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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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