Daily Update: 3-25-11

Legislature: 

House proposes change to redistricting criteria from 2001

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/house-proposes-change-to-redistricting-criteria-from-2001/2011/03/24/ABkpaDRB_blog.html

  

Redistricting coalition pushes for lawmakers to include student input

The Daily Press

http://hrblogs.typepad.com/the_shad_plank/2011/03/redistricting-coalition-pushes-for-lawmakers-to-include-student-input.html

  

Hurt, other legislators hold agriculture roundtable

Tiffany Holland

The News & Advance

http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/mar/23/hurt-other-legislators-hold-agriculture-round-tabl-ar-923986/

Governor: 

Mc­Don­nell vetoes 150 minutes of P.E. for schoolchildren

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnell-vetoes-150-minutes-of-pe-for-schoolchildren/2011/03/24/ABFu9HQB_blog.html

  

McDonnell rejects PE requirement for students

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/25/3/tdmain01-mcdonnell-rejects-pe-requirement-for-stud-ar-926759/

  

McDonnell’s statement on veto of P.E. bill

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnells-statement-on-veto-of-pe-bill/2011/03/24/ABnr7JRB_blog.html

  

McDonnell vetoes phys ed requirement in Va.

Paige Winfield Cunningham

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/24/mcdonnell-vetoes-phys-ed-requirement-va/

Attorney General: 

Cuccinelli: No endorsement for Senate this year

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/cuccinelli-no-endorsement-for-senate-this-year/2011/03/24/ABdGnwOB_blog.html

Transportation: 

State seeks sponsorships for highway rest stops

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/25/1/tdmet01-state-seeks-sponsorships-for-highway-rest--ar-926713/

  

Virginia seeks bids to raise rest stop revenue

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/virginia-seeks-bids-raise-rest-stop-revenue

  

Private companies may get role at Virginia's rest areas

Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/281089

Health: 

Heart and Cancer associations lament McDonnell's veto on phys-ed requirement

The Daily Press

http://hrblogs.typepad.com/the_shad_plank/2011/03/heart-and-cancer-associations-lament-mcdonnells-veto-on-phys-ed-requirement.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+shad_plank+%28The+Shad+Plank%29

Editorials:

Faith healing

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/mar/25/TDOPIN01-faith-healing-ar-926249/

   

 Losing loopholes

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-online-sales-tax-editorial-20110324,0,910723.story

  

Race and redistricting

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/race-and-redistricting