Daily Update: 5-31-11

Legislature:

Bolling sees job creation as road to top job

Jim Nolan

The Danville Register & Bee

http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/may/29/tdmain01-bolling-sees-job-creation-as-road-to-top--ar-1071543/

  

Little-known Donner mounts long-shot Senate bid in Virginia

Ben Pershing

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/little-known-donner-mounts-long-shot-senate-bid-in-virginia/2011/05/27/AGb6fYDH_story.html

  

Localities to bear brunt of $10 million Virginia legislative redistricting plan

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/localities-to-bear-brunt-of-10-million-virginia-legislative-redistricting-plan/2011/05/25/AGhmzJEH_story.html?wprss=rss_local

  

Va. gay-rights group seeking protections at local level

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/va-gayrights-group-seeking-protections-local-level

Cooperative fuel program eases pinch at the pump

Amanda Iacone

Virginia Statehouse News

http://virginia.statehousenewsonline.com/3815/cooperative-fuel-program-eases-pinch-at-the-pump/

Politics/Elections: 

Republicans line up for General Assembly seats, but few Democrats

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/may/31/tdmain01-republicans-line-up-for-general-assembly--ar-1074608/

  

Reynolds' race may be pivotal

Bob Lewis

The Martinsville Bulletin

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=28697

Education/Children: 

Use of part-time college faculty is on the rise

Bill Sizemore

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/use-parttime-college-faculty-rise

  

College tuition to increase in Virginia

Allie Robinson

http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011/may/28/college-tuition-increase-virginia-ar-1070049/

  

NATIONAL CHAMPS: Virginia lacrosse team brings home title

Whitelaw Reid

Cavalier Insider

http://www2.cavalierinsider.com/sports/2011/may/30/national-champs-virginia-lacrosse-team-brings-home-ar-1074409/

Transportation: 

House passes defense bill with BRAC transportation reforms

The Prince William News & Messenger

http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/may/31/house-passes-defense-bill-brac-transportation-refo-ar-1069458/

Immigration: 

A Crackdown on Employing Illegal Workers

Julia Preston

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/30/us/politics/30raid.html

Editorials: 

Politics: Message

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/may/31/tdopin01-message-ar-1074354/

  

Welcome aboard: Ray LaHood enters the Silver Line squabble

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/welcome-aboard-ray-lahood-enters-the-silver-line-squabble/2011/05/27/AGwREzEH_story.html

  

Making helmets safer

The Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-05-31/news/dp-edt-football-helmets-20110530_1_helmet-stefan-duma-riddell-vsr-4