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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli speaks during a press conference with Virginia State Police Superintendent, Col Steven Flaherty, left, in Richmond, Va., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Cuccinelli announced "Operation Phalanx," an undercover, collaborative law enforcement effort between Virginia's two Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces and the attorney general's office. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Cuccinelli, authorities announce online-predator arrests

Twenty people across Virginia have been arrested on charges of online solicitation of a minor or child pornography after a weeklong undercover investigation last year, Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II and other law enforcement officials announced Thursday.

April 5, 2012
** FILE ** Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia governor. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Kaine gives ‘vision of economic future’

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine on Wednesday rolled out specifics of his economic agenda, as Republicans worked to undercut the message by linking him to proposed federal regulations on carbon emissions they say will cripple southwest Virginia's coal industry.

April 4, 2012
Delegate David L. Englin, Alexandria Democrat, is considered a rising star in the party. So his decision not to seek a fifth term disappointed other party members. (Associated Press)

Englin’s retiring elicits respect

Delegate David L. Englin's announcement that he will not seek a fifth term in the Virginia House of Delegates surprised observers, but the news was greeted with cautious respect by members of his party Tuesday.

April 3, 2012

‘Streeting’ of mental illness patients a problem in Virginia

Facilities declining to temporarily detain mentally ill people because of capacity or service issues — also known as "streeting" — is a growing problem in Virginia, as the state grapples with how to properly provide for individuals with severe mental illness.

April 2, 2012
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has adopted a policy of rarely signing onto letters from his peers around the country supporting federal legislation. (The Washington Times)

Cuccinelli refuses to run with AG pack

Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II was one of just three state attorneys general who did not sign onto a letter urging Congress to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act - a decision that is now placing Virginia's top prosecutor squarely in the middle of another politically charged debate.

April 1, 2012
** FILE ** Students, friends and family hold up candles during a vigil on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., on Thursday, April 16, 2009, to mark the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

DOE judge vacates fines against Virginia Tech

A U.S. Department of Education judge has vacated $55,000 in fines that had been assessed by the federal government against Virginia Tech for failing to comply with federal law in providing timely notification to the campus about the April 16, 2007 shootings.

March 30, 2012
** FILE ** Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (The Washington Times)

Bolling battles Cuccinelli for a share of the spotlight

As Virginia's 2013 gubernatorial campaign gets under way, health care is likely to be one area where Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has an advantage over Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling — an edge he is already beginning to exploit.

March 28, 2012
** FILE ** Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Prince William Republican (Associated Press)

Marshall submits petitions for Va. GOP Senate primary

Virginia state Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Prince William Republican, announced Wednesday that he filed more than 17,100 petition signatures with the Virginia State Board of Elections to become the third GOP candidate to qualify for the June 12th primary ballot.

March 28, 2012
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Virginia panel OKs offshore wind turbine

A Virginia commission has paved the way for construction of a 5-megawatt wind generator prototype 3 miles off the town of Cape Charles, which would be the country's first offshore wind energy turbine.

March 27, 2012
Phase 2 of the Dulles Metrorail project begins at the Wiehle Avenue station in Fairfax County. Funding for the project is emerging as a sticking point in Virginia's two-year, $85 billion spending plan. (The Washington Times)

Dulles Metro could bog down Va. budget plan

Virginia's two-year, $85 billion spending plan is finally in a conference committee, but funding for the Dulles Metrorail is emerging as a key sticking point that could drag out the already-extended session even further.

March 27, 2012

Virginia Senate passes budget — with amendments

The Virginia Senate passed a new two-year, $85 billion budget, despite the rejection of roughly $3 million in funding for mandatory ultrasounds that women considering abortions will have to undergo.

March 27, 2012

Out-of-state officials oppose restoration of death penalty in Va. case

Thirty-four high-profile former judges, state attorneys general and law enforcement officials - including the former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court - are arguing against Virginia's effort to reinstate the death sentence of a Northern Virginia man widely believed to have been wrongfully sentenced in a murder-for-hire scheme.

March 26, 2012
** FILE ** Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia governor. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Kaine submits nominating petitions for Va. Senate race

The campaign of former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine delivered 30,866 petition signatures to the State Board of Elections on Monday ahead of a Thursday deadline to qualify for state's 2012 U.S. Senate race.

March 26, 2012