Virginia Republicans look to put brakes on driver fees

University Wire;  August 29, 2007 ;     562 words ......Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly announced...offenses committed by Virginia drivers, have caused...drivers are concerned that out-of-state drivers are not included in the...raise needed funds for Virginia road projects and to...to support excluding ...

Virginia House votes to abolish driver fees

University Wire;  January 24, 2008 ;     420 words ......UWIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- This week the Virginia House of Delegates overwhelmingly voted in favor...2007 that was applicable to both in-state and out-of-state drivers, according to Del. Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford. Putney said the clause covering out-of-state ...

DO NOTHING AT VIRGINIA'S PERIL

Roanoke Times & World News;  July 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......annually. 2. Out-of-state drivers should share...food prices, Virginia families should...not balkanize Virginia. The bill I proposed...transportation fund with out-of-state drivers paying their...hold harmless Virginia families from...provide relief ...

Busted: Reckless drivers: Virginia will impose fees as high as $3,000 to...

Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA);  June 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ......become very costly to Virginia drivers on Sunday, when...surcharges on licensed Virginia motorists who commit...hearing complaints from Virginians who consider the new...provide no incentive for out-of-state drivers, because the new fees only apply to Virginia ...

OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS WORTH MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD

Evansville Courier & Press;  June 18, 2003 ;     360 words ......nice divided multilane highway in a very rural area of Virginia -- less than 15 minutes when I saw the police car parked...splattered on the highway. As long as U.S. 460 runs into Virginia, I and other out-of-state drivers are definitely worth more alive than dead.

Second court bars Virginia abuser fee; Cites right to equal...

The Washington Times;  August 4, 2007 ;     697 words ......WASHINGTON TIMES A second judge in Virginia ruled yesterday that the state...case of Joseph C. Fields, a Virginia man who was convicted July...only upon the Commonwealth of Virginia does violate the 14th Amendment...additional fee if he were from out of state. The decisions appear to ...

Judge first to rule against Virginia's new driver fees; Declares law...

The Washington Times;  August 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......ruled that singling out Virginia drivers in the state...fee if he was from out of state. In his ruling, District...the state, and tells Virginians that relief is coming...do the same in other Virginia jurisdictions. I am...their party. Statewide, Virginians are bashing ...

GOP lawmakers give fees priority; Will add out-of-state...

The Washington Times;  August 24, 2007 ;     562 words ......Republican lawmakers in Virginia said yesterday that their...program so that it applies to out-of-state drivers. House Speaker William J...targeting abusive drivers, while Virginia's highway fatalities have...continue to unfairly tax Virginians, drive many middle-class...to ...

Resolving Virginia's Budget Crisis Will Take Teamwork

The Washington Post;  October 5, 2008 ;     551 words ......might get worse before they get better. Virginia has not been shielded from this crisis...financial crisis in almost a century. Virginians are facing very real and serious financial...on common sense and fiscal restraint. Virginians want sound economic stewardship by their...

VIRGINIA TAKES ANOTHER STEP LEFTWARD

Roanoke Times & World News;  November 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Sen. Barack Obama won Virginia's 13 electoral votes Tuesday, capping...Mark Warner take office in January, Virginia will no longer be considered a safe...Washington's political intelligentsia. Virginia went for a Democratic candidate for...

Letters to the Editor: What will West Virginia become if truckers cannot...

Charleston Daily Mail;  October 19, 2002 ;     275 words ...This is West Virginia's not-so-distant future if some of the anti- coal...credit risks. If there are no truckers in Southern West Virginia, obviously out- of-state trucking firms will come in with out-of-state drivers. Do people think the number of coal ...

Virginia vs. Clemson When: ...

The Washington Post;  November 22, 2008 ;     300 words ...MUCH ON THE LINE: Virginia is not yet bowl eligible after 10 games...it also magnifies the importance of Virginia's final home game. Beat Clemson, and...up a scenario in which an upset over Virginia Tech in the season finale can send...

OBIT - CASSELL, VIRGINIA MUNDY

Roanoke Times & World News;  November 5, 2008 ;     202 words ...Virginia Mundy Cassell, 93, of Roanoke, died Monday evening, November 3, 2008. Virginia was born in Botetourt County on October 28, 1915. She was a daughter of the late A.P. and Elsie Brewbaker Mundy. Virginia was a faithful and charter member of St. Philip Lutheran...

Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of...

Journal of Southern History;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia. By Susan Dunn. (New York: Basic Books...978-0-465-01743-0.) Scholars have long agreed that Virginia steadily descended from the state's Revolutionary heights. Virginia's leaders after the Revolution turned...

NEW TOOLS, EXPANDED TESTING HELP FIGHT HIV IN VIRGINIA

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 1, 2008 ;     680 words ...The Virginia Department of Health issued the following...technology have improved the ability of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to estimate...surveillance method, VDH estimates 1,190 Virginians contracted HIV in 2006. Of those new...