Daily Update: 8-30-11

Legislature:

State Efforts For Disabled Draw Criticism
Maria Longley
News Leader
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20110829/NEWS01/110829014/1002/rss

Legislators Discuss All Mental Health
Gina Farthing
News Virginian
http://www2.newsvirginian.com/news/wnv-news/2011/aug/30/legislators-discuss-all-mental-health-ar-1272627/

Subcommittee Reviews Upgrades To CVTC Buildings
Ray Reed
News & Advance
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/aug/29/subcommittee-reviews-upgrades-cvtc-buildings-ar-1272775/

Governor:

McDonnell: No Regrets About Dire Pre-Storm Warnings
Fredrick Kunkle
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/mcdonnell-says-he-has-no-regrets-about-dire-pre-storm-warnings/2011/08/29/gIQAqFplnJ_blog.html?wprss=virginia-politics

McDonnell Pressing For Fed Disaster Funds
Chelyen Davis
Free Lance-Star
http://fredericksburg.com//News/FLS/2011/082011/08302011/648489

Politics/Elections:

Lingamfelter Kicks Off Campaign In Dale City
Keith Walker
News Messenger
http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/aug/29/lingamfelter-kicks-campaign-dale-city-ar-1268529/

Campaign Veteran Enters Bedford Race
Mason Adams
Roanoke Times
http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/297422

Children/Education:

Study Finds Winchester Area Children Going Hungry
Candace Sipos
Northern Virginia Daily
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2011/08/study-finds-area-children-going-hungry.php

Health:

Conservative Group Pushes For Draft Abortion Regulations
Anita Kumar
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/conservative-group-pushes-for-draft-abortion-regulations/2011/08/29/gIQAtd3onJ_blog.html?wprss=virginia-politics

Planned Rules For Abortion Clinics Called 'an Attack'
Julian Walker
Virginian-Pilot
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/planned-rules-abortion-clinics-called-attack

In the know:

NRC To Inspect Nuke Plant
Rusty Dennen
Free Lance-Star
http://fredericksburg.com//News/FLS/2011/082011/08302011/648352

NRC Sends More Inspectors To Va. Nuclear Plant
Staff Report
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/aug/30/tdmain01-nrc-sends-more-inspectors-to-va-nuclear-p-ar-1272734/

Dominion Expects Most Customers To Be Restored By Friday
Virginian-Pilot
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/dominion-number-outages-down-below-450000

Editorials:

Peninsula Empowerment
Daily Press Editorial
http://www.dailypress.com/news/weather/stormguide/dp-edt-reflectafterstorm-editorial-0839-20110829,0,4899833.story

New Rules In An Old Battle
Roanoke Times Editorial
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/297415

Candidates Must Focus On People
Culpeper Star Exponent Editorial
http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/aug/30/our-view-candidates-need-focus-football-ar-1273456/