Daily Update: 3-16-11

Legislature:

Autism bill still contested

Amanda Iacone

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3249/autism-bill-still-contested/

Virginia’s FOIA law promotes openness, needs more bite

Abby Rogers

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3245/virginias-foia-law-promotes-openness-needs-more-bite/

Governor: 

McDonnell: ‘Foolhardy’ to abandon nuclear power in Va.

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnell-foolhardy-to-abandon-nuclear-power-in-va/2011/03/15/ABnDCVY_blog.html

Commonwealth’s economy:

State revenues continue to grow, state economy brightening

Amanda Iacone

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3248/state-revenues-continue-to-grow-state-economy-brightening/ 

Virginia posts 16.7 percent revenue growth in February

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/virginia-posts-167-percent-revenue-growth-in-february/2011/03/15/ABiW9nX_blog.html

  

Virginia revenue up 16.7 percent in February

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/16/tdmain01-virginia-revenue-up-167-percent-in-februa-ar-908271/

Politics/Elections:

Tea party patriots attack Allen’s campaign manager

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://virginiapolitics.tumblr.com/post/3879297686/tea-party-patriots-attack-allens-campaign-manager

  

DNC chair Tim Kaine leans further toward U.S. Senate run

Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/kaine-leans-a-little-more-toward-us-senate-run/2011/03/14/ABljxuV_story.html

  

Kaine Web site redirects readers to Cuccinelli site

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/kaine-web-site-redirects-readers-to-cuccinelli-site/2011/03/15/ABcmdDX_blog.html

Health: 

Obama urges Supreme Court to deny Va.’s request for expedited health care review 

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/obama-urges-supreme-court-to-deny-expedited-health-care-review/2011/03/15/ABT5dkW_blog.html

Justice Department opposes fast track on Virginia's health-care suit

Jim Nolan

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/16/tdmet01-justice-department-opposes-fast-track-on-v-ar-908253/

  

Feds oppose fast-tracking health care suit to Supreme Court

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/feds-oppose-fasttracking-health-care-suit-supreme-court

In the know:

We're still paying for the War of 1812

Brian Kirwin

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-oped-kirwin-0316-20110315,0,6252141.column

Editorials:

Head to Richmond

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/16/TDOPIN01-head-to-richmond-ar-907715/

  

Guns and prayers

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/16/TDOPIN01-guns-and-prayers-ar-907714/