Daily Update: 4-5-11

Legislature:

Bolling slams redistricting maps

The Daily Press

http://hrblogs.typepad.com/the_shad_plank/2011/04/bolling-slams-redistricting-maps.html

  

Snake-like districts don't charm advocates

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispath

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/apr/05/2/tdmain01-snake-like-districts-dont-charm-advocates-ar-950255/

  

Redistricting session off to cloudy start

Kimball Payne

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-04-04/news/dp-nws-redistricting-session-20110404_1_political-maps-new-maps-democrats-plan

  

Republican senators devise ways to buck Democratic redistricting plan

Ray Reed

The News & Advance

http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/apr/04/republican-senators-devise-ways-buck-democratic-re-ar-950089/

House advances Republican plan, student plans shelved

Amanda Iacone

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3433/house-advances-republican-plan-student-plans-shelved/

Legislators field redistricting complaints

Chelyen Davis

The Free Lance-Star

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/042011/04052011/617890

  

Redistricting Rorschach: GOP uses Web game to tweak Senate plan

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/redistricting-rorschach-gop-uses-web-game-to-tweak-senate-plan/2011/04/04/AFVTmTeC_blog.html

  

General Assembly hears from public on redistricting; Kicks off special session

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/general-assembly-hears-from-public-on-redistricting-kicks-off-special-session/2011/04/04/AFTChsdC_blog.html

Don’t forget about the judges

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/dont-forget-about-judges

Delegate disagrees with raising electric rates

Abby Rogers

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3430/delegate-disagrees-with-raising-electric-rates/

Tea Party at odds with GOP

Rebecca Martinez

The News Leader

http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011104050316

Warner says shutdown can still be avoided

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://virginiapolitics.tumblr.com/post/4340780577/warner-says-shutdown-can-still-be-avoided

Governor: 

McDonnell weighs proposal that would allow gays to adopt

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/mcdonnell-weighs-proposal-that-would-allow-gays-to-adopt/2011/04/04/AF5FuZfC_story.html

Transportation:

Gas prices continue to hit wallets hard

Ashley Kelly

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-04-04/news/dp-nws-gas-prices-climbing-20110404_1_gas-prices-summer-blend-georjeane-blumling

 Health: 

Va. Dems will try to reverse McDonnell's ban on abortion coverage

David Sherfinski

The Washington Examiner

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/virginia/2011/04/va-dems-will-try-reverse-mcdonnell-abortion-ban

Editorials:

Quran-burning: The Pretender

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/apr/05/tdopin01-the-pretender-ar-949927/

  

To-do list for Virginia's legislators

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/todo-list-virginias-legislators