Daily Update: 4-13-11

Legislature: 

House, Senate advance dueling congressional maps

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/apr/13/tdmain01-house-senate-advance-dueling-congressiona-ar-968627/

  

House, Senate advance competing congressional maps

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/house-senate-advance-competing-congressional-maps/2011/04/12/AFcC8ZRD_blog.html

  

Lawmakers take on maps for Congress

Kimball Payne

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-congress-maps-20110412,0,4635945.story

Legislators hold off on redistricting plan

Chelyen Davis

The Free Lance-Star

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/042011/04132011/619701

  

Va. lawmakers take a break from redistricting

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/va-lawmakers-take-break-redistricting

  

Roanoke key piece as lawmakers hammer out congressional redistricting plan

Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/283159

House OKs congressional districts, Senate delays debate

Amanda Iacone

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3495/house-oks-congressional-districts-senate-delays-debate/

  

Corey Stewart gets NAACP support in fight against Va. senate redistricting map

Jennifer Buske

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/corey-stewart-brings-naacp-into-fight-against-va-senate-redistricting-map/2011/04/12/AFJ0lVRD_blog.html

Senate Minority Leader Norment blasts Democrats maps for splitting Williamsburg and James City

The Daily Press

http://hrblogs.typepad.com/the_shad_plank/2011/04/senate-minority-leader-norment-blasts-democrats-maps-for-splitting-williamsburg-and-james-city.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+shad_plank+%28The+Shad+Plank%29

  

Virginia politicians happy that shipbuilding headquarters will be in Newport News

Peter Frost

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-03-15/business/dp-nws-huntington-reax-20110315_1_huntington-ingalls-industries-shipyard-shipbuilding

Governor: 

McDonnell invites Obama to celebrate civil war sesquicentennial in Virginia

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnell-invites-obama-to-celebrate-civil-war-sesquicentennial-in-virginia/2011/04/12/AFhHE8QD_blog.html

  

McDonnell to raise money for Louisiana Gov. Jindal

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnell-to-raise-money-for-louisiana-gov-jindal/2011/04/12/AFry6pPD_blog.html

Attorney General: 

Trump backs Cuccinelli on Supreme Court health-care review

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/trump-backs-cuccinelli-on-supreme-court-health-care-review/2011/04/12/AF4oDdRD_blog.html

Politics/Elections: 

Kaine, Allen would vote for budget deal, Radtke opposed

Ben Pershing

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/kaine-allen-would-vote-for-budget-deal-radtke-opposed/2011/04/12/AFTtkvRD_blog.html

  

Senate candidates show differences on fiscal issues

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-news/2011/apr/13/TDMET02-senate-candidates-show-differences-on-fisc-ar-968584/

  

Bolling endorses Allen in Senate race

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/apr/12/bolling-endorses-allen-in-senate-race-ar-967368/

  

Allen raises $1.5M in quarter, Radtke raises more than $50,000

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/allen-raises-15m-in-quarter-radtke-raises-more-than-50000/2011/04/12/AFG85dQD_blog.html

In the know: 

CNU documentary on Virginia Tech coverage of massacre premieres Friday

Samieh Shalash

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-04-12/news/dp-nws-cnu-va-tech-documentary-20110412_1_student-journalists-student-paper-cnu

Editorials:

Gasoline Prices

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/apr/13/tdopin01-beware-ar-968061/

  

Don't give up at Oregon Inlet

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/dont-give-oregon-inlet

  

Redistricting goes poorly

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/283137