The Virginia General Assembly will consider intervening this year in a pair of ongoing struggles….urban chickens versus urban dogs and fast drivers against slow ones. Both stories have been among the most clicked this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.  

More than 20,000 vehicles in Virginia now bear the state’s “Don’t Tread on Me” specialty license plate….and thousands of children in the state have been exempted from the compulsory education law because of their parents’ religious beliefs. Those have been among the most clicked stories this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports. 

A monument to important women in Virginia history is drawing attention because of one who won’t be included….and as bills flood into Richmond for the upcoming General Assembly session one delegate is making it his business to stop some of them at the door. Those stories have been among the most clicked this week at VaNews on vpap.org. Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

Some lawmakers from Northern Virginia are pushing to cut back on the number of out-of-state students admitted to state universities. And descendants of those buried in a Prince William County cemetery are upset about that their loved ones will have to make way for a new football stadium. Those stories are among the most clicked over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. 

Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

There’s concern about this year’s acorn crop in Virginia and a source of public school funding disparity you may not have thought about. Those stories have been among the most clicked this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

Virginia restaurants may soon be able to tweet you about Happy Hour and a frustrated high school football coach takes it out on the band. Those are among the most clicked stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at VPAP.org. Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

Some people are questioning a sentence of six life terms given to a Hampton Roads teenager involved in a robbery and a Southside Virginia election comes down to the luck of the draw. Those stories are among the most clicked this past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

The non-luxuries of travel for Virginia gubernatorial candidates and a ghost in the executive mansion drew plenty of attention over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews at vpap.org. Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

A Virginia man’s fascination with elevators has made him a YouTube star and a new transportation plan has emerged late in the governor’s race. Those are among the most clicked stories in recent days at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

There are ongoing concerns about the financial health of  the Virginia Retirement System and plenty of speculation about who’ll be in control of the state senate a few months from now. Those stories have been among the most clicked this past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’sVaNews link at VPAP.org . Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

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A major test for Virginia’s conservation easement program and how to film a big budget movie without attracting a lot of attention. Those are among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link.  Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

Former UVa climate scientist Michael Mann’s work at the university is again the subject of a court battle and Virginia is working on a database that’s making some privacy advocates uncomfortable. Those stories have been among the most clicked over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on VPAP.org.  Fred Echols talks with David Poole. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

The drive across Afton Mountain on Interstate-64 can be one of the most dangerous in Virginia when the weather turns nasty. But it may soon become a little less risky. And there’s been a  dustup over chickens in Spotsylvania County. Those stories have been among the most read this past week on Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link .   Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

There’s a push to change the way appointments are made to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors….and a new study gives Virginia a less than sparkling grade for making health care readily available to low income residents. Stories about both were among the most clicked this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

Plans for a tract of land near Williamsburg and the Fairfax County Library’s new strategic plan have been causing controversy. Stories about both were among the most clicked this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

It turned out the bulls weren’t the most dangerous things at Virginia’s first Great Bull Run….and the state is issuing specialty license plates that show support for Governor McDonnell, but they’re not easy to get. Those stories were among the most frequently clicked this past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

Virginia Democrats have a placed an order – a big one – for voter information from local registrars around the state….and Tesla Motors is still trying to get permission to sell its electric cars out of showrooms in Virginia. Those stories have been among the most clicked over the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at  vpap.org.

Prescription drug abuse continues to plague far Southwestern Virginia and drivers entering Richmond will soon be greeted by a super-sized Confederate flag.

Those stories have been among the most clicked over the past week on Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at vpap.org.  Fred Echols talks with David Poole.

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VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Speculation about possible changes to Virginia’s self defense laws and how some children in the Commonwealth are home schooled with no state involvement of any kind were the topics of two stories that were among the most read at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org  this past week. Fred Echols reports.

A Richmond school board member is at the center of controversy – again….and some Virginia Beach residents are upset over a late night phone call from the city. Those are among the most read stories over the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews site on vpap.org. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

A more accurate method of detecting Lyme Disease could be soon be available thanks to research being done in Virginia and for seafood lovers, a crab of a different color. Those stories have been among the most popular this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at vpap.org.  Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Virginia is a very good state for business but apparently no longer the best and a new reality show in Richmond paints a stark picture of life in Virginia’s capitol city. Those were two of the most clicked stories over the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Stories about one of Virginia’s first and most important internet news services and a decision about how camping spaces are reserved in Virginia state parks were among the most clicked reports over the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org.

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VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Not everyone is giving an “A” to the idea of assigning letter grades to public schools in Virginia and if you’re interested in buying a Tesla off the showroom floor you’ll have to go out of state to do it. It’s illegal in the Commonwealth. Those stories have been among the most read over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on VPAP.org. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Even if Virginia Democrats win the Lieutenant Governor’s race this year that won’t be enough to give them control of the state Senate unless they also win at least one other contest.
Both parties are gearing up for a possible special Senate election in Tidewater….and the state legislative building in Richmond is a surprisingly dangerous place. Those stories have been among the most read this past week at the Virginia Public Access Projects’ VaNews link. Fred Echols has more.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Stories about a congressman’s hubcaps and a climbing wall arms race among universities were at the top of the list of most-clicked newspaper reports for the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

A crossing guard who makes $40 an hour and the next onslaught on political advertising in Virginia were among the hottest topics on the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va News link  over the past week. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Stories about political pressure on state universities to hold down tuition and some movement toward offshore wind energy development were among the most clicked this past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org.

