Kaine announces additional staff hires
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Sen.-elect Tim Kaine announced additional members of his Senate staff on Monday, including two Capitol Hill veterans to lead his Washington-based communications team.
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Virginia presidential electors formally cast ballots
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Virginia’s 13 electors met Monday in the House Chamber in the State Capitol to vote for president and vice president of the United States of America for the next ensuing term.
Virginia Organizing: Why ignore over 400K Virginians?
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Gov. Bob McDonnell presented his 2012-2014 biennium budget amendments to the Virginia General Assembly on Monday. One of the amendments the governor has proposed is removing the federal funding for Medicaid expansion that was previously included in the 2012-2014 budget passed by the General Assembly last year.
Webb: Defense bill safeguards troops, advances critical defense, national security initiatives
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The U.S. Senate last night passed the National Defense Authorization Actfor Fiscal Year 2013, which includes numerous defense and national-security initiatives long advocated by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.). The bill, approved by a vote of 98-0, will now be conferenced with the House Armed Services Committee.
Virginia Senate Democrats call for Special Session to address creation of health-insurance exchange
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State Senate Democrats called on Tuesday for a special legislative Session to create a state health insurance exchange as provided for under the Affordable Care Act.
Mark Obenshain: What do these oysters have to do with your constitutional rights?
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Oysters have been harvested in the Chesapeake Bay from time immemorial. In fact, the Bay’s very name is an Algonquian phrase that can be translated “great shellfish bay,” and as early as 1612, English settlers were praising the Chesapeake’s oyster beds.
Report: Outside groups spend $37 million in political TV buys in Virginia
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Outside political groups have bought $37 million worth of airtime in Virginia’s top four TV markets, with half of the money spent by groups that keep their donors a secret, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project.
ACLU urges Roanoke County to forgo prayer before legislative meetings
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia yesterday sent a letter to members of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors reminding them that if prayers are used to open legislative meetings they must not favor one religious sect over any other
Chris Graham: A big waste of time
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You want to know what’s wrong with this country? It’s not that we can’t agree on what direction we need to go in to get business running as close to full capacity as possible, get our kids the best educations, make sure that we all have access to the best health-care system in the world, and the rest
Andy Schmookler: The Real Threat to American Liberties
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I just finished the first round of my tour of the Sixth District, which had the title of, The Real Threat to Our American Liberties
