Daily Update: 2-15-11

Legislature: 

House Appropriations panel spurns gas-tax increase

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/tdmain07-house-appropriations-panel-spurns-gas-tax-ar-843367/

  

Who says the General Assembly is heartless?

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/TDMAIN07-who-says-the-general-assembly-is-heartles-ar-843368/

Many Va. bills fail, except tax break for big boats

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/many-va-bills-fail-except-tax-break-big-boats

  

House Republicans reject bipartisan redistricting panel

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/TDMAIN07-house-republicans-reject-bipartisan-redis-ar-843369/

  

House panel defeats bills on redistricting, rights restoration, ERA

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/14/house-panel-defeats-bills-on-redistricting-rights--ar-842199/

Senate panel advances bill on synthetic marijuana

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/14/senate-panel-advances-bill-on-synthetic-marijuana-ar-842092/

  

House panel tables felon-voting measure

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/14/house-panel-tables-felon-voting-measure-ar-841838/

Politics and Elections: 

Pressure increases on Kaine to undertake Senate run

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/tdmet01-kaine-to-attend-va-democrats-fundraiser-sa-ar-843344/

Commonwealth’s Economy: 

Cantor criticizes Obama's budget plan

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/tdmain04-cantor-criticizes-obamas-budget-plan-ar-843359/

Education/Children: 

Educators rally on Capitol Square

Zachary Reid

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/feb/15/tdmain01-educators-rally-on-capitol-square-ar-843398/

  

Va. education officials postpone interaction policy again

Hattie Brown Garrow

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-education-officials-postpone-interaction-policy-again

  

Protesters push Va. legislators for education funding

Deirdre Fernandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/protesters-push-va-legislators-education-funding

  

Roanoke officials push Labor Day school bill in Richmond

Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/277070

Immigration: 

Va delegate takes to floor to urge illegal-immigrant legislation following recent attacks

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/sns-ap-va--xgr-miller-immigration,0,7537121.story

Editorials: 

Good fix

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/15/TDOPIN01-good-fix-ar-843269/

Slash ‘em

The Richmond Times Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/15/TDOPIN01-slash-em-ar-843264/

  

School formula requires caution

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/school-formula-requires-caution