Daily Update: 2-24-11

Legislature:

Northern Virginia's water war heats up again as some see anticompetitive bill

Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/02/a_new_front_in_northern.html

  

Most Va. majority-black districts are underpopulated

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/24/TDMAIN05-most-va-majority-black-districts-are-unde-ar-863513/

  

Internet outage hits General Assembly

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/24/TDMAIN05-internet-outage-hits-general-assembly-ar-863508/

  

House of Delegates approves controls on alcohol ads

Michael Martz

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/23/6/house-delegates-delays-action-alcohol-ads-ar-862347/

  

Stricter regulation of abortion clinics likely to pass in Virginia

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/stricter-regulation-abortion-clinics-likely-pass-virginia

  

Virginia House acts to restrict liquor billboards

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/virginia-house-acts-restrict-liquor-billboards

  

Rein in EPA clean-air regulations, Va. House urges Congress

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/rein-epa-cleanair-regulations-va-house-urges-congress

  

Va. House calls for mandating a balanced federal budget

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-calls-mandating-balanced-federal-budget

Governor: 

Soering asks governor for parole, deportation

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/23/soering-asks-governor-parole-deportation-ar-862036/

Politics and Elections: 

Senate set for abortion vote today

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-news/2011/feb/24/TDMAIN05-senate-set-for-abortion-vote-today-ar-863511/

Commonwealth’s Economy:

Negotiators say state budget deal elusive

Chelyen Davis

The Free-Lance Star

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/022011/02242011/609344-

Education/Children:

Petersburg residents speak out against more cuts to school funding

Jeremy Slayton

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/local-education/2011/feb/23/1/petersburg-outlines-school-budget-shortfall-and-re-ar-863523/

Ten Commandments’ return to Va. school district depends on legal battle’s outcome

Kevin Sieff

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/23/AR2011022306539.html

  

Norfolk schools could cut up to 206 jobs to balance budget

Steven G. Vegh

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/norfolk-schools-could-cut-more-jobs-balance-budget

Health: 

Va. legislators honor woman whose cancer became a cure

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-legislators-honor-woman-whose-cancer-became-cure

Immigration: 

Case against illegal immigrant in Hanover traffic death proceeds

Bill Mckelway

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/feb/24/TDMET04-case-against-illegal-immigrant-in-hanover--ar-863690/

In the know:

N.C. State professor named Va. ag extension chief

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/virginia-news/2011/feb/24/nc-state-professor-named-va-ag-extension-chief-ar-864357/

Editorials: 

The most important fish in Richmond

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/most-important-fish-richmond

  

Sharing sacrifices

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-state-employees-editorial-20110223,0,692308.story

  

Sound compromise on sex offenders

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/sound-compromise-sex-offenders