Daily Update: Monday, January 24, 2011

Legislature:

Bill could suspend lawsuits over Virginia Tech shootings

Tonia Moxley

The Roanoke Times

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bill-could-suspend-lawsuits-over-virginia-tech-shootings

Two bills take aim at Sunday hunting ban

Joanne Kimberlin

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/legislation-takes-aim-sunday-hunting-ban

Bill would cap pole rates co-ops charge utilities

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bill-would-cap-pole-rates-coops-charge-utilities

House committee approves 'Repeal Amendment'

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/21/house-committee-approves-repeal-amendment-ar-789797/

Virginia legislators looking to curb foreclosures

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/23/tdmain13-va-legislators-looking-to-curb-foreclosur-ar-792195/

Repeal measure advances

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/22/tdmain01-repeal-measure-advances-ar-790958/

Cantor: No vote on debt increase without discussion on cuts

Olympia Meola            

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/24/tdmain03-cantor-no-vote-on-debt-increase-without-d-ar-793571/

Politics and Elections:

Allen to seek to reclaim Va. Senate seat

Bob Lewis

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/23/allen-announce-run-reclaim-va-senate-seat/

George Allen to announce 2012 Senate bid

Andrew Cain and Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/24/tdmain01-allen-to-announce-2012-bid-to-reclaim-sen-ar-793752/

Warner to introduce bill that would cut trillions in spending

Bill Bartel

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/warner-introduce-bill-would-cut-trillions-spending

Education/Children:

Ten Commandments restored at Virginia schools

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/23/ten-commandments-restored-at-virginia-schools/

House OKs new restrictions on school spending

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/house-oks-new-restrictions-school-spending

Health:

Va. House passes repeal of mandatory HPV vaccines

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/va-house-passes-repeal-mandatory-hpv-vaccines

Virginia expects scathing U.S. critique of system for caring for developmentally disabled

Henri E. Cauvin

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012303387.html

Va. House OKs repeal of HPV vaccine requirement

Dena Potter

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-ga-wire-hpv-vaccineaccine-20110121,0,5057866.story

Transportation:

House panel puts brakes on several highway safety bills

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/274436

Editorials:

The give and take on medical money

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/give-and-take-medical-money

Dept. of Rhetoric: Cantor on health-care reform

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/jan/24/TDOPIN01-dept-of-rhetoric-cantor-on-health-care-re-ar-793339/

Demanding Dollars

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-school-funding-editorial-20110122,0,814160.story

Take down the Ten Commandments

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/274776