Daily Update: 5-13-11

Legislature: 

Activists call on uranium boosters to scale back plans..

The Daily Press

http://weblogs.dailypress.com/news/science/dead_rise/2011/05/activists_call_on_uranium_boos.html

  

Tracking the proposal that spelled Hamilton's doom

Hugh Lessig

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-05-12/news/dp-nws-hamilton-trial-follo-20110512_1_budget-amendment-odu-officials-budget-talks

  

Senate confirms Roanoke magistrate as federal judge for Western District of Virginia

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/senate-confirms-roanoke-magistrate-as-federal-judge-for-western-district-of-virginia/2011/05/12/AF3EZ60G_blog.html

  

Uranium mine worries localities

Laurence Hammack

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/286356

Speaker Howell reacts to Hamilton verdict

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/speaker-howell-reacts-hamilton-verdict

Virginia expands foreign trade presence

Amanda Iacone

Virginian Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3728/virginia-expands-foreign-trade-presence/

Governor:

McDonnell seeks storm aid from private sector

Olympia Meola

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/may/13/tdmain01-mcdonnell-seeks-storm-aid-from-private-se-ar-1035914/

  

McDonnell announces $41M for Yorktown museum

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/mcdonnell-announces-41m-yorktown-museum

  

Gov. Bob McDonnell opens marketing office for Virginia in Shanghai

Michelle Skeen

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/286354

Economy: 

Virginia tax revenue on the rise, April figures show

Bob Lewis

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/virginia-tax-revenue-rise-april-figures-show?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StatelineorgRss-Virginia+%28Stateline.org+RSS+-+Virginia%29

  

April revenues in Virginia grow by 1.5 percent as economy rebounds

Rosalind S. Helderman

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/april-revenues-in-virginia-grow-by-15-percent-as-economy-rebounds/2011/05/12/AFDW7o0G_blog.html

Education/Children: 

Sen. Steve Newman addresses CVCC graduates

Liz Barry

The News & Advance

http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/may/12/sen-steve-newman-addresses-cvcc-graduates-ar-1036023/

  

UVa buys facility near Augusta Health

Bob Stuart

The Daily Progress

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/may/12/uva-buys-facilty-near-augusta-health-ar-1035762/

Politics/Elections:

Poll: Allen, Kaine in near-tie for Va. Senate seat

Paige Winfield Cunningham

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/12/poll-allen-kaine-in-near-tie-for-va-senate-seat/

Kaine supports end of oil subsidies

Chelyen Davis

The Free Lance-Star

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/052011/05132011/626194?rss=local

  

Jamie Radke running for Virginia Senate

Cameron Crapps

Bristol Herald

http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011/may/12/jamie-radke-running-virginia-senate-ar-1035732/

  

Kaine asks others to join fight to end big oil subsidies

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/may/11/3/kaine-asks-others-to-join-fight-to-end-big-oil-sub-ar-1033196/

Transportation: 

$600 million in bonds sold to fund transportation projects statewide

Jon Cawley

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-05-12/news/dp-nws-road-bonds-20110512_1_transportation-projects-bond-sale-bob-mcdonnell

Editorials: 

One shoe drops in bribery case

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/one-shoe-drops-bribery-case

ABC licenses: Velvet ship

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/may/13/tdopin01-velvet-ship-ar-1035530/

  

Accountability

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-edt-hamilton-editorial-20110512,0,121980.story