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Attorney General Cuccinelli not subject to Freedom of Information Act
The state’s open government law doesn’t apply to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, his office says, elaborating on responses to requests for public records connected with a company whose CEO gave $35,000 in gifts to Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The office says the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to it because the office is established by the Virginia Constitution and is not therefore a “public body” as defined by
Cuccinelli, Jackson top Virginia's GOP ticket
RICHMOND — Ken Cuccinelli stands atop a Virginia Republican Party in which tea party conservatives now have considerable heft. The attorney general, beloved by activists for fighting what they perceive as a heavy-handed federal government, formally accepted his party’s nomination for governor Saturday. That outcome was a foregone conclusion because Cuccinelli had no GOP challenger. It took longer to determine his down-ballot ticket mates. Attorney general nominee Mark Obenshain, a
As Cuccinelli talks coal, McAuliffe focuses on abortion rights
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli promised Virginia would push to explore for offshore oil and gas and focus on keeping the coal industry strong if he is elected governor, in a coal country campaign stop today. In Norfolk today, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe said protecting women’s rights to have abortion was a vital issue. And a new poll released today showed McAuliffe edging ahead of Cuccinelli, breaking a trend from other
Roger Malouf wins GOP nod for Roanoke commissioner
Roger Malouf , a real estate broker and property manager, is the Republican nominee to be Roanoke's commissioner of the revenue, challenging incumbent Sherman Holland . Malouf, currently a member of the city's Board of Zoning Appeals, was nominated at the Roanoke Republican Committee mass meeting Wednesday. He said he would make sure real estate is assessed at market value and would push to have the commissioner's office handle real
Virginia lieutenant governor nomination Saturday
RICHMOND — You’re forgiven if you can’t name the seven Republican men and women running for lieutenant governor, one of whom will be nominated at the GOP convention Saturday in Richmond. It’s a low-profile contest that will be settled by a subset of the roughly 13,500 party insiders registered as Republican convention delegates. But that doesn’t mean there’s little at stake: The nominee for the November ballot could become the
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s approval rating dips, poll shows
RICHMOND - Although Gov. Bob McDonnell's job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years, according to a poll, his reputation doesn't seem seriously damaged by questions swirling around his relationship to a political donor who has given gifts to the governor and his family. A Quinnipiac University survey out Wednesday lists McDonnell with a 49 percent job approval rating that's slightly lower than his 53 percent
Cuccinelli hires law firm for McDonnell's office in chef case
RICHMOND — Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli cited a conflict of interest Wednesday as he recused his office and hired a private legal team to represent Gov. Bob McDonnell in matters arising from the politically charged criminal case pending against the former chef at Virginia's Executive Mansion. Democratic former Virginia Attorney General Anthony F. Troy will lead four attorneys from the Richmond firm of Eckert Seamans providing counsel to McDonnell in
Quinnipiac poll: McDonnell job approval rating slips
RICHMOND -- Gov. Bob McDonnell has dipped to his the lowest job-approval rating in two years in a statewide poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, but he appears unharmed by his ties to the top executive of a troubled nutritional supplements maker who lavished gifts on McDonnell and his family. Forty-nine percent of the 1,286 registered voters interviewed from May 8-13 approved of the governor's performance while 28 percent disapproved
Cuccinelli still mum on whether he discussed tax dispute with Star Scientific
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said he never discussed a $1.7 million lawsuit against the state filed by a friend’s company with that friend, but his campaign and office still would not say whether he ever talked about the tax dispute before the lawsuit. Cuccinelli’s friend, Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, has given $35,000 to the attorney general, Gov. Bob McDonnell and their families since their election — a period in
Bedrosian wins pillowcase drawing for Hollins District nomination
They found democracy. It was at the bottom of a maroon pillowcase. After two full days of suspense, Roanoke County Republicans on Tuesday chose Al Bedrosian as their nominee in the Hollins District supervisors race. Bedrosian was selected by a random draw, after an unusual 389-389 tie with his opponent, Mike Bailey, during Saturday’s firehouse primary. More than 30 people crowded into a fourth-floor conference room at the Roanoke County
More gun permits going to out-of-state residents
RICHMOND — The number of non-Virginians obtaining state-issued concealed handgun permits has boomed in the four years since Ken Cuccinelli sponsored legislation making it clear online testing meets the legal training requirement for them. One beneficiary of that increased demand is a Norfolk gun dealer, and Cuccinelli campaign contributor, who markets virtual training to out-of-staters whose home states have tougher permit standards than Virginia. The number of nonresident permits issued
