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McAuliffe qualifies for June Dem primary ballot
RICHMOND Democrat Terry McAuliffe has tendered qualifying petitions bearing 35,746 signatures to the State Board of Elections, giving him an uncontested slot on the June Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot.
Cuccinelli slightly leads McAuliffe in new poll
RICHMOND Ken Cuccinelli is narrowly ahead of Terry McAuliffe, 40 percent to 38 percent, in the Virginia governor's race for the first time since Quinnipiac University began polling voter attitudes on the contest last November, a year before the election.
Poll: Cuccinelli narrowly leads McAuliffe in gov. race
RICHMOND Ken Cuccinelli is narrowly ahead of Terry McAuliffe, 40 percent to 38 percent, in the Virginia governor’s race for the first time since Quinnipiac University began polling voter attitudes on the contest last November.
Groups ask McDonnell to issue felon-voting order
RICHMOND Advocates seeking automatic restoration of voting rights for felons are asking Gov. Bob McDonnell for help after legislation he supported to create that pathway failed this year.
McDonnell proposes amendments to Assembly bills
RICHMOND With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Bob McDonnell has opted to make hybrid car owners pay $64 in new annual fees, require photo identification at the polls, and prohibit abortion coverage under insurance offered through health benefits exchanges.
Abortion coverage restrictions among McDonnell’s amendments
RICHMOND With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Bob McDonnell has opted to make hybrid car owners pay $64 in new annual fees, require photo identification at the polls, and restrict abortion coverage under insurance offered through a health benefit exchange.
McDonnell amendments drop hybrid car fee to $64
RICHMOND With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Bob McDonnell has opted to make hybrid car owners pay $64 in new annual fees, require photo identification at the polls, and restrict abortion coverage under insurance offered through health benefits exchanges.
Gov. McDonnell signs voter photo ID bill into law
RICHMOND Virginia is on its way to becoming a photo identification voting state. Gov. Bob McDonnell moved the Old Dominion in that direction this week by signing into law legislation requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls beginning next July.
Gov. McDonnell signs voter photo ID law
RICHMOND Virginia is on its way to becoming a photo identification voting state. Gov. Bob McDonnell moved the Old Dominion in that direction this week by signing into law legislation requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls beginning next July.
Governor signs photo ID bill, makes other bill changes
UPDATE: Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the photo ID bill, requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. RICHMOND The sand has drained from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legislative hourglass. Virginia’s Republican governor had until midnight Monday to sign, amend or veto scores of bills passed by the General Assembly.
Governor makes two changes to bills before deadline
UPDATE: Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the photo ID bill, requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. RICHMOND The sand has drained from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legislative hourglass. Virginia’s Republican governor had until midnight Monday to sign, amend or veto scores of bills passed by the General Assembly.
Cuccinelli learns slavery never OK as political fodder
RICHMOND Ken Cuccinelli learned last week that it's foolhardy to invoke slavery to make a political point. The presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee set off a furor when Democratic Party video surfaced of him comparing the 19th century abolition struggle that triggered the nation's deadliest war with today's anti-abortion movement.
