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David Sherfinski

dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com

David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Budget plan boosts taxes in Fairfax County

Fairfax homeowners will see an average $79 increase on their tax bills under the county's $6.73 billion budget in fiscal 2013, which also provides the first full raises for government employees since 2009 and $74 million more for public schools in Virginia's most populous county.

April 24, 2012
** FILE ** Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Critics say McDonnell is polishing his image

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is airing a television commercial he said is intended to highlight positive developments in Virginia but which critics say is an attempt to make over his image after a tough 2012 General Assembly session.

April 24, 2012
Tim Kaine (right) and George Allen, candidates for U.S. Senate in Virginia, greet each other in the hallway before beginning their first debate for the 2012 campaign at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol in December. The men, both former Virginia governors, are currently in a dead heat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Poll: Kaine-Allen race remains a dead heat

Republican George Allen holds a 46 percent to 45 percent lead over Democrat Tim Kaine in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Virginia, according to poll results released Tuesday.

April 24, 2012
Tareq Salahi, left, and Michaele Salahi host the America's Polo Cup Championships by the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cuccinelli sues Salahi over wine-tour business

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has filed a lawsuit against Tareq Salahi, who infamously crashed a White House state dinner in 2009 with his estranged wife, claiming violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

April 23, 2012
Sen. Charles J. Colgan, Prince William Democrat and a budget conferee, signed the conference report but has not said whether he will vote for the bill on the floor Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Two-day showdown ends tortuous Va. budget standoff

Gov. Bob McDonnell met privately Tuesday with Charles J. Colgan, the longtime Democratic senator who had the power to break a 38-day impasse over the state's two-year $85 billion budget. He had a simple question. What do you want from me? Mr. McDonnell asked.

April 22, 2012
House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox (left), a Republican, Sen. Charles J. Colgan, a Democrat, and independent Delegate Lacey E. Putney (right) confer Wednesday before Mr. Colgan changed his vote to approve the budget bill. (Associated Press)

Democrat’s surprise vote gives Virginia a budget

The Virginia Senate, with little warning and no debate, abruptly reversed course and approved a two-year, $85 billion budget bill Wednesday afternoon by a 21-19 vote — a day after Democrats in the chamber blocked one for the third time this year.

April 18, 2012
Sen. Charles J. Colgan, Prince William Democrat and a budget conferee, signed the conference report but has not said whether he will vote for the bill on the floor Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

On fourth try, Va. Senate passes budget

The Virginia Senate approved a new two-year, $85 billion budget bill Wednesday — a day after Democrats in the chamber had blocked one for the third time this year.

April 18, 2012
Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (center), Fairfax Democrat, talks with Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. (left), James City Republican, as Sen. Emmett Hanger (second from left), Augusta Republican, and Sen. Charles Colgen (second from right), Prince William Democrat, and Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Walter Stosch, Henrico Republican, listen prior to the debate on the budget conferees' report at the Capitol in Richmond on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Virginia budget dies in Senate stalemate

Senate Democrats in Virginia for the third time this year voted down a two-year, $85 billion spending plan on Tuesday, leaving money for local governments, school systems and transportation projects across the state in limbo and portending the possibility of a partial government shutdown if the stalemate cannot be resolved.

April 17, 2012
** FILE ** Jeffrey E. Thompson on March 20, 2012. (Courtesy of C-SPAN)

Probed D.C. donor also gave in Virginia

A high-profile campaign donor currently under federal investigation for his pattern of giving to D.C. politicians is also tied to more than $100,000 in contributions to Virginia candidates over the past 12 years.

April 16, 2012
Sen. Charles J. Colgan, Prince William Democrat and a budget conferee, signed the conference report but has not said whether he will vote for the bill on the floor Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Dulles rail could stall slew of other Va. projects

More than 40 transportation projects across Virginia would be endangered if the legislature accedes to Democrats' demands for $300 million more for the Dulles rail project, the McDonnell administration says.

April 15, 2012

Trial next in medical leave case at Loudoun school

The case of a Loudoun County Public Schools employee fired after taking approved medical leave for treatment of a brain tumor will go to a jury trial after a federal judge last week refused to dismiss her complaint.

April 8, 2012