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November 13, 2009
Kaine to survey storm damage in Norfolk, Hampton Roads
The governor's office says he will meet with Hampton city officials in the afternoon and survey damage on the Peninsula. Kaine is then set to meet with Norfolk officials in Ocean View and then survey damage in South Hampton RoadsArmy announces Arlington Cemetery probe
Secretary of the Army John McHugh said Friday that the investigation will look into accountability of some graves and poor record keepingMissing Morgan Harrington seen hitchhiking before disappearance
Witnesses tell State Police that the VT student was seen asking for rides on the Copeley Road bridge
November 12, 2009
Heavy rains, winds from Ida’s remnants batter Virginia’s eastern coast
Gov. Kaine declared a state of emergency. Rain and resulting floods were predicted to continue at least through Friday, especially in Norfolk
Former President Bush selects UVA to record oral histories
Scholars with the George W. Bush Oral History Project at the Miller Center will interview key Bush Administration officials, outside political advisors, members of Congress and foreign leadersAttorney General activates Virginia’s anti-price gouging statute
Attorney General Bill Mims announced that Virginia’s Anti-Price Gouging Statute, which prohibits the charging of “unconscionable” prices for “necessary goods and services,” is now activatedNovember 11, 2009
Governor Kaine declares state of emergency across Virginia
The declaration is in response to the combined effects of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida and a coastal Nor’easter
Gov.-elect McDonnell to meet with House Democrats
About 30 caucus members are expected to attend, including House Minority Leader Ward L. Armstrong (D) of Henry Co.Hundreds gather at Virginia War Memorial to honor veterans
Wreaths were placed around the memorial, followed by a 21-gun salute and the playing of TapsRep. Tom Perriello holds veterans meeting
Veterans tell the congressman's veterans advisory committee their concerns, get updated on legislation, meet with caseworkerZipcars are zooming onto UVA’s campus
The national car-sharing company will offer six self-service Zipcars to faculty, staff and students aged 18 and olderVirginia, Maryland, Delaware governors back wind power plan
“Virginia is particularly well-suited to explore offshore wind energy opportunities,“ Gov. Timothy M. Kaine saidVirginia’s IT chief re-opens talks with Northrup Grumman
Despite warnings from lawmakers to back off, the state's computer chief quietly reopened negotiations with Northrop Grumman over additional services that could add millions to Virginia's information-technology billNovember 10, 2009
Sniper John Allen Muhammad executed
John Allen Muhammad died by injection at 9:11 p.m. at Greensville Correctional Center
Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims joins Richmond law firm
Mims, a former Delegate and State Senator who succeeded Bob McDonnell as Attorney General, helps lead the McDonnell gubernatorial transitionAppeals Court rules Michael Vick can keep $16 million in bonuses
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting convictionVirginia Civil War Commission sends 2,000 DVDs to state schools
The three-hour history lesson was produced by a member of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission who led the nation's centennial commemorationVirginia Film Festival reports near record numbers
The 22nd-annual Virginia Film Festival brought in a bit more than $71,000 in ticket sales, marking an 87 percent increase over the previous year's festivalPopulation, inflation fuel Virginia’s 10-year budget growth
Monday's report to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the legislature's watchdog agency, shows a state spending jump of 28 percent when adjusted to account for inflation and population growth from fiscal year 2000 to fiscal 2009VDOT says it can get the job done this winter
VDOT says that it increased snow-removal funding by about $4 million so it can provide adequate manpower, materials and equipment to get the job doneStatement of Gov. Kaine on sniper clemency denial
Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today on the scheduled execution of John Allen Muhammad by the Commonwealth of VirginiaAnti-Government health care group leads protest outside Perriello’s Danville office
As a small group of five or six people chanted “Thank you, Tom,” outside Rep. Tom Perriello’s downtown Danville congressional office Monday afternoon, a larger group of about 70 people responded louder, “No thanks, Tom.”
Creditors’ list is nearly all that remains of Circuit City
The former Fortune 500 company that once was one of the Richmond area's largest companies, filed for bankruptcy a year ago todayPerriello defends vote for House health care reform bill
An anti-tax group picketed his offices in Martinsville, Danville and Farmville on Monday
November 09, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court won’t issue stay of execution for sniper
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Beltway sniper mastermind John Allen MuhammadPrivate group’s report finds Danville #1, Roanoke #3 for pedestrian risk in Virginia
A new report says the Danville metropolitan area is the riskiest in Virginia for pedestriansStudy says state could benefit by trimming tax breaks
The Commonwealth Institute, economic research arm of the liberal Virginia Interfaith Center, says the state currently loses $2.5 billion a year to tax cuts and credits,Gov. Kaine enjoys canoe for two in the James River
In a canoe in the James River, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine made an easy paddle stroke and recalled how he landed in Richmond
State Trooper hit on I-64
Trooper was hit during a traffic stop in Goochland Co.
