Daily Update: 3-17-11

Legislature:

Virginia coalition attacks redistricting proposal

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/mar/17/2/tdmain01-virginia-coalition-attacks-redistricting--ar-910957/

Governor's advisory panel on redistricting visits Northern Virginia

Fredrick Kunkle

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/governors-advisory-panel-on-redistricting-visits-northern-virginia/2011/03/16/AB90gLf_blog.html

Senate panel looks at government waste

Bill Bartel

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/senate-panel-looks-government-waste

Commonwealth Campaign sets up link for Japan donations

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/mar/16/commonwealth-campaign-sets-link-japan-donations-ar-910127/

Energy companies seek dismissal of Virginia natural gas royalties lawsuits

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/sns-ap-va--naturalgas-lawsuit,0,5024954.story

Virginia's Webb reintroduces Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/sns-ap-va--webb-civilwar,0,6852886.story

 Governor:

McDonnell talks energy, healthcare with Va. delegation

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://virginiapolitics.tumblr.com/post/3907090373/mcdonnell-talks-energy-healthcare-with-va-delegation

Governor wants more nuclear power in Virginia

Alissa Smith

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3261/governor-wants-more-nuclear-power-in-virginia/

Education/Children:

Hampton schools budget proposal includes 1 percent raise, 2 percent bonus

Samieh Shalash

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/hampton/dp-nws-hampton-schools-budget-20110316,0,1157945.story

Politics/Elections:

 Tea partiers in southwest Va. protest at Rep. Griffith’s offices over health-care funding

Ben Pershing

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/tea-partiers-in-southwest-va-protest-at-rep--griffiths-offices-over-health-care-funding/2011/03/16/ABZKAse_blog.html

Cantor expects 'epic battle' in 2012

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/mar/17/TDMET01-cantor-expects-epic-battle-in-2012-ar-910969/

Editorials:

Improve 2011 bills with amendments

The Virginian Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/improve-2011-bills-amendments

To err on the side of openness

The Danville Register & Bee

http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/mar/16/err-side-openness-ar-907990/

Promise Kept

The Free Lance-Star
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/032011/03172011/613549