A University of Virginia history class that attracted 47,000 students and a look at the career of entrepreneur and politicans’ friend Jonnie Williams were the topics two of the most-read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org.  Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org

One of Virginia’s worst political scandals  is back in the headlines while a statewide political race that usually gets little attention will be in the spotlight this year. Those stories have been among the the most read this past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews at VPAP.org. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

One method of paying for new roads in Virginia has hit a speed bump and a Hampton Roads man is in trouble for roughing up a city councilman’s car. Those were two of the most clicked stories at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Virginia Republicans who voted for Governor McDonnells transportation bill are preparing to defend themselves against primary challengers who accuse them of supporting higher taxes…and an administrative skirmish in Chesterfield County has cost the circuit court clerk part of her staff.

Those were two of the most frequently read newspaper stories over the past week the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

If you think there are too many lawyers in politics it may be time to think again, at least where the Virginia General Assembly is concerned. That story and one that exposes a loophole in the state’s new texting-while-driving law were at the top of the hit list on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link this past week. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Internet reports of an emergency lockdown at The College of William and Mary went national recently – but it never happened…and suspects are in custody in a string of arsons on Virginia’s eastern shore. Newspaper stories about both made the most-clicked list for the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

The Virginia General Assembly is losing another of its longest serving members and a single word added to a piece of legislation has made a complicated new law even more complicated. Those stories were among the most clicked during the last week on Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Mysterious fires in eastern Virginia and police cameras that read license plates by the thousands have been in the news lately. Newspaper stories about both were among the past week’s most clicked on Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

The two top contenders to be governor of Virginia talked about the weather last week while a Republican delegate decided he’d seen enough of politics. Both those stories were among the most clicked on Virginia Public Access Project’s Va News link. Fred Echols reports. 

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Owners of hybrid vehicles in Virginia are letting Governor McDonnell know what they think of one provision of the new transportation bill and a lawmaker from Hampton Roads is retiring after 30 years in the General Assembly. Those are two of the most read newspaper stories at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link on vpap.org.. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

A Virginia sheriff was surprised when his statement against gun control laws was removed from his county’s website and the General Assembly is trying to make it easier for parents to get information from online accounts after the death of a child. The Virginia Public Access Project reports those were among the most clicked newspaper stories this week at the Va News link on vpap.org.   Fred Echols reports. 

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will reduce the hours of thousands of state workers in response to the Affordable Care Act, and a new report sheds light on how the Commonwealth stacks up against other states on some politically powerful issues. Those stories were among the most-read newspaper reports this past week at VaNews, Virginia Public Access Project’s daily online compilation of political reporting from around the state. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

A pair of Virginia lawmakers were surprised this past week, one when a stranger was introduced as his mother in the state Senate chamber and another when a picture of a traffic stop was posted – temporarily – on Twitter. Those were among the week’s most- read stories at VaNews, the Virginia Public Access Project’s daily compilation of newspaper articles about government and politics in Virginia at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.

VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.

Stories about a drinking binge at the University of Virginia and a Shenandoah Valley woman’s unusual amnesia were among the most read over the past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link. Fred Echols reports. 

Inside politics at the General Assembly is the theme of two of the most read stories this past week at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link at www.vpap.org.  Fred Echols reports.

Two of the most read newspaper stories at Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews link over the past week were about one elected official who chose to go his own way and another who finally joined the crowd – sort of.  Fred Echols reports. You can find the VaNews link at www.vpap.org

The most clicked stories this past week on V-A News at the Virginia Public Access Project’s website included a new twist in a story from a month ago and a sign of the times that you should pay attention to if you write online reviews. Fred Echols reports.
You can find the V-A News link at www.vpap.org

Gun laws and tax rates will be on the table when the Virginia General Assembly convenes next week. Newspaper stories about both were among the most read on Virginia Public Access Project’s VaNews website this past week at www.vpap.org. Fred Echols has more.

A Republican lawmaker has a plan to help GOP presidential candidates do better in Virginia and an anonymous blog is stirring things up at a small private college in the Commonwealth.  Those newspaper stories were among the most popular this past week on Virginia Public Access Project’s Va News site at www.vpap.org.  Fred Echols reports.

Online visitors to Virginia Public Access Project’s V-A News link during the past week were very interested in a couple of tax-related stories, one about taxes paid and another about delinquent accounts. Fred Echols reports.
You can find those stories and more at the VaNews link on vpap.org.

The online newspaper stories getting the most attention recently at Virginia Public Access Project’s V-A News link include romance at the highest level of state politics and an alternative to nursing homes for elderly relatives. Fred Echols has more.

You can see the stories drawing the most clicks at the VaNews link at www.vpap.org