Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 28. Also, check out the video of President Obama’s weekly address, on “his commitment to a renewal of American values…end the gridlock and start tackling the issues that matter — without regard for personal ambition.”
*Voter ID bills decried by Democrats advance
*Corey Stewart says Va. Senate panel should have passed illegal immigrant law
*Poll Shows Presidential, Senate Races Deadlocked In Va.
*Kaine: ‘All of the above’ on energy
*McDonnell appoints former senator Quayle to parole board
*Aneesh Chopra resigns from White House, likely to run for Va. lieutenant governor
*Va. braces for defense cuts, base closures
*Justin Stern: An interview with Eric Cantor
*Montana governor will headline Va. Democrats’ annual fundraiser
*O’Malley and McDonnell’s entertaining rivalry
*Public debates abortion clinic regulations
*McDonnell defends Romney’s health care position (The VP audition continues…)
*McDonnell, Cantor to address mock convention (Does that mean we can “mock” them? Heh.)
*Virginia Tech helmet data show youth take hard hits on football field
*Norfolk delegate files measure to kill tunnel project and its tolls
*Elite frogmen muster in Virginia Beach to mark 50th birthday of SEALs
*The time is right for a Fairfax charter school
*In Virginia, Roller Coasters Trump Reading
*Manassas Republicans tune in to council, mayor’s races
*Tolls: The price for negligence