Daily Update: Thursday, January 27, 2011

Legislature: 

Animal-welfare bill headed for further study

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/27/tdmain08-animal-welfare-bill-headed-for-further-st-ar-801918/ 

Bill to scale back immunity to lawsuits stalls

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bill-scale-back-immunity-lawsuits-stalls

Bill aims to shuck oyster law helping jobless watermen

Scott Harper

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bill-aims-shuck-oyster-law-helping-jobless-watermen

Bills to tax disposable grocery bags in Va. fail to advance

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bills-tax-disposable-grocery-bags-va-fail-advance

Virginia panel kills bills to tighten regulation of electricity rates

Mike Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/virginia-panel-kills-bills-tighten-regulation-electricity-rates

 Bill would allow inmate labor at Va. rest stops

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/bill-would-allow-inmate-labor-va-rest-stops

  

Northam bill would cancel oyster zones in bay

Cory Nealon

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/gloucester-county/dp-nws-aquaculture-zones-20110126,0,1198159.story

Politics and Elections: 

Senate panel advances anti-discrimination legislation

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/27/senate-panel-advances-anti-discrimination-legislat-ar-802850/

Education/Children: 

Va. school mandatory gym-class bill advances

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/26/va-school-mandatory-gym-class-bill-advances-ar-800271/

Committee backs higher-education overhaul legislation

Karin Kapsidelis

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/27/tdmain08-committee-backs-higher-education-overhaul-ar-801919/

Health: 

Appeals court to expedite health-care hearing

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/26/va-appeals-court-to-expedite-health-care-hearing-ar-801246/

Transportation: 

Bolling urges Virginia Chamber of Commerce to back roads plan

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/27/tdmain08-bolling-urges-virginia-chamber-of-commerc-ar-801917/

In the know: 

Assembly one of the few to retain this symbol of kings

Joanne Kimberlin

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/assembly-one-few-retain-symbol-kings

Visitation to state parks topped 8 million in 2010

Rex Springston

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jan/26/visitation-to-state-parks-topped-8-million-in-2010-ar-800470/

Editorials: 

State of the Union: Obama's speech

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/jan/27/tdopin01-obamas-speech-ar-801369/

  

Governor misfires in targeting PBS

The Virginian Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/governor-misfires-targeting-pbs

Mandate 30 minutes of exercise each day?

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/275047