The VLW Blog

Gov. Tim Kaine is proposing amendments to legislation that would make sure that the state gets $125 million in unemployment money from the federal stimulus package. The state already has received $62.5 million as part of the unemployment modernization program regulated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but state law needs to be changed [...]

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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has named Mark E. Rubin as counselor to the governor effective today. Rubin has served as senior advisor and deputy counselor to the governor since Kaine took office in 2005. He replaces Larry Roberts, who is resigning to take a position as senior advisor to the chairman of the Democratic National [...]

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Gov. Kaine and legislative leaders are announcing what they call a “landmark agreement” to pass a statewide smoking ban in Virginia’s bars and restaurants.  The only exceptions, they say, are for private clubs and for restaurants with independently-ventilated smoking rooms. The measure apparently is a done deal.  Kaine says that he “worked with legislative leaders [...]

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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine cancelled a governor’s mansion reception when he discovered it was being advertised as a fundraiser for a political group. According to the Washington Post, a political action committee formed to help Democratic women seek elected office asked for donations from $25 to $1,000. The solicitation, posted on a liberal fundraising Web site, invited [...]

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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has been named to chair the Democratic National Committee, a job he will hold on a part time basis until he completes his term as governor in 2010.  The position puts Kaine in the national spotlight but also may expose him to home state GOP criticism, reports The Washington Post. [...]

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In this Monday’s edition of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, our Alan Cooper reported that Gov. Tim Kaine was preparing to name several judges to the circuit bench in Norfolk. Today’s the day: The governor, according to a release from his office, has appointed three men – a General District Judge, a J&DR judge and a commonwealth’s [...]

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LeRoy F. Millette Jr. was formally invested today as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who elevated Millette from Prince William County Circuit Court to the Virginia Court of Appeals last year and to the Supreme Court last month, was part of the festivities. So were many legislators, who [...]

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McGuireWoods LLP has long insisted that it is bipartisan, but such highly visible and overtly Republican partners over the years as former Virginia governors John Dalton and George Allen have made that a tough sell. In what appears to be an effort to counter that Republican image, the firm, in the words of its press [...]

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If you want a favorable review from a statewide bar group for an appointment to the State Corporation Commission, you’d better pull that résumé together and go to Gov. Tim Kaine’s Web site fast. Kaine has asked candidates to fill out a judicial selection questionnaire and a statement of economic interest (both available on at [...]

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According to the Associated Press, the legislature will reconvene on June 23 to discuss a transportation funding package. As noted by the AP, partisan and regional disagreements are enormous impediments to a compromise.

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