty in the Commonwealth. The task force, co-chaired by Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn B. Tavenner and Richmond attorney Robert [...]
Sneak Preview: Kaine’s final State of the Commonwealth
Staff Report News Tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will deliver his final State of the Commonwealth Address to the Joint Assembly in Richmond tonight at 7 p.m. The address will be carried on local PBS stations, streaming video will be available on the House of Delegates’ website, and text of the entire address [...]
The governor’s seal of approval
Westwood Hills Elementary among those honored by Kaine Staff Report News Tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that 153 Virginia public schools have earned the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance incentive program created by the Board of Education in 2007 [...]
Kaine requests disaster assistance related to snow cleanup
Staff Report News Tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today requested federal disaster assistance to reimburse state and local governments for costs associated with the severe winter storm that occurred Dec. 18-20, 2009 and the ensuing power outages. The governor has requested assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse state agencies and [...]
To conserve and protect
Biscuit Run grant pushes state past Kaine’s 400K-acre conservation goal Staff Report News Tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that more than 400,000 acres has been conserved since the first fiscal year of his administration in 2006. Several major acquisitions in Albemarle, King and Queen and Rockbridge counties, along with end-of-the-year easement recordings, [...]
Petersen: Car-tax cut not a ‘mistake’
Democrat critical of Kaine on car tax; will push gas-tax index to boost transportation dollars Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Remember how upset Fairfax Democrat Chap Petersen was right after Gov. Tim Kaine proposed last month to replace the car-tax relief program that dates back to the administration of Jim Gilmore with a 1 percent [...]
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