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Are Virginians on the verge of having to pay higher gas taxes?
Anchor/ReporterThe wheels are turning as some Virginia lawmakers toss around the idea of raising Virginia's gas tax. The last time The Commonweath saw the gas tax go up was 26 years ago. Given the fragile state of the economy, drivers say it's hard to imagine...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Justice System
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Virginia Democrats echo President Obama's support for "Buffett Rule"
ReporterPresident Obama is pressing the case for "The Buffett Rule," tax policy he says will ensure that wealthy Americans pay their fair share. This week, Virginia Democrats are taking up the fight in news conferences across the state. Obama says the change...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Warren Buffett, Barack Obama
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State lawmakers heading home without a budget
ReporterLawmakers huddled in one corner of a Senate meeting room Friday morning. Lobbyists compared notes in another. And in the bill room downstairs the printing press was waiting. The equipment that would normally be cranking out copies of a budget...Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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UPDATED: Virginia General Assembly adjourns without passing state budget.
ReporterBoth houses of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned the 2012 regular session shortly before 10PM Saturday night. Lawmakers immediately convened a special session to deal with the two year spending plan. Budget negotiators are due to return on March...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Rockbridge County, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Justice System
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Patrick Henry gets new baseball field
The Patrick Henry High School baseball team showed off its new digs Friday, hosting Salem in the first game played on their brand new baseball field. On a beautiful day for baseball, the team showed off a pristine new playing surface. Senator John...
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Virginia Democrats defend President Obama's energy strategy
ReporterPresident Obama is calling on Congress to end taxpayer subsidies for major oil companies. And this week, Virginia Democrats fanned out across the state to bring that message home. Thursday morning, State Senator John Edwards held a news conference in...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Surry (Surry, Virginia)
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Griffith announces reelection campaign
ReporterAs the cost of gasoline closes in on four dollars a gallon, Republicans and Democrats are making energy prices an issue in their campaigns. Monday, it was 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith, criticizing the Obama administration for an energy...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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UPDATE: Virginia General Assembly avoids shutdown by postponing judges vote
NEWS7 Senior ReporterUPDATE 4:30 p.m.: A stand-off between Democrats and Republicans threatened to shut down the State Senate Tuesday afternoon. And it could be a sign of things to come later in the General Assembly session. The work of the State Senate came to a screeching...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Justice System, Justice System
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State Senate narrowly passes U.S. House remapping bill
A Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan has narrowly cleared the Senate over Democratic
objections that it's unconstitutional and illegally weakens black voting strength.
The Senate passed the measure Friday on a 20-19 party-line vote....Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Bob McDonnell, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics
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Republican takeover of Virginia Senate brings new committee assignments for western Virginia lawmakers
The power shift in the State Senate is bringing big changes on committees, and veteran Democrats from western Virginia are losing some of their plum assignments.
Senator Creigh Deeds, (D) 25th District in Bath County says, "We used to be able to say that...Tags: Bath County, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Judge: John Edwards has life-threatening condition
A federal judge says she has two letters from a cardiologist saying ex-presidential candidate John Edwards
has a life-threatening condition that will require surgery in February.
The letters were revealed during a hearing Friday to consider whether the...Tags: Trials, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Litigation
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Virginia delegates react to the governor's State of the Commonwealth Address
Halfway through his term, Wednesday night marked Governor's Bob McDonnell's best chance to craft his own agenda. As you might expect, we heard praise from Republicans and skepticism from Virginia Democrats.
Governor McDonnell had a bold message to his...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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