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Virginia yogis still will be regulated by authority higher than state

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:31:44 +0000

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/virginia_yogis_still_will_be_r.html

CNU STUDENTS SET UP FACEBOOK PAGE MUZZLING CUCCINELLI, MCDONNELL ISSUES EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:46 +0000

Students at Christopher Newport University are taking to social networking sites to voice their displeasure with the recent opinion offered by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli regarding anti- discrimination policies toward sexual orientation.

GOVERNOR OVERRIDES CUCCINELLI DECISION; UVA. ‘GRATEFUL’ FOR MOVE TO REINSTATE GAY PROTECTION

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:22:04 +0000

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/governor_overrides_cuccinelli_decision_uva._grateful_for_move_to_reinstate_/53427/

GOVERNOR CLARIFIES DISCRIMINATION POLICY

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:31 +0000

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=11230

MCDONNELL RELENTS IN DISCRIMINATION BATTLE

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:39 +0000

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday formally barred bias against gays working for the state, a bid to quell a controversy over discrimination and the state's power to prevent it. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/McDonnell-relents-in-discrimination-battle-87279552.html#ixzz0hsi3vFpP

MCDONNELL CLARIFIES PROTECTIONS FOR GAYS

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:39 +0000

"I hereby direct that the hiring, promotion, compensation, treatment, discipline, and termination of state employees shall be based on an individual's job qualifications, merit and performance," McDonnell's directive stated.

MCDONNELL EDICT: DON’T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST GAY WORKERS

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:13:29 +0000

His directive Wednesday comes in response to controversy ignited by a letter that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli sent to Virginia college and university officials telling them they lack the legal authority to adopt employment policies with sexual-orientation protections.

MCDONNELL ASKED TO SEND DOWN ANTI-SEX DESCRIMINATION BILL

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:33 +0000

http://www.mytimesdispatch.com/index.php/virginiapolitics/mcdonnell_asked_to_send_down_anti-sex_descrimination_bill/

VA. GOV. MCDONNELL PROHIBITS BIAS AGAINST GAY STATE WORKERS

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:20 +0000

Hoping to quell a growing uproar on Virginia's college campuses over gay rights, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell issued a directive to all 102,000 state employees Wednesday that prohibits discrimination in the state workforce, including on the basis of sexual orientation, and warns he will reprimand or fire anyone who engages in it.

VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN CUCCINELLI’S LETTER DRAWS FIRE NATIONALLY

btyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:22 +0000

Cuccinelli's letter also made waves nationally, with faux newsman Jon Stewart — a graduate of the College of William and Mary — lampooning the state's top lawyer and McDonnell on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."