Daily Update: 2-7-11

Legislature:

Showdown likely in Virginia legislature over retirement, education and health

Rosalind S. Helderman and Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020603443.html

  

5 congressional districts must shrink; 6 must grow

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/06/tdmain09-5-congressional-districts-must-shrink-6-m-ar-823339/

  

Virginia lawmakers work to ban synthetic marijuana

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/feb/05/tdmain01-va-lawmakers-work-to-ban-synthetic-mariju-ar-821967/

Bill would make it cheaper to buy subaqueous land

Deirdre Fernandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/bill-would-make-it-cheaper-buy-subaqueous-land

  

Bill expands options for reporting campus rapes

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/bill-expands-options-reporting-campus-rapes 

Census data likely to cost region a General Assembly seat

Mason Adams and Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/275907

Governor: 

McDonnell, Duncan discuss No Child Left Behind

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/04/mcdonnell-duncan-discuss-no-child-left-behind-ar-821023/

  

Va. legislators respond to McDonnell's budget proposal

Julian Walker and Michael Sluss

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-legislators-respond-mcdonnells-budget-proposal

  

McDonnell: Extra $152 million coming to Va. coffers

Michael Sluss

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/mcdonnell-extra-152-million-coming-va-coffers

Education/Children:

Va. school officials complain of costs of parents’ FOIA requests

Kevin Sieff

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020603710.html

Health:

Autism legislation advances in Virginia

Fredrick Kumkle and Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/05/AR2011020503360.html

Immigration:

Loudoun judge defies Va. Supreme Court, continues to reopen immigrants’ cases

Tom Jackman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020603133.html

Editorials:

Tax support?

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/07/TDOPIN01-tax-support-ar-824580/

  

P.E. a vital step to stem obesity

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/pe-vital-step-stem-obesity