Va. Gov. Being Talked Up for National Job
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Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner was more than halfway through his single term in office before he even found his footing. Now, all of a sudden, he is being mentioned for the Senate in 2006 and the White House in 2008.
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December 9, 2004 - Nearing the finish of his Cabinet reshuffle, President Bush has named a new Veterans Affairs secretary -- and asked four others to stay on.
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After Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) assumed his powerful post last year, one of his sons called to ask about his vision for the job.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 4 -- As GOP legislators unveiled proposals Friday to overhaul Virginia's mental health system, advocates for the mentally ill urged Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and the General Assembly to pump tens of millions of additional dollars into underfunded programs.
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RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is planning to visit Northern Virginia today to launch a final push to help his fellow Democrats make substantial gains in the Republican-controlled General Assembly in next Tuesday's elections.
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Gov. Ed Rendell plans to put hand-picked state officials at county election offices during the Nov. 2 presidential election to watch for any problems in this battleground state.
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Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Thursday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.
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By Ray Reed, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 28--LEXINGTON -- Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday he isn't backing off his goal of seeing 400,000 acres of Virginia protected from development during his tenure, despite a $13 million cut the General Assembly made in his land-conservation budget.
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The former governor talks to Virginians in video format, saying he wants to put the country "back on the right track.".
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At the urging of a key senator, President Bush 's nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service has promised to consider hiring veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars for jobs in the coming fiscal year.
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By JEFFREY KELLEY Times-Dispatch Staff Writer  Verizon Virginia's president can't sign up for his company's new TV service at his Chester4field County home yet. But resi4dents in other parts of the Rich4mond metro area can -- and many by the end of the month.
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WASHINGTON Outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi (prin-SIP&#39;-ee) has been regarded as a relentless advocate for veterans during his tenure.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) stopped in Prince William County last week to discuss his "100 Ideas for Virginia" initiative with the chamber of commerce, but the conversation quickly turned to the county's biggest gripe: illegal immigration.
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By Michael Hardy and Jeff E. Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 24--Republican lawmakers yesterday rolled out a "last, best opportunity" for an election-year fix for transportation, but Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said it ignores much of the state.
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The fight for control of the General Assembly this fall could come down to several contests in Northern Virginia. An asterisk (*) identifies an incumbent.
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Governors, campaign advisers and former presidential foes could end up in top Cabinet posts in a John Kerry administration, perhaps joined by a retired general and even a Republican or two.
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The Associated Press reported on Aug. 25 that Puerto Rico's governor earned a standing ovation when he called for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq during his speech to a conference of National Guardsmen. The story should have made clear that Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila was given a standing ovation at the end of his speech, which covered various military issues, rather than immediately after his call for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.