Virginia Legal*Political Blog

Gov. Tim Kaine hopes to collect $48 million for the state’s general fund through a tax amnesty program. Persons – in the broadest legal sense of that term: individuals, corporations, trusts and partnerships – can take advantage of the offer. Those who pay delinquent taxes between Oct. 7 and Dec. 5 will have to pay [...]

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The two men vying for Virginia attorney general were in Charlottesville recently, promoting their campaigns. Del. Steve Shannon, the Democratic nominee, appeared at C’ville Coffee this past Friday, along with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, reports The Daily Progress. If elected, Shannon said would help put more resources in place to protect children from sex offenders. [...]

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Former Richmond prosecutor Matthew Geary plans to run against incumbent Wade Kizer for Henrico County commonwealth’s attorney. Geary left his position as chief deputy in the commonwealth’s attorney’s office in April to join a private practice in Richmond, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Kizer announced yesterday that he is running for re-election. Both candidates will reportedly [...]

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Gov. Tim Kaine has asked the U.S. Department of Labor for a $252 million loan to pay unemployment compensation benefits through the end of the year. The state will need the money because of an increased demand for benefits and reduced employer contributions to the unemployment insurance trust fund. The increase in demand has reduced [...]

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Those who attended Washington and Lee University with South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson in the late 1960s probably would have picked him to be among those least likely to heckle a president during a joint session of Congress. Wilson shouted, “You lie!”, last night when President Obama said his health plan would not include coverage [...]

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A former prosecutor hoping to win the commonwealth’s attorney’s job in Virginia Beach is struggling to maintain a residence there. Mark C. Hardman, a 28-year-old running on an Independent ticket, has not had a permanent address since June, according to The Virginian-Pilot. Hardman was fired from the Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office in March. He alleges [...]

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Gov. Tim Kaine’s package of budget cuts includes 593 state employee layoffs, according to a news release from the governor’s office today. The plan calls for elimination of more than 900 state positions to help cover a $1.35 billion budget shortfall for FY2010. At a press conference announcing the cuts, Kaine said they apply only [...]

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