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Joe Rogalsky
Va. lawmakers seek stiffer penalties, arrests, prison for unlicensed drivers
- Drivers who get behind the wheel in Virginia without first earning a driver’s license would face significantly stiffer penalties under measures introduced in Richmond by two Northern Virginia lawmakers.
Virginia’s attorney general opposes D.C. gun ban
- Virginia Attorney General Robert McDonnell said Tuesday he will sign on to a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the District of Columbia’s handgun ban.
Kaine proposes $78B budget, raising ire of Virginia GOP
- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine rolled out a $78 billion, two-year spending proposal Monday that he said would keep the state “moving forward” despite a tight budget.
Delegate: English-only on docs
- An array of services Virginia agencies and local governments provide to non-English-speaking residents would become illegal under legislation a Woodbridge Republican has introduced in the General Assembly.
- An array of services Virginia agencies and local governments provide to non-English-speaking residents would become illegal under legislation a Woodbridge Republican has introduced in the General Assembly.
Senior citizens to ride Metro buses for free
- Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to ride Metro buses for free in Montgomery County beginning Jan. 1.
One-third of inmates will be back in prison
- Virginia has one of the lowest rates of recidivism in the nation, but state officials must reduce that figure further, according to a state study released this week.
Metro official: Free rides for delays
- A member of Metro’s board of directors wants the transit system to have a financial incentive in making sure passengers receive reliable service.
- A member of Metro’s board of directors wants the transit system to have a financial incentive in making sure passengers receive reliable service.
Metro's biggest fare hike in history
- Passengers will begin paying as much as $10 more per week to park and ride Metrorail next month under a fare-increase package the system’s board of directors approved Thursday.
- Passengers will begin paying as much as $10 more per week to park and ride Metrorail next month under a fare-increase package the system’s board of directors approved Thursday.
Kaine to propose $1.65 billion bond package for higher education
- Virginia voters would be asked to approve a $1.65 billion bond package to fund higher education projects under a proposal Gov. Tim Kaine announced Thursday. The proposal, which needs support from the General Assembly before it can go to voters in the fall, would earmark $105 million for George Mason University, including $50 million for a library addition and $49 million to renovate a science and technology building. Northern Virginia Community College would receive $77 million to construct buildings on its Loudoun County and Woodbridge campuses.
Kaine proposes subsidized health care for uninsured
- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on Wednesday proposed spending $25.5 million to subsidize health care for the uninsured.
Va. teacher salaries fall much lower than U.S. average
- Teachers in Virginia earn far less than their counterparts in Maryland and the District of Columbia, according to a study released Wednesday.
Md. board member proposes smaller Metro fare increase
- Metro’s board of directors on Thursday will consider a new proposal that would reduce the size of planned fare and parking increases on suburban riders.
- Metro’s board of directors on Thursday will consider a new proposal that would reduce the size of planned fare and parking increases on suburban riders.
Judge admonishes Vick at sentencing
- Michael Vick’s colossal fall from multimillionaire football megastar to federal inmate culminated Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson sentenced him to 23 months in prison on a single dogfighting charge.
- Michael Vick’s colossal fall from multimillionaire football megastar to federal inmate culminated Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson sentenced him to 23 months in prison on a single dogfighting charge.