Week in Review: All eyes on Richmond

By   /  May 16, 2013  /  Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Bre Payton│Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — All eyes are on Richmond as delegates from across the state gather to select nominees for 2013 GOP nomination.
And the future of Virginia’s toll road remain in question after a circuit court ruling.
This is your week in review.
 GOP convention highlights party division
Virginia Republican delegates will select nominees for its [...]

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Virginia GOP convention highlights party split

By   /  May 14, 2013  /  Elections, News, State Government, Virginia  /  No Comments

SPLITSVILLE: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli isn't supporting Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation plan.

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Virginia Republicans this weekend will launch an experiment in politics, opting for a party convention to choose a slate of candidates for statewide offices.
The move eliminates a long, drawn out and often expensive primary season.
But while the goal is to give voice to a diverse electorate, the gathering [...]

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Court decision clouds future of Virginia toll roads

By   /  May 14, 2013  /  News, State Government, transportation, Virginia  /  1 Comment

TUNNEL TROUBLE: One circuit court judge's opinion that tolling in the Hampton Roads area is unconstitutional may place future public-private partnerships in Virginia in peril.

By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau

ALEXANDRIA — Virginia’s love affair with public-private partnerships could be in peril.

A circuit court judge from Portsmouth ruled earlier this month that collecting tolls on an existing tunnel to pay for another tunnel is tantamount to raising taxes — and the un-elected Virginia Department of Transportation can’t do that under the Constitution of Virginia.

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Ranking candidates for lieutenant governor roils some VA tea parties

By   /  May 13, 2013  /  News, Politics, Virginia  /  No Comments

HE'S NO. 1: Could a tea party ranking that puts him at the head of the lieutenant governor field have a boomerang effect on Corey Stewart?

FREDERICKSBURG – Some Virginia tea partiers are steamed at the state Tea Party Patriots Federation, which ranked lieutenant governor candidate Corey Stewart No. 1 in the seven-way contest for the GOP nomination.

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VA Week-in-Review: Campaign tax promises and rosy rankings for small business

By   /  May 10, 2013  /  Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau

ALEXANDRIA — The campaign promises have begun and their feasibility questioned this week as Virginia heads deeper into election season, and a new study ranks the Old Dominion in the top 10 for small businesses. This is your Week-in-Review.

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