Daily Update: 3-14-11

Legislature: 

In shaky economic times, Virginia doling out tax breaks

Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/in-shaky-economic-times-virginia-doling-out-tax-breaks-/2011/03/11/AB2hRIS_story.html

  

Warner working with Republicans to tackle debt

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/14/tdmain01-warner-reaches-out-for-debt-plan-ar-903555/

  

Schapiro: VRS – three letters, billions of problems

Jeff E. Schapiro

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/13/tdmet01-schapiro-column-vrs-three-letters-billions-ar-902151/

  

Va. students tasked with crafting 'fair' voting districts

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/students-tasked-crafting-fair-va-voting-districts

  

Va. tea-party activists frustrated with Cantor

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/13/tdmet01-va-tea-party-activists-frustrated-with-can-ar-902140/

  

Budget delay sinks 4 Hampton Roads shipyard projects

Robert McCabe

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/budget-delay-sinks-4-hampton-roads-shipyard-projects

  

Bipartisan commission drawing up redistricting proposals

Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/279847

Politics/Elections:

Armstrong weighs bid for state office

Ginny Wray

Martinsville Bulletin

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=27689                                                            

Health: 

Influx of political appointees sets stage in Virginia for abortion clinic overhaul

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/influx-of-political-appointees-sets-stage-in-virginia-for-abortion-clinic-overhaul/2011/03/10/AB8jaXR_story.html

  

Tighter rules for Va. abortion clinics on the way

Julian Walker

Tighter rules for Va. abortion clinics on the way

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/tighter-rules-va-abortion-clinics-way

Editorials: 

One for Walmart: Retail regulation

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/14/tdopin01-retail-regulation-ar-903154/

  

Who do lawmakers actually represent?

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/279934

  

Panhandling: A ban too broad

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/14/tdopin01-a-ban-too-broad-ar-903150/

  

For our own good

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-epa-suit-editorial-20110312,0,5546489.story