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By Tom Jackman, The Washington Post
Virginia abolished parole for convicted criminals in 1995. But more than 6,000 prisoners remain who were arrested prior to 1995, a new lawsuit alleges, and the state parole board denies release to more than 96 percent of them each year.
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By Olympia Meola and Holly Prestidge, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond-area school systems are facing millions of dollars less in state education funding, after Gov. Bob McDonnell said yesterday that he will support updating the index that determines how much state money each school system receives.
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McDonnell directing more education money to N.Va.
By Anita Kumar and Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. -- In one of his first decisions on the state's two-year budget, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell sided with Northern Virginia, the vote-rich region that helped him secure his landslide victory in November, by sending it more school dollars.
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Va. Senate passes anti-discrimination bill for state workers
By Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday that would make it illegal to discriminate in the state workforce, including on the basis of sexual orientation, marking the first time such legislation has passed either chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.
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GOP plan emerges to fix Va. shortfall
By Julian Walker, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
House of Delegates budget negotiators hope to overcome a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in part by deeper cuts at state agencies, bigger contributions from state workers to their pension plans and more federal money to pay for Medicaid.
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Fewer civil cases go to juries due in large part to cost
By Janie Bryant, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Two years ago, Norfolk businessman Eric Stevens was broad-sided by a motorist who ran a red light. After surgery for a ruptured disc and other medical costs, he filed a lawsuit and entered the world of civil litigation.
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States look to the bottle
By David Kesmodel and William Spain, The Wall Street Journal
States suffering through tough times are reaching for a tonic. Lawmakers in several states with tight control of liquor sales are considering legislation that would shift the job to private industry, saving money and raising revenue.
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The seventh annual Hal Hovey Award was presented Feb. 3 to Marc Perrusquia, an enterprise and investigative reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis Tenn. The award is made jointly by Stateline.org, which is part of the Pew Center on the States, and Governing Magazine for outstanding coverage of state and local government. | |
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