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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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  • Ken Cuccinelli, Terry McAuliffe shift away from attack mode to attract voters

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

    April came in as a nasty and negative month in the Virginia governor's race, but it's going out with both candidates shifting from attack mode long enough to introduce themselves to voters and to assure Virginians that they're prepared to govern. Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will...

  • 3-Minute Interview: Author Mirta Meltzer

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

    Meltzer is an art teacher at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School in the District and is originally from Argentina. She recently published her first children's book, "My Hands," which is written in both English and Spanish. How did you come up with the idea for "My...

  • Virginia Supreme Court ponders when to let cameras in courtrooms

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

    The Supreme Court of Virginia is considering whether judges have a right to kick television cameras out of the courtroom without giving a reason, a controversy that stems from last year's high-profile murder trial of University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V. The Virginia...

  • Cuccinelli failed to report gifts from supplement maker

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

    Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli admitted Friday that he failed to disclose thousands of dollars worth of gifts he received while in office, including trips paid for by embattled Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams. Cuccinelli said at a Richmond...

  • Ken Cuccinelli launches first ad in Virginia governor race

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

    Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will begin airing the first television ad of the Virginia governor race on Monday, his campaign announced Friday morning. Cuccinelli will introduce himself to voters in the 30-second spot that features his wife, Teiro Cuccinelli, discussing some of...

  • Recommendations to improve court fine collections

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    Virginia state auditors made 11 recommendations to step up fine collections, including: - Judges and courts should encourage immediate payment of fines. - Provide incentives to encourage court staff to collect fines promptly. - Evaluate all cases to determine if someone can pay, and...

  • Virginia fails to collect $170 million in court fines and fees

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    Virginia loses about $170 million a year because its local courts routinely fail to collect nearly half of all the fines and fees they levy against criminals and traffic-ticket scofflaws, a state audit shows. The Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts found that circuit and district courts across...

  • Ken Cuccinelli recuses himself from case involving Virginia governor's chef

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli recused himself Wednesday from a state legal case against a former executive mansion chef facing charges of embezzlement. Todd Schneider, who ran the kitchen at the governor's residence from 2010 to 2012, is charged with four counts of taking state...

  • Cuccinelli recuses himself from case involving Virginia governor's chef

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli recused himself Wednesday from a state legal case against a former executive mansion chef who is facing charges of embezzlement. Todd Schneider, who ran the kitchen at the governor's residence from 2010 to 2012, is charged with four counts of taking...


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