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UPDATED: Governor McDonnell to Join Mitt Romney on Campaign Stops in Virginia
Governor Bob McDonnell will join GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney as he heads to our state this weekend. Romney's campaign announced a "Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle Class" bus tour that starts Saturday in Virginia. The tour starts in Norfolk,...
Tags: Executive Branch, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Politics, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Mitt Romney
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Kaine tours sewage treatment plant, talks energy innovation
ReporterThe campaign trail can lead to some unusual places. Wednesday morning, Virginia'sU.S. Senaterace stopped at the regional water pollution control plant. Democrat Tim Kaine toured the facility in southeast Roanoke. He was there, because the plant uses...Tags: Water Pollution, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Environmental Pollution, Politics, Alternative Energy
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Governor reports $129 million surplus for Virginia in fiscal year 2012
For the third consecutive year Virginia has a revenue surplus, according to Governor Bob McDonnell’s office. The governor says Virginia ended fiscal year 2012 with a $129.2 million surplus. Additionally, total revenue collections rose by 5.4...
Tags: Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell
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President Obama signs Virginia disaster declaration following derecho storms
President Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for Virginia following last month's severe storms. Several thousand people lost power across the Commonwealth, and several homes and businesses were damaged. The declaration means federal funding...
Tags: White House, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Staunton (Staunton, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell requests federal assistance for derecho storm damage
Governor Bob McDonnell has requested federal assistance following the derecho storms June 29-30 that caused widespread damage and knocked out power to thousands. Fifteen people died from storm-related injuries. At one point, around 1.3 million utility...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Staunton (Staunton, Virginia), Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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George Allen and Tim Kaine face off in Virginia Senate debate
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterRepublican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine met Saturday morning at The Homestead for the second debate of their U.S. Senate campaign. The two former Governors clashed over their performance in Richmond and Washington, and their prescription for the...Tags: Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Politics, Regional Authority, George Allen
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Patton Oswalt, Celebrities, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Woody Allen, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Virginia Attorney General blasts Kaine's handling of murderer
WDBJ7 ReporterNew details tonight in a 1985 double murder in Bedford County. According to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Former Governor Tim Kaine was prepared to be a witness in support of murderer Jens Soering's jail time being shortened by extradiction...Tags: Executive Branch, Bedford County (Virginia), Politics, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Ken Cuccinelli
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On day of President's visit to Roanoke, Governor McDonnell calls Obama ads dishonest
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says President Barack Obama's ads accusing Republican Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while a venture capitalist at Bain Capital are dishonest. McDonnell said Friday the Obama campaign should take down those ads making the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Mitt Romney, Regional Authority
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Jens Soering will serve the rest of his sentence in Virginia
One of Virginia's most notorious killers is going to have to serve out the rest of his sentence in Virginia. United States Attorney General Eric Holder says the U-S will not go forward with talk of transferring Jens Soering to his native Germany....
Tags: Executive Branch, Bedford County (Virginia), Politics, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Germany
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U.S. Attorney General rules Jens Soering will have to serve rest of his sentence in Virginia
WDBJ7 ReporterOne of Virginia's most notorious killers is going to have to serve out the rest of his sentence in Virginia. United States Attorney General Eric Holder says there will be no diagreement between Virginia and the federal government over the transfer of...Tags: Politics, National Government, Criminals, Regional Authority, Crimes
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Governor McDonnell wants more answers before he responds to Supreme Court's health care ruling
Gov. Bob McDonnell is telling legislators that Virginia policymakers need more answers from President Barack Obama's administration about Medicaid before formulating a response to the June U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health reform law....
Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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