Court hears arguments in AG challenge to health-care reform

Chris Graham

A federal judge heard arguments for the state and for the federal government in a case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli challenging the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform bill passed and signed into law earlier this year. Judge Henry E. Hudson said in Monday’s hearing in Richmond that he will hand down…

Dukes drop another one

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The #6/7 James Madison football team mustered less than 100 yards of offense in the second half and visiting #15/16 New Hampshire scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 28-14 victory at Bridgeforth Stadium. With the loss, the Dukes fall to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in Colonial Athletic Association…

Beatdown: North Carolina pummels mistake-prone Cavs, 44-10

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First play from scrimmage: North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates finds Dwight Jones out in the left flat for what looked to be about a 10- to 12-yard gain. Then Jones breaks the tackle and streaks past the Virginia secondary for what turned into an 81-yard touchdown. First play of the game, and UNC is on…

Beatdown: North Carolina pummels mistake-prone Cavs, 44-10

Chris Graham

First play from scrimmage: North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates finds Dwight Jones out in the left flat for what looked to be about a 10- to 12-yard gain. Then Jones breaks the tackle and streaks past the Virginia secondary for what turned into an 81-yard touchdown. First play of the game, and UNC is on…

McDonnell PAC: Primed and ready for ’11 state cycle

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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s political action committee, Opportunity Virginia PAC, reported $1.28 million cash on hand on Sept. 30, the end of the third quarter. The report was released to the news media on Friday. In the media release, Opportunity Virginia reported raising $782,000 between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2010. “As we prepare for the…

Review commission issues interim report

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The Governor’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring presented its Interim Report to Gov. Bob McDonnell Friday for his review. The report includes 107 proposals, including the privatization of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, initiating a four-day, 10-hour-a-day work week for many state employees, improving inventory practices for all state real property assets,…

VDOT fills senior staff positions

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The Virginia Department of Transportation, in a late-afternoon Friday news dump, made several announcements regarding staff additions, including the hiring of a new chief financial officer, John W. Lawson. The 21-year VDOT veteran will oversee VDOT’s $3.3 billion annual budget and will provide oversight and bring innovation to VDOT’s spending of state and federal resources….