Va. Tech families to lobby legislature
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As he sat in a hospital, watching blood ooze from his son Colin's gunshot wounds, Andrew Goddard negotiated with a higher power: Let my son live, and I will do what I can to spare another parent this torture.
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By Christina Nuckols, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M.
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SUFFOLK -- Virginia Tech scientists are preparing to protect the state&#39;s largest crop from a disease with strong potential to do damage.
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Representatives from the Minority Aviation Education Association, a West Virginia-based company that educates students in almost two dozens states about science and math, traveled to various Kanawha County schools this week.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Dec. 12--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers will kick off the 2007 legislative session at Jamestown, and Vice President Dick Cheney might headline the day.   At least he's invited.
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Last year, officials at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia set out to provide a laptop computer for every student in the county's nine high schools.
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At two tech-focused gatherings yesterday, industry companies, lobbying groups and politicians mulled over the IT industry's legislative agenda, including concerns about a move to force companies to expense stock options.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 13--RICHMOND -- Gov. Tim Kaine will ask state lawmakers to increase the pay of public school teachers by 3 percent next year and to fund pilot projects to expand access to pre-kindergarten programs when they amend Virginia's two-year budget.
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By Michael Pearson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 9--Move over boys, it's Mom's turn to influence the world of  technology.
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By TOM HOLDEN  By Tom Holden  The Virginian-Pilot  NORFOLK - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday that "the time is now" for House Republicans to present plans for Virginia's long- term transportation needs that will pass the General Assembly.
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.
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WASHINGTONÂ -- With the U.S. Congress winding down its work for 2004, technology lobbying groups are stepping up their push for lawmakers to pass several pieces of legislation, including extensions to a research and development (R&D) tax credit and an Internet access tax moratorium.
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By Hugh Lessig And Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 25--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers Saturday passed what they admitted was a flawed transportation spending plan. Attention now shifts to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who will propose a major overhaul.
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Tempers flare over Va. Republicans' handling of controversial collective bargaining measure.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 11 -- Some Virginia lawmakers want drivers to take their thumbs off the keyboards and put them back on the steering wheel while cruising down Virginia's roads.
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By Janette Rodrigues, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec.
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By Chelyen Davis, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Mar. 1--RICHMOND -- Republican legislative leaders yesterday defended  their transportation plan and lashed out at Gov. Tim Kaine, who has said he  will substantially amend it and may veto it.