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Morning Roundup: Oct. 17

Md. lawmakers return to Annapolis focused on redistricting; Bartlett raises mere $1K in third quarter; Gray makes most of MLK weekend for states' rights; October was big money month for Va. Senate races; Poll: Va. voters apathetic about state races; McDonnell holds energy conference; Quick arrest in arson that displaced 23 in Prince William apartments.

What's up with that?

D.C. police are cracking down on drivers with expired tags by putting them in jail. What's up with that?

Raising Kaine: $1.3 million in third quarter, $2.55 million on hand

The campaign of former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine announced on Thursday that it raised $1.3 million in the third quarter and finished the quarter with $2.55 million cash on hand.

Morning Roundup: Oct. 13

UPDATED: Texas congressman proposes conceal-carry in D.C.; MoCo prosecutors feared stabbing suspect was 'danger to others'; D.C. reviews emergency response to quake; Quake-damaged pinnacle being removed from cathedral; O'Malley likely to rework redistricting map; McDonnell has critics but high approval; MoCo woman killed, son missing; Va. Dems grumble about party chairman Moran; Maryland gets new area code.

Virginia revenues up in September; McDonnell urges caution

September revenue collections in Virginia ticked up 3.9 percent from last year, but looming uncertainty on the federal front and overall economic uneasiness is still reason for caution, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday.

“Rehabilitation Schools Act” makes for odd bedfellows

Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb that provides a tax credit for communities to partner with the private sector to fix up old school buildings won immediate praise from prominent Virginia politicians across the political spectrum on Wednesday.

Morning Roundup, Oct. 12

Maryland moving toward gas-tax hike for transportation needs; D.C. council pins hopes on new agency; Report: Virginia must improve Medicaid program; Md. Rep. Edwards critical of redistricting map; Agents at Dulles find 245 grams of cocaine in doorknob; Poll: Most Marylanders want wind energy; McDonnell invites Obama to tour quake damage; Metro released proposed changes to station names.

AAA asks for D.C. Council hearing on expired-tags policy

The motorist association that represents millions of drivers in the Washington area is demanding the District re-examine rules that allow its police officers to jail drivers with expired vehicle registrations.

McDonnell invites Obama to tour quake-damaged town

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday invited President Obama to visit the town at the epicenter of August's earthquake to view the damage for himself.

Morning Roundup: Oct. 11

D.C. protesters have offer to stay in Freedom Plaza; Quinnipiac: Obama disapproval rating remains high among Virginia GOP voters; Maryland officials meet today on transportation funding; Metro bus driver stabbed; Napolitano, O'Malley in College Park to discuss homeland security; D.C. moves forward with medical marijuana; D.C. board and commission posts remain empty under Gray; Liberty U. asks justices to take up health care law; Md. tea parties opposing new redistricting map.

McDonnell requests disaster assistance for victims of Tropical Storm Lee

What's up with that?

There are anti-corporate and government greed protests occurring across the country. What's up with that?

FEMA denies Va.'s Individual Assistance application

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's request for Individual Assistance for residents whose property was damaged by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Commonwealth on Aug. 23.

Warner supports streamlining Tourist visa process

Virginia Senator Mark Warner, Democrat, is looking to give Virginia's already-robust tourism industry an international boost.

Bartlett meets with O'Malley, talks redistricting map

Maryland GOP Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican, said Thursday night he has met with Gov. Martin O'Malley to discuss a recently-released congressional redistricting map, which would put more Democrats in his Western Maryland district and hurt his chances of winning an 11th term.