Some General Assembly Required

Some General Assembly Required

Once upon a time, the Virginia General Assembly met for 60 days to pass a two-year state budget, and then the legislators went back home. And once upon a time, Democrats dominated the legislature.

In 2004, the Republican-controlled Assembly took an extra 106 days to pass a two-year budget before Dem Governor Mark Warner got the tax increases he wanted to fund education and state employees.

His successor, Tim Kaine, was not so successful in his first try at getting the budget he wanted. 

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

The Dish

• FOOD- DISH- Surf & turf: Seafood splash, local meat

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What would you like to see legislated?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- Off the Block

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Esta casa su casa? Sunny Southwest comes East

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Esta casa su casa? Sunny Southwest comes East

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- <b>The write stuff: SSG spreads the love</b>

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Super 'Superman': He's baaaaaaack....

News

• NEWS- Beebe's motion: Says 22-year-old rape charge violates due process

• NEWS- Crash pilot: 'I'm not going to give up yet'

• NEWS- Criminal sipping: ABC cracks down on gallery Fridays

• NEWS- Denied: Clampdown on alleged bomber info continues

• NEWS- Ludwig's leave: Elder Kuttner faces business woe

On Architecture

• ON ARCHITECTURE- You fa&#xe7;adist! Views collide over First &amp; Main

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Be nice: Jobs come from friends of friends

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Dodo DNA: Extinct but still cooing

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Checkers speech: Chief crushes bored-board myths

Letters

• LETTER- Cats certainly are hunters

• LETTER- You done Mr. Huja wrong!

Full Stories List for June 29th, 2006 issue #0526

• Headline misrepresented victims

• CORRECTION- Oops

• CULTURE- BUZZ BOX<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Wind synth: Don't ask, just listen

• DR. HOOK- Belly flop: When hormone shortage means greater girth

• HED Why no Wiccan? Whose freedoms are we fighting for?

• SHELF LIFE-What's going on? Suskind wants hard truths

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- <b>The write stuff: SSG spreads the love</b>

Cover Stories

• COVER- Some General Assembly Required

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Stereo woes: When the music stops

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Checkers speech: Chief crushes bored-board myths

Letters

• LETTER- Cats certainly are hunters

• LETTER- You done Mr. Huja wrong!

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Super 'Superman': He's baaaaaaack....

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Charles Carrier- Cannondale F3000

News

• NEWS- Beebe's motion: Says 22-year-old rape charge violates due process

• NEWS- Crash pilot: 'I'm not going to give up yet'

• NEWS- Criminal sipping: ABC cracks down on gallery Fridays

• NEWS- Denied: Clampdown on alleged bomber info continues

• NEWS- Ludwig's leave: Elder Kuttner faces business woe

On Architecture

• ON ARCHITECTURE- You fa&#xe7;adist! Views collide over First &amp; Main

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- P-ART-ay! Second Street's big bash

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What would you like to see legislated?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- Off the Block

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Esta casa su casa? Sunny Southwest comes East

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Esta casa su casa? Sunny Southwest comes East

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Dodo DNA: Extinct but still cooing

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Be nice: Jobs come from friends of friends

The Dish

• FOOD- DISH- Surf &amp; turf: Seafood splash, local meat

The Fearless Consumer

• THE FEARLESS CONSUMER- Queasy exchange: Anonymous web digs rile restaurateur