Steve Contorno is a Congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner. He joined the Examiner in 2011 to cover Virginia politics after writing on state and local government for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contorno holds a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism from the University of Illinois and has a master's in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
By Steve Contorno | 06/17/13 04:25 PM
Public opposition to arming Syrian rebels has grown even as President Obama indicated last week the administration is planning military assistance to some groups fighting President Bashar Assad's government. A Pew Research Center poll released Monday showed that a whopping 70 percent of...
By Steve Contorno | 06/13/13 07:05 PM
The battle for political control of Virginia began in earnest this week when the Democratic Party completed its ticket, and both parties are scrambling to convince an increasingly purple state that they're not the ideologues their opponents claim they are. Democrats nominated Sen. Ralph...
By Steve Contorno | 06/12/13 09:00 PM
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia, Chesapeake pastor E.W. Jackson, admitted Wednesday to past financial problems, including a bankruptcy and a slew of unpaid taxes in Massachusetts and Virginia. Jackson, in his first press conference since winning his party's...
By Steve Contorno | 06/11/13 05:30 PM
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., might be just a freshman lawmaker, but on Tuesday he demonstrated he can speak Spanish at a senior level. Kaine, who spent part of his college years as a missionary in Honduras, became the first senator of recent memory to deliver a floor speech entirely in Spanish...
By Steve Contorno | 06/11/13 04:55 PM
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli vowed Tuesday to boost workforce training for the jobless to help drive down unemployment rates in areas of the state where it stubbornly remains high. Cuccinelli visited a pair of Southside businesses to announce a workforce development...
By Steve Contorno | 06/10/13 09:15 PM
Virginia voters on Tuesday will complete the Democratic ticket in this year's statewide elections, picking candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general in primaries that will determine who will share the ticket with gubernatorial contender Terry McAuliffe. The Democratic primary,...
By Steve Contorno | 06/10/13 06:55 PM
Smith is entering her junior year at George Washington University, where she studies human services and minors in American studies. She recently received a scholarship from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. How did you hear about the scholarship? My dad is retired from the Marine...
By Steve Contorno | 06/09/13 05:40 PM
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia, Chesapeake pastor E.W. Jackson, has a long history of financial and legal troubles, including his repeated failure to pay taxes in Massachusetts and Virginia, The Washington Examiner has learned. Jackson's money problems extend back...
By Steve Contorno | 06/06/13 09:20 PM
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday called for tougher penalties on employers who discriminate against women, reviving President Obama's 2012 campaign strategy in which the GOP was portrayed as being at war with women. McAuliffe proposed legislation that would force...
By Steve Contorno | 06/05/13 07:00 PM
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli alleged Wednesday that he is the latest victim of the ongoing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service and that the agency is withholding millions of dollars owed to the state as a political punishment. The accusations stem from a $1.5 billion settlement...
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