Daily Update: 2-16-11

Legislature: 

Virginia needs to invest in potential business sites, governor's adviser says

Carol Hazard

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/virginia-politics/2011/feb/16/TDBIZ01-virginia-needs-to-invest-in-potential-busi-ar-845972/

  

Va. House panel OKs car-title lending bill despite resistance

Deirdre Fernandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-panel-oks-cartitle-lending-bill-despite-resistance

  

Va. House panel kills nonpartisan redistricting plan

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-panel-kills-nonpartisan-redistricting-plan

  

Va. House panel kills bill to prohibit hiring bias against gays

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-panel-kills-bill-prohibit-hiring-bias-against-gays

Governor:

Inmate rest stop work bills head to Gov. McDonnell

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/inmate-rest-stop-work-bills-head-gov-mcdonnell

McDonnell meets with budget negotiators

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/16/TDMAIN07-mcdonnell-meets-with-budget-negotiators-ar-846023/

Politics and Elections: 

Kaine, Obama to discuss possible Senate run

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/16/tdmain01-kaine-obama-to-discuss-possible-senate-ru-ar-846087/

Va. suffers from Freshmanitus

Brian Kirwin

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-oped-kirwin-0216-20110215,0,5269099.column

Commonwealth’s Economy: 

Va. panel OKs study of economic development incentives

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-panel-oks-study-economic-development-incentives

Education/Children: 

Tax credits for private-school scholarships shot down by Virginia Senate committee

Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021505814.html

  

Senate panel votes down tax credits for private school scholarships

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/16/tdmain07-senate-panel-votes-down-tax-credits-for-p-ar-846026/

  

Panel kills private-school tuition donation tax credit

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/15/senate-panel-kills-private-school-tuition-donation-ar-844522/

  

Va. Senate approves physical-education measure

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-senate-approves-physicaleducation-measure

In the know:

Kinser to be sworn in to lead Va. Supreme Court today

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/16/kinser-be-sworn-lead-va-supreme-court-today-ar-846826/

  

Va. audit: Hardware, human error led to computer outage

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-audit-hardware-human-error-led-computer-outage

Editorials:

Payday prez

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/16/TDOPIN01-payday-prez-ar-845433/

  

More mischief on immigration

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/more-mischief-immigration

  

School formula requires caution

The Virginian-Pilot

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