Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 30.
*Ensuring teen offenders can’t be rehabilitated (“two measures being championed by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) would do little to tamp down violent crime and would represent a step backward in the commonwealth’s dealings with juveniles who run into trouble with the law.”)
*Republicans hope to keep Kaine unsettled with murderer Soering issue; Dems say they’re ready
*Kaine explains Soering decision
*Virginia GOP flexing muscle to advance legislation
*The Ultrasound Abortion
*Matthew Geary found dead in apparent suicide
*Slain ODU student remembered on his 21st birthday
*Virginia legislators seek to link health impacts, regulation of power providers
*Health benefits exchange pushed in Danville
*Virginia AFL-CIO Announces Endorsement of Tim Kaine for United States Senator (“Particularly during a time of economic distress, working men and women need a Senator who understands the very real challenges they face in their daily lives.”)
*Sullivan, other presidents oppose proposal to limit how they use tuition
*Fairfax County to pay civil penalty for series of wastewater spills
*Virginia Beach demands action from developer on Dome site
*Williams announces run against Hurt
*Editorial: A little respect for Putney, please
UPDATE: Could Newton Leroy pull a stunning upset of Willard “Mitt the Ripper” Romney in Florida? According to Insider Advantage this morning, it’s a possibility. All I have to say to that is: pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease let it be so! 😉
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