Kaine's Legacy May Ride on His Revamping Of Roads Deal
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RICHMOND, Feb. 24 -- Perhaps the most memorable promise Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) made during his 2005 campaign was to solve the state's transportation crisis.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Sep. 9--RICHMOND -- David Ekern, appointed Friday as state transportation  commissioner, impressed Gov. Timothy M. Kaine with his technical and personal  skills.   He'll need both to make a name for himself in Virginia.
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Moves to scrap tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is expected to go forward with the publication of a bill.
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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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A decision to rename a one-mile stretch of road is at the heart of a fierce dispute that, some say, is fracturing the spirit of one of the largest Vietnamese enclaves in the nation.
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, perhaps as early as the weekend, two officials said Wednesday.
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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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The leading House Democrat on education issues proposed revisions yesterday to the No Child Left Behind law that would ease the penalties for public schools that barely miss academic testing targets but tighten another rule that has helped the District and Virginia.
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Lawmakers look to strengthen their role after the most polarized term in a half century.
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US Sen. Jon Kyl&#39;s familiarity with border issues would serve the state well if President Bush were to pick the Arizona Republican as his new secretary of homeland security, Gov.
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By Robert Sanchez Daily Herald Staff Writer  There's renewed hope for motorists waiting for an Eola Road interchange at I-88.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) is expected to propose spending more than $40 million today to begin overhauling the state's mental health system, which has come under intense scrutiny since 32 people were killed this year at Virginia Tech by a gunman with a history of psychiatric problems, according to...
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RICHMOND, Feb. 19 -- A small group of Virginia lawmakers began a final round of negotiations Monday on a transportation deal that could fix the state's roads without taking money from other core services such as health care, public safety and education.
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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.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) on Thursday proposed spending an additional $500 million next year on transportation projects but said that the one-time expense would do little to solve the state's worsening traffic problems unless the General Assembly agrees to raise taxes or fees.
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A component of state transportation legislation that would shift responsibility for planning and building secondary roads to Northern Virginia localities is a nonstarter, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday.  Kaine made his comments after meeting with regional leaders.
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As secretary of Defense, Robert Gates may be able to shape a bipartisan approach on Iraq and the war on terror.