Republican nominee for Hollins supervisor to be chosen today
UPDATE May 14: Bedrosian wins "dark bag" drawing for Hollins nomination *** Despite months of front-stoop campaigning and the staking of political positions, winning the Republican Party’s nomination in the Roanoke County race for the Hollins supervisor seat will come down to crossed fingers and blind luck. Victory will emerge from a single, dark bag. Not the flip of a coin, not rock-paper-scissors — nothing that would require refereeing or
Former delegate's grandson enters race for New River Valley seat
James Harder, the grandson of a longtime Blacksburg Democratic state delegate, announced Thursday that he wants to challenge incumbent Joseph Yost in the 12th House District. Harder, 30, a doctoral student at Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy, said he was inspired by his grandmother Joan Munford, who represented a House district that included Blacksburg from 1982 until 1993. “I have a passion for public service which I
Terry McAuliffe defends business decisions
FRANKLIN — Terry McAuliffe figured his business background would be an asset in his second run for governor, but he has found himself explaining why two commercial ventures he proposed in Virginia haven’t lived up to the lofty expectations he set. Questions about why his electric-car company, GreenTech Automotive, placed its plant in Mississippi rather than Virginia, are being followed by more, about a slowly developing local green-energy proposal here.
Roanoke County supervisor candidates Christley, McNamara spar over education
The two Roanoke County Republicans vying for their party’s nomination in the Windsor Hills supervisor race squared off Tuesday night in a forum on county education. Coming only four days before the May 11 firehouse primary, the forum gave candidates RoxAnne Christley and Joe McNamara the opportunity to answer questions posed directly by potential voters. The event, attended by more than 50 people , lasted about an hour and was
7 candidates running for Bedford Town Council all win
Bedford’s town council election lived up to its promise of providing little drama Tuesday. The only seven candidates running for seven seats all were elected to the new council that will take charge when the city reverts to a town system of government this summer. Six of the seven winners during Tuesday’s special election currently serve on the city council, which will cease to exist July 1, when the lengthy
Botetourt County Supervisor Terry Austin wins 19th District GOP firehouse primary
DALEVILLE — A veteran Botetourt County supervisor won the Republican nomination for state delegate for the 19th district, one of the most conservative in the state. Terry Austin won the party’s nod as its man to succeed Del. Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, a conservative stalwart who is retiring after more than a half- century in the state legislature. “This is wonderful,” Austin said, as he was congratulated outside Lord Botetourt High
Tuesday sees Terry McAuliffe in Roanoke, Ken Cuccinelli in Richmond
RICHMOND — Republican Ken Cuccinelli is proposing to slash taxes by $1.4 billion, including cutting corporate tax rates by one-third if he’s elected governor. He said in his first policy news conference at a Richmond yogurt store Tuesday that he would offset the individual and business income tax cuts by eliminating a broad range of exemptions and other incentives. Cuccinelli also said he wouldn’t repeal the first transportation funding law
Virginia law lax on reporting of gifts accepted by politicians
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Bob McDonnell deliberately omitted a $15,000 check that a wealthy businessman and political supporter wrote to his daughter to cover her wedding expenses. No foul. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli amended four years’ worth of statements of economic interest last month, adding $13,000 worth of gifts that he says slipped his mind. Oops. But it’s all good — legally. Neither violated a state economic disclosure and conflicts-of-interest
7 candidates running for 7 seats in Bedford
It will be seven men for seven council seats in Bedford. The city's reversion to a town system of government won't happen until July, but Bedford will hold a town council election Tuesday in order have a council in place when reversion happens. The election is essentially uncontested. Six of the seven current city council members are running for town council jobs. Only one other person not currently on the
1. 9 people taken to hospital after car drives into Trail Days parade Saturday
2. Blacksburg man charged after reports of fight Sunday morning
3. NFL 'grind' over for former Virginia, Cave Spring star Ronde Barber
4. Attorney General Cuccinelli not subject to Freedom of Information Act
5. Franklin Co. officials say funds can’t be diverted to fill school cuts
6. Organizations leave Adopt-A-Highway duties by the roadside
7. Student robbed on Virginia Tech campus Saturday morning
8. Center in the Square's grand reopening draws crowd
9. Hollins University custodian shows persistence in earning her degree
10. In the region: Virginia Tech softball pulls off 13-inning win over Marshall
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