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Steve Contorno

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Steve Contorno is the Virginia political correspondent for The Washington Examiner, covering state government and campaigns in a key battleground state. He joined the Examiner in 2011 after covering state politics and local government for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, winning statewide reporting awards. Prior to that, he interned for the Chicago Sun-Times in its statehouse bureau. Contorno holds a bachelor's degree in News-Editorial Journalism from the University of Illinois where he toiled at The Daily Illini for four years, and has a master's in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.

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  • Bob McDonnell to sign transportation tax hikes with fanfare

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday will ceremoniously sign into law the signature legislative achievement of his four-year term: a historic transportation funding package that will raise taxes to pay for much-needed roadwork on the state's congested highways. The Republican leader will sign...

  • Virginia local governments express concerns about Cuccinelli, McAuliffe tax plans

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli have agreed on very little since the start of the Virginia gubernatorial campaign, but the one issue on which they found common ground -- ending a handful of local business taxes -- has anxious municipal officials across the...

  • The Blotter for May 13

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

    Water main fixed after massive flooding Workers from DC Water repaired a busted water main early Sunday morning at 17th Street between Rhode Island and Pennsylvania avenues NW, but not before millions of gallons of water flooded a construction site. Local businesses and residences were...

  • Man, woman wanted in connection to D.C. shooting

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

    Police are on the lookout for a male and female in connection with a shooting on the District's southeast side early Sunday morning. Around 1:43 a.m. Sunday, D.C. police responded to reports of a shooting on the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. On the scene, authorities found an adult...

  • Silver Spring boy missing since Friday

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

    Authorities in Montgomery County are asking for help locating a Silver Spring boy with a medical condition who has been missing since Friday. Daniel Juwan Howard, 17, was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and black boots. The Montgomery County Police Family Crimes Division...

  • Virginia governor candidates still trying to explain away missteps

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

    The Virginia governor's race has so far been defined by the missteps of Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Attorney General Ken Cucccinelli, who have struggled to explain away separate controversies that have marred both campaigns. McAuliffe is widely seen as having fumbled the...

  • Terry McAuliffe proposes more money for teachers, pre-K

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

    Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday backed higher pay for teachers and more resources for pre-K programs in an education plan that was part of a weeklong rollout of the agenda he'd pursue if elected. Speaking to a friendly crowd in Arlington, McAuliffe also...

  • Ken Cuccinelli targets state financial incentives for businesses

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

    In what would be a sharp break from previous Virginia governors, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said he would curtail programs that offer corporations tax breaks and other multimillion-dollar incentives to bring new jobs to Virginia. Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, said the...

  • Republican Ken Cuccinelli proposes $1.4 billion tax cut

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

    Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli promised Tuesday to slash Virginia income taxes by $1.4 billion and pay for the cuts by eliminating tax loopholes, making a call for lower taxes a central tenant of the gubernatorial canddiate's economic plan. In his first major policy announcement of...

  • Bill Bolling rips into Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe tax plans

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

    Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is no longer in the race to be Virginia's next governor, but he's happy to sit on the sidelines and play armchair candidate. Bolling, who has recently lamented his decision not to enter the race as an "independent Republican," criticized the two remaining gubernatorial...


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