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Kaine will seek millions for roads
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will propose boosting the titling tax on car sales and car registration fees statewide for road upkeep.
Guns in restaurants draw stares but little outcry
The patrons at Champps, an upscale restaurant and bar chain, were eating ribs and drinking beer on a recent Saturday when customer Bruce Jackson stood up and made an announcement: He was armed, and so were dozens of other patrons.
Kaine announces new jobs in Page, Greensville counties
Governor Tim Kaine says a total of 85 jobs are headed to Page and Greensville counties with the expansion of two companies in those areas.
Lack of money stalls DNA testing project
Lack of funding has stalled a massive forensic project aimed at clearing people wrongfully convicted of serious crimes.
‘New’ Dulles Rail is same old bad deal
Don’t be fooled by the Federal Transit Administration’s recent U-turn on the Dulles Rail project. It doesn’t change the flawed fundamentals of this $5 billion-plus mega-pork project, designed to benefit wealthy Tysons Corner landowners and their political allies at the expense of taxpayers and commuters. Dulles Rail will not reduce traffic in Northern Virginia, as the project’s own environmental studies attest. It will actually increase congestion in and around Tysons, thanks to higher densities approved by the Fairfax Board of Supervisors in connection with the project. It’s no exaggeration to say Tysons Corner will suffer perpetual gridlock once the Dulles Rail and its parallel developments are completed. Every tax dollar spent on Dulles Rail is a tax dollar that should have been used to reduce congestion on the Washington region’s roads.
Business groups back roads taxes
Twenty-five of the state's most influential business lobbying groups are backing new statewide taxes for highway upkeep and repair.
Governor to honor 3 fallen officers
Governor Timothy Kaine will speak at a service to memorialize fallen Virginia police officers.
Millions in tax refunds sent, but paperwork problems arise
Local and state agencies have returned more than $8 million of $24 million in refunds of unconstitutional taxes, but there are already signs taxpayers will have trouble getting all their money back.
Mark Warner continues Senate campaign swing
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner ratcheted up his campaign Monday, promising a gradual exit from Iraq and battling expectations supporters and political professionals called unrealistic.
Democratic presidential candidates make final Indiana push
The state better known for basketball than barnstorming is witnessing politics at its most frenzied this weekend as the race to Indiana's primary and the Democratic presidential nomination reaches a fevered pitch. More Tim Kaine Stories
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