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Richmond prosecutor investigating Governor McDonnell
Richmond's top prosecutor is looking into gifts to Gov. Bob McDonnell in an investigation requested by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Cuccinelli sent a letter last November to Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Embezzlement, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Lynchburg religious and civic leaders want voting rights restored for non-violent felons
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA push is underway to change a state law that prohibits convicted felons from voting. Virginia is one of four states where voting rights are not automatically restored for non-violent felons, after their sentence is carried out. A group of religious...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Voting, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Executive Branch, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Franklin County Board of Supervisors approves $300,000 for schools
WDBJ7 ReporterMore money is on its way to Franklin County schools, but parents say it's still not enough. The county board of supervisors started its meeting Tuesday afternoon by addressing school budget cuts and the concerns of parents. The majority of the board...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics
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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Republican Party, Mark D. Obenshain, Ken Cuccinelli, Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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UPDATED: Franklin County school board casts vote on budget cuts
Assignment Manager9:30 p.m. update: Franklin County School Board Chair Edward Jamison has resigned effective immediately. The school board "regretfully" accepted his resignation at Monday's meeting. Jamison came into tonight's meeting saying he would resign if the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Government Debt, Politics
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Fincastle Presbyterian Church recognized by the Governor
reporterA big birthday is getting statewide attention. As WDBJ7 told you last month Fincastle Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Now that milestone is garnering recognition from the Governor and Virginia Senator Steve Newman. The...Tags: War of 1812, Executive Branch, Politics
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Republicans select statewide candidates for November election
Virginia Republicans are selecting their candidates for Campaign 2013. The party is meeting in Richmond Saturday to pick its nominees for the state's top three offices. E.W. Jackson, a minister and retired marine, beat out six other hopefuls to become...
Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Republican Party, Ken Cuccinelli, Mark D. Obenshain, Executive Branch
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Virginia Republicans to nominate statewide ticket during weekend convention
ReporterThere is no suspense at the top of the ticket, but Virginia Republicans are still expecting plenty of drama this weekend at their state convention in Richmond. Ken Cuccinelli is the only Republican in the Governor's Race. But there are two...Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Elections
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UPDATED: Martinsville City Council decides to display a controversial quilt
WDBJ7 ReporterMartinsville City Council will display a quilt that's been the center of a heated racial debate. Tuesday night's meeting was the city's first full council meeting since this whole thing started. More than a dozen people spoke either for or against...Tags: Racism, Media Industry, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th state to allow gay marriage
Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly's passage of the bill...
Tags: Family, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court
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Cuccinelli campaigns in western Virginia, answers questions about Richmond controversy
ReporterBoth candidates for Governor are bringing their campaigns to southwest Virginia this week. Monday, Republican Ken Cuccinelli focused on economic development, and fielded questions about lingering controversy in Richmond. Like Bob McDonnell before him,...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Star Scientific Incorporated, Ken Cuccinelli, Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Hearing set on motions in Virginia ex-mansion chef case
The next act in the political drama surrounding a former Virginia Executive Mansion chef charged with embezzlement is set to play out in a Richmond courtroom. Circuit Judge Margaret Spencer will hear arguments Thursday on Attorney General Ken...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Ken Cuccinelli, Prosecution, Executive Branch, Politics
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