Daily Update: 2-25-11

Legislature: 

House nominates McClanahan for Va. Supreme Court

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/24/house-nominates-mcclanahan-for-va-supreme-court-ar-864978/

  

Virginia Senate approves tough abortion restrictions

Kimball Payne

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-ga-abortion-clinics-20110224,0,6612340.story

  

Bill banning phosphorus from lawns soon to be law

Scott Harper

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/bill-banning-phosphorus-lawns-soon-be-law

  

Va. legislators give sex victims more time to sue

Deirdre Fenandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-legislators-give-sex-victims-more-time-sue

  

House vote sends to governor bill extending sexual abuse lawsuit deadline to 20 years

Bob Lewis

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/sns-ap-va--xgr-sexabuselawsuits,0,4754754.story

Governor: 

McDonnell: Budget negotiators still have significant differences

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/24/mcdonnell-budget-negotiators-still-have-significan-ar-864776/

  

New regulations on abortion clinics heads to McDonnell

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/new-regulations-abortion-clinics-heads-mcdonnell

  

Bill banning sweepstakes cafes on way to governor

Deirdre Fernandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/bill-banning-sweepstakes-cafes-way-governor

  

Bill on pre-Labor Day schooling goes to McDonnell

Michael Sluss

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/bill-prelabor-day-schooling-goes-mcdonnell

Commonwealth’s Economy: 

Progress slow for budget negotiators

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/25/progress-slow-budget-negotiators-ar-867137/

  

Spending compromise in works for Va. budget rift

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/spending-compromise-works-va-budget-rift

Education/Children: 

Va. African Americans split in battle for school choice

Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022403688.html

  

Christopher Newport University makes acceptance mistake

Karin Kapsidelis

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/25/tdmet02-cnu-makes-acceptance-mistake-ar-866348/

Health:

Virginia assembly says abortion clinics should be regulated as hospitals

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022407874.html

  

After vote, Virginia's abortion clinics face new regulation

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/feb/25/tdmain01-after-senate-vote-virginias-abortion-clin-ar-866350/

  

Senate passes bill to regulate abortion clinics like hospitals

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/24/senate-passes-bill-to-regulate-abortion-clinics-li-ar-865316/

Editorials:

Marcus: Unintended consequences

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/25/TDOPIN02-marcus-unintended-consequences-ar-865969/

Mint condition

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/25/TDOPIN01-mint-condition-ar-865977/