Daily Update: 3-1-11

Legislature:

Results of Va. General Assembly session

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022703973.html

Va. lawmakers end annual session with increased spending on schools, health care

Rosalind S. Helderman and Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022703996.html

  

Va. House-Senate talks finally yield budget deal

Bob Lewis

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/27/va-house-senate-talks-finally-yield-budget-deal/

  

Delegate tries to ban lighting up in legislators' offices

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/mar/01/tdmain01-delegate-tries-to-ban-lighting-up-in-legi-ar-874253/

  

Budget appropriations fund the lesser-known

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/mar/01/TDMAIN06-budget-appropriations-fund-the-lesser-kno-ar-874237/

Legislature approves budget, adjourns

Olympia Meola and Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/28/tdmain01-legislature-approves-budget-adjourns-ar-871833/

  

House of Delegates approves budget compromise

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/27/house-of-delegates-approves-budget-compromise-ar-871496/

  

Why this year's General Assembly session mattered

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/27/tdmain14-why-this-years-general-assembly-session-m-ar-870262/

  

Va. legislators unanimously adopt $80 billion budget

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-legislators-unanimously-adopt-80-billion-budget

  

Senate OKs bill to require E-Verify use

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/senate-oks-bill-require-everify-use

  

Dillon Rule spawns odd requests in Va. Assembly

Deirdre Fernandes

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/dillon-rule-spawns-odd-requests-va-assembly

Governor:

Virginia Gov. McDonnell walks tightrope in first year on job

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022805338.html

  

Lawmakers reject Va. governor's plan for sex offenders

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/lawmakers-reject-va-governors-plan-sex-offenders

Education/Children: 

School systems sweat over PE requirements

Jerremy Slayton and Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/feb/27/tdmain01-school-systems-sweat-over-pe-requirements-ar-870264/

Health: 

U.S. files response in Va.'s challenge of federal health-care act

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/mar/01/tdmet03-us-files-response-in-vas-challenge-of-fede-ar-874203/

In the know: 

Autism: Read the letter Robert Maino sent to delegates

Veronica Chufo

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/health/dp-nws-autism-letter-20110228,0,3283667.story

Editorials: 

Stopping the government land grab

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/28/stopping-the-government-land-grab/

Wrap-up

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/01/TDOPIN01-wrap-up-ar-873865/

Virginia’s budget strikes balance

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/virginias-budget-strikes-balance