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  10 key players to watch during the 2012 General Assembly session

  Sen. Richard H. Black

  01/08/2021 12:00 AM
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  General Assembly returns Wednesday to tackle budget, other key issues

  The Virginia General Assembly convenes its 2012 session Wednesday amid a turbulent political climate.

  01/08/2021 12:00 AM

• Bolling files motion to dismiss Senate Democrats' suit on tiebreaker

  Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Virginia Senate Democrats seeking to prevent him from casting the tiebreaking vote to organize the 20-20 chamber in favor of the Republican Party.

  01/05/2021 12:00 AM

• Bolling says he can break ties, but not on budget

  Lieutenant governor will preside over the evenly divided state Senate; session starts Jan. 11.

  01/04/2021 12:00 AM
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  Bolling says he can break most ties, but not on budget

  With the Virginia general Assembly set to convene its 2012 session next week, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling has issued a memorandum outlining what he believes his powers will be in a state Senate evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.

  01/03/2022 11:43 AM
• Doomsday forecasts aside, changes coming in 2012

  Happy 2012. It's been nice knowing you. Haven't you heard? The world is supposed to end this year.

  01/01/2022 12:00 AM
• Making a Difference: Spiritual support offered to men

  Mike Young was going through life the way most of us do — working a job, paying the bills, starting a family.

  12/26/2011 12:00 AM
• In Short Pump, Gingrich shops for GOP support

  With only three days before Christmas, rising Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich came to Short Pump on Thursday to do some shopping.

  12/23/2011 12:00 AM
• Bachmann, Santorum and Huntsman miss Virginia primary deadline

  Four Republican presidential candidates submitted petitions Thursday in time to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary.

  12/23/2011 12:00 AM
• In Short Pump, Gingrich shops – for GOP support

  With only three days before Christmas, rising Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich came to Short Pump today to do some shopping.

  12/22/2011 11:28 AM
• Budget sets McDonnell's priorities

  Gov. McDonnell unveiled a two-year, $84.9 billion spending plan that balances increases in transportation, higher education and the state's pension system.

  12/20/2011 12:00 AM

• McDonnell wants schools to restrict tuition increases

  Fresh off news that he wants $100 million more in the state budget for higher education, Gov. Bob McDonnell on Thursday said he expects Virginia's public colleges and universities to hold the line on tuition increases.

  12/16/2011 12:00 AM

• Perriello to work for think tank

  Former Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th — often mentioned as a potential candidate for governor — will head up the advocacy arm of a progressive Washington think tank.

  12/16/2011 12:00 AM

• Perriello takes job with Washington think tank

  Former Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th -- often mentioned as a potential candidate for governor -- will head up the advocacy arm of a progressive Washington, D.C. think tank.

  12/15/2011 1:50 PM
• McDonnell wants schools to restrict tuition hikes

  Governor's comments come day after his announcement he wants  $100 million more in the state budget for higher education.

  12/15/2011 10:49 AM

• Va. OKs same-sex adoption hurdle

  Virginia's Board of Social Services on Wednesday approved final regulations on adoption that, starting in the spring, will effectively allow state-licensed private agencies to deny the adoption of a child by same-sex couples.

  12/15/2011 12:00 AM

• Social Services board approves revised adoption regulations

  The state Board of Social Services voted Wednesday to approve regulations that would allow private adoption agencies to deny services to people based on sexual orientation, age, disability or family status, among other areas.

  12/14/2011 3:25 PM

• McDonnell says safety comes first on uranium mining

  Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday that public safety trumps the potential economic impact of mining a large uranium deposit in Southside Virginia.

  12/14/2011 12:00 AM
• McDonnell says safety comes first on uranium mining

  Gov. Bob McDonnell today said that public safety trumps the potential the economic impact of mining a large uranium deposit in Southside Virginia.

  12/13/2011 11:48 AM
• Occupy Richmond returns to Kanawha Plaza to take stock

  Protesters march from Monroe Park and pass by City Hall, Dominion Power and the Federal Reserve Bank before reaching rally point.

  12/11/2021 12:00 AM