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NRA vows to sue Maryland over gun ban
Steve Contorno
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
The National Rifle Association said Tuesday it will fight in court the new restrictions on so-called assault weapons that passed the Maryland General Assembly. NRA President David Keene told WTOP a lawsuit is "absolutely" inevitable, insisting that new bans on semi-automatic rifles violate the...
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3-Minute Interview: Cybersecurity educator Mark Ousley
Steve Contorno
Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Ousley is corporate training director of American National University's School of Professional Development, which recently opened a location in Tysons Corner. The school will provide professional training in cybersecurity, a rapidly growing career track for D.C.-area workers. What is the focus...
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Virginia, Maryland take very different paths on gun control
Steve Contorno
Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013
In the four months since a gunman massacred 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, a deep national divide over how best to control gun violence left states scrambling in opposite directions to find a solution. No where is that division more pronounced than along the...
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Cuccinelli steps away from case involving company he invests in
Steve Contorno
Published: Fri, Apr 5, 2013
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Friday recused his office from a state legal matter involving Star Scientific, a company in which he owns stock and whose founder has given Cuccinelli thousands of dollars in gifts. Cuccinelli appointed former state Attorney General Stephen...
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Virginia Democrats targeting GOP House, Senate majorities
Steve Contorno
Updated: Thu, Apr 4, 2013
Virginia Democrats are aggressively targeting Republican state lawmakers in this year's elections in hopes of breaking the GOP's hold on the General Assembly. Democrats are challenging 18 Republican delegates in the November elections, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a...
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Attorney General Cuccinelli fights court to keep Virginia's anti-sodomy law on books
Steve Contorno
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
RICHMOND - Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is fighting a U.S. circuit court ruling that last month overturned the state's anti-sodomy law. Cuccinelli, a candidate for governor, said a three-judge panel ruled erroneously when it struck down in a 2-1 decision the state's long standing...
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Cuccinelli fights court ruling that overturned Virginia's anti-sodomy law
Steve Contorno
Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
RICHMOND - Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is fighting a district court ruling that overturned the state's anti-sodomy law last month. Cuccinelli, a candidate for governor, said a three-judge panel ruled erroneously when it struck down in a 2-1 decision the state's long standing...
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McAuliffe stops by Va. Capitol to lobby for transportation bill
Steve Contorno
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
RICHMOND -- Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe briefly dropped by the Virginia capitol Wednesday to meet with lawmakers before a key vote on a historic transportation package. A day after he was officially named his party's nominee, McAuliffe met behind closed doors with the...
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Auditors: Insurance restriction unlikely to curb abortion in Virginia
Steve Contorno
Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013
Virginia state auditors in a new report warned Gov. Bob McDonnell and state lawmakers that the restrictions they want to place on insurance coverage for abortions are not consistent with "the role of health insurance" and would likely do little to curb abortions. The Joint Legislative Audit...
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