David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Cuccinelli: Metrorail could hit funding snag
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II is betting against the General Assembly approving $150 million for the Dulles Metrorail project - a prospect that would throw a wrench into months of delicate negotiations among stakeholders who have finally reached a tentative accord on its financing. Published December 8, 2011
McDonnell proposes ways to fund Virginia transportation needs
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell put new revenue on the table for state transportation improvements — though not higher taxes — as he rolled out portions of his transportation plan Thursday in Norfolk. Published December 8, 2011
Kaine hits Allen over ‘bullying’ in first Virginia debate
Tim Kaine accused George Allen on Wednesday of employing divisive and "bullying" rhetoric against his opponents in the sharpest jab of a caustic first debate between the candidates for U.S. Senate from Virginia. Published December 7, 2011
It’s Kaine vs. Allen ahead of Virginia primaries
Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen will square off Wednesday in the first debate of the 2012 campaign season, providing an early glimpse into what will be one of the most closely watched and expensive races in the country. Published December 6, 2011
Falsely accused Va. man fully exonerated after 27 years behind bars
The Virginia Court of Appeals has fully exonerated a Virginia man who served 27 years in prison for several sexual assaults he did not commit. Published December 6, 2011
Virginia assembly ambivalent on health exchange
Virginia legislators appear at odds over how — or even whether — to move forward with a state-run health insurance exchange mandated by President Obama's health care overhaul during the 2012 General Assembly session. Published December 5, 2011
Va. Democrats file lawsuit over Bolling’s authority
Virginia Democratic Caucus Chairman A. Donald McEachin filed a lawsuit on Monday in an attempt to stop Republicans from using Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's tie-breaking vote to organize the General Assembly's upper chamber. Published December 5, 2011
Cuccinelli’s bid for Va. governor upsets Bolling and his backers
This year's annual gathering of Virginia Republicans at the posh Homestead resort was turned on its ear by Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II's bombshell announcement last week that he would seek the governorship in 2013. Published December 4, 2011
Kaine, Allen give glimpse into campaigns
George Allen and Tim Kaine on Thursday delivered sharp critiques on the ills plaguing an intransigent Washington and predicted better days ahead — albeit in markedly different ways — in a likely preview of pitches they'll make to Virginia voters in their bids for a U.S. Senate seat. Published December 1, 2011
DoD IG report faults Army’s Mark Center plan
Rep. James P. Moran Jr. and Sen. Mark R. Warner harshly criticized the Army on Thursday for a report showing its transportation-management plan to accommodate 6,400 federal workers relocating to a Defense Department office complex in Alexandria was ill-conceived and logically flawed. Published December 1, 2011
Cuccinelli announces Va. gubernatorial bid
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II announced Thursday that he will run for governor in 2013, putting to rest a frenzy of speculation and setting up a high-profile intraparty battle for the Republican nomination. Published December 1, 2011
Source: Cuccinelli set to announce bid for Va. governorship
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II is likely to announce next week that he will run for governor in 2013, a highly placed Republican official said Wednesday night. Published November 30, 2011
Report cites benefits of Va. uranium mining
Lifting a decades-long ban on uranium mining could generate more than 1,000 jobs and have an annual economic impact of $135 million, should the hot button-issue of tapping a site in Southside Virginia move forward, according to a study from a Richmond-based economic forecasting firm. Published November 30, 2011
Va.’s McDonnell proposes cuts to state agencies
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing to eliminate two state agencies and combine seven others as part of his 2012 government-reform agenda - an impressive-looking plan but one that will save the state about $4 million from an $80 billion biennial budget. Published November 29, 2011
Democrats dominate Virginia map lawsuit
Five of the six plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to throw control of Virginia's congressional redistricting process to the courts have either contributed to or worked for Democrats in the past decade, despite claims that the legal action is not linked to the party. Published November 28, 2011
Ten Commandments dispute in Va. headed to federal court
A long-simmering battle in Virginia over the separation of church and state heads to federal court on Monday, with a southwestern county school board fighting for the right to display the Ten Commandments in a public high school. Published November 27, 2011
Local resistance building on Virginia’s eminent domain change
A state constitutional amendment to expand Virginia's eminent domain laws is meeting local resistance, with the city of Alexandria agreeing to contribute as much as $5,000 for a lobbying firm to help fight the legislation. Published November 24, 2011
McDonnell appoints 2 to airports panel board
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell wasted little time in exercising his new right to add members to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's board of directors, announcing appointments less than a week after federal legislation creating the positions was signed. Published November 23, 2011
Virginia mulls cuts, even layoffs, in budget
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday laid the groundwork for state budget cuts — and perhaps even layoffs — after huddling with a brain trust of legislators and business leaders forecasting the national and state economic picture in coming years. Published November 22, 2011
Virginia Democrats suing to share power
Democrats in Virginia's Senate said Monday that they will file a lawsuit to determine whether the state's Republican lieutenant governor has the privilege of casting tiebreaking votes on organizational matters — an authority crucial to GOP plans to exercise a majority in the evenly split chamber next year. Published November 21, 2011
