McDonnell signs school, campus safety legislation
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At an event at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian, Gov. Bob McDonnell today signed 12 pieces of legislation designed to make Virginia’s schools and campuses safer.
Search Results for Office of the Attorney General
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Bob Goodlatte: A busy week
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The IRS recently admitted that certain conservative groups had been singled out for extra scrutiny based on political leanings, including some in Virginia. The IRS must be held accountable for this blatant abuse of power.
Poll: Ken Cuccinelli leads in governor’s race among disinterested electorate
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Virginia voters know little about the two candidates for governor, according to a new Washington Post poll looking at the Ken Cuccinelli-Terry McAuliffe race. Cuccinelli, the Republican attorney general, has a 51 percent-to-41 percent lead over McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee, among likely voters, according to the Post poll. The defining numbers in the poll aren’t there, though, but rather in the limited information on the candidates among the voter base and the limited interest in the race in general among state residents.
Report: FBI investigating Bob McDonnell-Jonnie Williams relationship
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The FBI is reportedly looking into the relationship between Gov. Bob McDonnell and Jonnie Williams, the CEO of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is also under investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission.
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upholds constitutionality of Virginia law limiting FOIA requests to Virginians
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In a win for Virginia’s taxpayers, today the United States Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling that upholds the constitutionality of Virginia’s citizenship limitation in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which allows only residents of the commonwealth and news organizations that serve Virginians to utilize FOIA.
Tea Party, PAC tap Corey Stewart, Mark Obenshain in vetting for statewide nominations
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A vetting of statewide candidates for the lieutenant governor and attorney general nominations fro the Republican Party in the 2013 elections conducted by the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation and Middle Resolution PAC led to the groups endorsing Corey Stewart for lieutenant governor and Mark Obenshain for attorney general.
Terry McAuliffe proposes gift ban for Virginia elected officials
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe today announced a proposal for expanded rules regarding gifts for Virginia’s elected officials. McAuliffe’s proposal encourages greater government transparency and aims to avoid conflicts by future officeholders by placing an immediate ban on the Commonwealth’s Governor and his or her family from accepting gifts above $100.
Democrats push Ken Cuccinelli to appoint special prosecutor in Star Scientific case
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Democrats in the Virginia House and Senate today urged Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to appoint an outside investigator to determine whether Cuccinelli or Gov. Bob McDonnell broke any laws by failing to disclose or mischaracterizing gifts, stock and trips from Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams.
Broad bipartisan support for McDonnell budget, legislative amendments
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As the 2013 General Assembly session draws to a close, the overwhelming majority of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 2013 legislative agenda passed with strong bipartisan support, leading to the passage of the first sustainable and long-term transportation funding and reform package in 27 years, and sweeping K-12 education reforms. The House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia approved 88 percent of the amended bills the governor sent down.
McDonnell transportation amendments win bipartisan praise
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today completed his review of the major transportation funding compromise passed by the General Assembly in late February, and in the process proposed amendments to the compromise reducing the titling tax increase and also reducing the controversial fee on alternative vehicles by 36 percent.
