George Allen, a former Virginia governor and senator, spoke to the Fredericksburg Virginia Patriots on Tuesday night about what he is calling his "Blueprint for America's Comeback." About 50 people came out to hear Allen speak at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library's headquarters in downtown Fredericksburg. The group invited all the candidates in the U.S. Senate race to speak in individual forums; only Tim Kaine declined, due to scheduling issues....

The tipping point in repeated attempts to persuade then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to send Bedford County murderer Jens Soering back home to Germany came near the end of Kaine’s term as governor in January 2010.

Hundreds came out in the cold Sunday – including some folks from Culpeper – to watch former Gov. Tim Kaine open his new campaign headquarters on North Hamilton Street in Richmond.

By Mason Adams Virginia Republicans marked the two-year anniversary of then-Gov. Tim Kaine's request that the U.S. Department of Justice approve the transfer of convicted double-murderer Jens Soering to Germany with a conference call Thursday criticizing Kaine for his handling of the incident.

Greensville County Public Schools has to cut more than $2.1 million from its budget, due to the effects of former Gov. Tim Kaine's budget.

Governor Timothy M. Kaine, on Thursday, announced that Wood Fuel Developers, LLC, a startup company and affiliate of Chester, Virginia-based Industrial TurnAround Corporation (ITAC), will invest $18.7 million to begin wood pellet manufacturing operations in Greensville County. The project will create 39 jobs. Virginia successfully competed with Georgia for the project.

Another round of state budget cuts proposed by Gov. Tim Kaine means county governments in Virginia will revisit their own budget projections for fiscal year 2010.

By DON KORALEWSKI I-M Editor People at risk of becoming homeless in the region got a little assistance from the Federal Stimulus package, and an allocation of those funds by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, on Tuesday, announced an executive spending reduction plan to meet the FY 2010 revenue shortfall of $1.35 billion. The Governor's plan trims government spending by reducing the scope of some government programs, while protecting K-12 education and other critical government functions.

By DON KORALEWSKI I-M Editor Governor Tim Kaine, late last week, announced that the Commonwealth has submitted pre-applications for more than $2 billion of high speed rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (ARRA) high speed rail program. The rail stimulus program will provide $8 billion in federal funds to support high speed and intercity passenger rail projects across the country.