Daily Update: 7-5-11

Legislature:

ACLU gives legislature a mixed report card 
Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch 

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jul/02/tdobit02-aclu-gives-legislature-a-mixed-report-car-ar-1147163/

Restitution for child porn victims now state law

Tasha Kates

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jul/03/restitution-child-porn-victims-now-state-law-ar-1149781/

  

Tea party Senate hopeful Tripp Godsey fears U.N. control

Mason Adams

The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/291818

Governor:

McDonnell mostly a stay-at-home governor

Paige Winfield Cunningham

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/4/mcdonnell-mostly-a-stay-at-home-governor/

Politics/Elections: 

Hispanic candidates increase, along with Latino population

Tyler Whitley

The Richmond Times-Dispatch 

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jul/04/tdmain01-hispanic-candidates-increase-along-with-l-ar-1150100/

Abundance of Va. primaries put many to the test

Anita Kumar

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/2011/06/29/AGdWjfvH_story.html

  

Allen, Kaine meet up at Crozet parade

Graham Moomaw

The Daily Progress

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jul/02/allen-kaine-meet-crozet-parade-ar-1148487/

  

Kaine raises $2.25 million toward 2012

Wesley P. Hester

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/jul/05/tdmet01-kaine-raises-225-million-toward-2012-ar-1151873/

  

Tea party’s Radtke taking on Allen in Senate race

Paige Winfield Cunningham

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/3/a-confidant-longshot/

Immigration: 

77 people become US citizens at Monticello's Independence Day ceremony

The Daily Press

http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/sns-ap-va--monticello-naturalization,0,1093998.story

Education: 

New NSU president has energy, experience - and a vision

Denise Watson Batts

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/new-nsu-president-has-energy-experience-and-vision

Editorials:      

Privatizing the ABC: Another round

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2011/jul/05/tdopin01-another-round-ar-1151599/

  

Stop the tantrums; U.S. has bills to pay

The Virginian-Pilot

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/stop-tantrums-us-has-bills-pay

  

Budget poll results are startling

The Daily Progress

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jul/03/budget-poll-results-are-startling-ar-1149936/