Virginia has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election except 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson won, since 1952. The state voted for George W. Bush over both Al Gore Jr. and John Kerry by a little over eight percent of the vote. However, the state is in play for Barack Obama in 20 ...

14 hours ago · Obama Blog · obamabarack.blogspot.com by Paul Kekai Manansala () 6 references

It’s not just New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine who’s finding it hard to balance the budget–at least he’s getting some things passed and is just paying the price with declining public approval ratings. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (my governor) is having trouble just getting things passed. This morning ...

1 day ago · EconomistMom.com · economistmom.com by economistmom 10 references

Just finished writing up a post over at RK on the major coal plant ruling in Georgia . I should be happy that it dramatically increases the likelihood the planned Wise County coal-fired power plant will be blocked. The Wise County plant's permits allow for unlimited carbon dioxide emissions, which t ...

4 days ago · TheGreenMiles.net · thegreenmiles.blogspot.com by The Green Miles () 36 references

Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images With two months still to go before the national conventions, amid all the initial media buzz about vice-presidential candidates, one thing is clear: Barack Obama has an unusually wide array of possible running mates. Obama is as starkly unusual ...

5 days ago · Daily Intelligencer - New ... · nymag.com/daily/intel 2063 references

Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board last week approved Dominion's permit to build a coal-fired power plant in Wise County. You can read a first-hand account at the Chesapeake Climate Action Network's blog . The Southern Environmental Law Center has vowed to continue the fight against the Wise Cou ...

5 days ago · TheGreenMiles.net · thegreenmiles.blogspot.com by The Green Miles () 36 references

Gov. Tim Kaine talks about Hillary Rodham Clinton at the 2008 Democratic Party of Virginia Convention in Hampton on June 14th

6 days ago · VirginiaDem.org · virginiadem.wordpress.com by virginiadem 34 references

8 days ago · VirginiaDem.org · virginiadem.wordpress.com by virginiadem 34 references

And it just keeps getting worse. The only possible redeeming value of the smoke wafting up from North Carolina’s wildfires is that it covers the stench emanating from the State Senate Chamber. First: Senate Finance Committee passes gas tax hike Then: Under the Senate Democrats’ bill, sales taxes wou ...

9 days ago · The Jeffersoniad Aggregator · thejeffersoniad.com by Michael 11 references

At the State Summit on innovative Transportation Funding and Financing, the Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine, says that as fuel efficiency increases, revenues from the gas tax decrease as if the gas tax is “running away.” He says the transportation funding “portfolio” needs to be “diversified.”(0:56) ...

10 days ago · The Talk Radio News Service · talkradionews.com by Staff 9 references

Virginia governor Tim Kaine and Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters spoke at the State Summit on Innovative Transportation Funding and Financing. Kaine said that every state is struggling to find funding for infrastructure. He said that Virginia has the third largest state-managed road system, b ...

10 days ago · The Talk Radio News Service · talkradionews.com by Staff 9 references