Daily Update: 6-29-11

Legislature: 

Delegates visit Paris in hopes to lure jobs to Dan River Region 
Tiffany Holland
The Danville Register & Bee 
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/jun/28/delegates-visit-paris-hopes-lure-jobs-dan-river-re-ar-1139617/

Feds want Hamilton to give up $87,000 he got from ODU

Hugh Lessig

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-hamilton-forfeiture-20110628,0,6992978.story

  

Endorsements pick up in General Assembly races

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/jun/29/tdmet02-endorsements-pick-up-in-general-assembly-r-ar-1139759/

Politics/Elections:

N. Va. boasts trio of contested House primaries

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/n-va-boasts-trio-of-contested-house-primaries/2011/06/27/AGkiHLpH_blog.html?wprss=virginia-politics

  

Mitchell To Run In 13th Senate District

Leesburg Today

http://www.leesburg2day.com/news/politics/article_c8435b04-a201-11e0-9a7b-001cc4c03286.html

Allen using Kaine’s fundraising to boost his own 

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://virginiapolitics.tumblr.com/post/7012768672/allen-using-kaines-fundraising-to-boost-his-own

  

Republican lawyer announces challenge to Creigh Deeds for Senate

Michael Sluss

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/291381

In the know:

Virginia ranked best state for business by CNBC

Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/virginia-ranked-best-state-business-cnbc

Va. ranked top state for business

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/va-ranked-top-state-for-business/2011/06/28/AGjqQdpH_blog.html?wprss=virginia-politics

Editorials:      

Running buses in the shadows

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/running-buses-shadows

Safe seats are a danger to democracy

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/291361

  

Climate change: It's work is done

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2011/jun/29/tdopin01-its-work-is-done-ar-1139235/