Daily Update: 2-2-11

Legislature: 

'Repeal amendment' tops tea party goals

Wesley P. Hester, Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/feb/01/tdmain01-tea-partys-top-goal-repeal-amendment-ar-811757/

Va. House bills to bar discrimination against gays fail

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-bills-bar-discrimination-against-gays-fail 

 Va House OKs more GOP state sovereignty measures

WRIC Richmond

http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=13941007

Things go bump in the night — and day

Jeff E. Schapiro

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/02/3/tdmet01-jeff-e-schapiro-things-go-bump-in-the-nigh-ar-814291/

Bills regarding gays in the Va. National Guard die in committee

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/02/TDMAIN06-bills-regarding-gays-in-the-va-national-g-ar-814301/

Governor: 

McDonnell road plan advances, but Hampton Roads takes hit

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/mcdonnell-4b-road-plan-advances-hampton-roads-takes-hit

Education/Children: 

Rao says governor listening on VCU funding needs

Karin Kapsidelis

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/02/tdmet01-rao-says-he-thinks-governor-getting-messag-ar-814290/

Virginia lawmakers approve PE requirement for elementary, middle school students

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/01/AR2011020105713.html

  

House passes prayer measure

Bill Sizemore

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/275712

Health: 

Autism insurance reform bill on track for passage

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/02/tdmain06-autism-insurance-reform-bill-on-track-for-ar-814299/

Transportation: 

Portriots Crossing: Now do you like it?

Brian Kirwin

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-oped-kirwin-0202-20110201,0,1533537.column

Va. House committee backs McDonnell's transportation plan

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-committee-backs-mcdonnells-transportation-plan

Editorials: 

Assembly takes wrong approach to marijuana

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/feb/02/TDOPIN02-assembly-takes-wrong-approach-to-marijuan-ar-813939/

   

Legal protection for abuse victims

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/legal-protection-abuse-victims

Get moving, Virginia

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-physical-education-editorial-20110201,0,7505653.story