Daily Update: 9-2-11

Legislature:

Virginia Lawmakers In Stalemate Over Congressional Redistricting
Anita Kumar
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/virginia-lawmakers-in-stalemate-over-congressional-redistricting/2011/09/01/gIQAxtrHvJ_story.html

Governor:

McDonnell Weighing Legislation To Allow Public Bodies To Meet Electronically
Graham Moomaw
Daily Progress
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/sep/01/mcdonnell-weighing-legislation-allow-public-bodies-ar-1280062/

Children/Education:

C'ville Approves $2.4M Initiative For Students' Tablet Computers
Graham Moomaw
Daily Progress
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/sep/01/city-approves-24m-initiative-students-tablet-compu-ar-1280399/

Supreme Court:

Va. Supreme Court Welcomes Mcclanahan, Its 101St Justice
Frank Green
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/sep/02/tdmet01-va-supreme-court-welcomes-mcclanahan-its-1-ar-1280484/

In the know:

Study Calls For Halting Oyster Fishing In Chesapeake Bay
Darryl Fears
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-calls-for-halting-oyster-fishing-in-chesapeake-bay/2011/09/01/gIQA5EqGvJ_story.html

Va Power Plans More Natural Gas, Less Coal
Peter Bacqué
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2011/sep/02/tdbiz01-dominion-files-plan-to-meet-growing-energy-ar-1280390/

Editorials:

Frustration: Outages
Richmond Times-Dispatch Editorial
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2011/sep/02/tdopin01-outages-ar-1279970/

Uranium Mining: Trench Warfare
Richmond Times-Dispatch Editorial
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2011/sep/02/tdopin01-trench-warfare-ar-1279971/