Governor Past Articles


McDonnell Restoring Felons' Rights at Faster Pace, March 15, 2012:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/mar/15/mcdonnell-restoring-civil-rights-at-fast-pace-ar-1766772/

McDonnell Wanted Conservative Assembly, Now its Right Turn Forces Hard Choices of VP Prospect, February 5, 2012:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mcdonnell-wanted-conservative-assembly-now-its-right-turn-forces-hard-choices-of-vp-prospect/2012/02/05/gIQA7FEirQ_story.html?tid=pm_local_pop

Give Child Offenders Chance at Rehabilitation, February 2, 2012:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/oped/2012/feb/02/tdopin02-give-child-offenders-chance-at-rehabilita-ar-1657068/

Let the Judges Do Their Jobs, February 1, 2012:
Bills that would try more youths as adults could increase juvenile crime rates
http://m.roanoke.com/mapp/story.aspx?arcid=304214

Bill To Try More Virginia Juveniles As Adults Rejected, January 30, 2012:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/virginia/bill-to-try-more-virginia-juveniles-as-adults-rejected-013012

Juvenile Penalties Would Go Too Far, January 30, 2012:
http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2012/01/juvenile-penalties-would-go-too-far

Editorial: Ensuring Teen Offenders Can’t be Rehabilitated, January 29, 2012:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ensuring-teen-offenders-cant-be-rehabilitated/2012/01/27/gIQAXpOxaQ_story.html

Va. Gov. McDonnell Leads Way in Restoring Ex-cons’ Rights, January 22, 2012:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/22/mcdonnell-leads-way-in-restoring-ex-cons-rights/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Governor Seeks Harsher Penalties for Repeat Drug Offenders, January 20, 2012:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2012/jan/20/tdmain05-governor-seeks-harsher-penalties-for-repe-ar-1625266/

McDonnell Rolls Out Public Safety Proposals, January 19, 2012:
http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/01/19/mcdonnell-rolls-out-public-safety-proposals/

McDonnell Restores Rights to 506 Eligible Felons (Virginia), July 17, 2010:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jul/17/fels17-ar-317118/

Virginia Nonviolent Felons Remain in Limbo on Restoration of Civil Rights, May 17, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/16/AR2010051602988.html

Gov. Bob McDonnell Starts Plan to Keep Convicts from Ending up Back in Prison, (Virginia) May 11, 2010:
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/state_regional/govtpolitics/article/gov._bob_mcdonnell_starts_plan_to_keep_convicts
_from_ending_up_back_in_pris/99328/

McDonnell Spokesman Says Voting Rights Letter Sent to Felons 'Without Approval' April 14, 2010:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/13/AR2010041304600.html?nav=rss_metro

Requirement Added for Restoration of Voting Rights, April 11, 2010:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/MCDO11S1_20100410-221809/336443/

McDonnell in Hot Water over Nonviolent Felons' Rights, April 11, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/10/AR2010041001268.html?sid=ST2010041001459

McDonnell's 2006 Sex Offender Legislation:
http://www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/0406_McDonnell_Sex_Offender_Legislation.html
Campaign Promises Should Match Times, August 25, 2009:
As attorney general, McDonnell was a member of the state's Crime Commission when it raised concerns about growing prison costs driven by new state laws establishing mandatory minimum sentences, particularly for drug crimes. Nevertheless, McDonnell is proposing to add to the 82 mandatory minimum sentences already on Virginia's books.
McDonnell even borrows an idea from Democratic attorney general candidate Steve Shannon, who earlier this year filed a bill that would impose longer sentences on sex offenders who fail to register with the state. The bill, which carried an annual cost of nearly $600,000, failed to pass the legislature.
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/campaign-promises-should-match-times

McDonnell (Virginia) Proposes Drug Courts, Lifetime Sex Offender Tracking, August 13, 2009:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081202683.html
(Bob McDonnell, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate is proposing Lifetime GPS Monitoring and Increasing the Penalty for Failure to Register.
The penalty is already a Class 6 Felony, up to five years in prison even if your original charge was a Misdemeanor)

McDonnell Ran Office Like a Law Firm, March 9, 2009:
"Just like his time in the legislature," as a delegate from Virginia Beach, "Bob McDonnell's service as attorney general has been marked by a dogged pursuit of his own ideological agenda, instead of solving real problems for real Virginians," Cranwell said.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/MCCD09_20090308-222305/225009/

Rising GOP star Jindal stumps for McDonnell, December 11, 2008:
http://WWW.timesdispatch.Com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/JIND11_20081210-212837/148233/

La. Governor Jindal lends endorsement in Virginia Governor's Race, December 11, 2008:
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/la-gov-jindal-lends-endorsement-va-governors-race

Virginia AG Credits Local, State Officials with Capturing Sex Offenders in Illegal Immigration Crackdown, November 2008:
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=39487

ICE, Virginia Attorney General Announce Arrests of 171 Criminal Alien Sex Offenders in Virginia, February 28, 2008: http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/080220richmond.htm

Attorney General Talks Driver Fees and More, August 16, 2007:
McDonnell said he is also working on a proposal that would allow state troopers to go into the homes of sex offenders and check their computers for alternate e-mail addresses and instant messenger names.
http://www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/Coalfield.html

Virginia AG Proposes Bill to Keep Sex Offenders out of MySpace, December 11, 2006:
http://www.enough.org/inside.php?tag=AP%20registration%20article

Virginia AG Proposes Bill to Keep Sex Offenders Out of MySpace, December 11, 2006: http://www.vaag.com/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/AP_MySpace.html

VA Proposal to Add Emails to Sex Offender Registries, December 2006:
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2777

Virginia Proposal Aims to Keep Sex Offenders Off Networking Sites, December 2006:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121100637.html

Tracking Sex Offenders (Part 3), November 29, 2006:
http://www.nbc29.com/global/story.asp?s=5747191&ClientType=Printable

Making Time Fit the Crime for Predators, November 20, 2006:
Authorities are trying to toughen the penalties for crimes involving sexual exploitation of children. But some in the legal community wonder whether stricter punishments will solve the problem.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/special/wb/92446

Virginia Unveils New Online Sex-Offender Registry, June 12, 2006:
Have you ever wondered if there's a sex-offender working in your office? Starting next month the work addresses of registered sex offenders will be included on the state's online registry.
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=5021414&nav=S6aK

Virginia Beefs up Sex-Offender Registry: Are Enhancements Enough to make Registry an Effective Tool? June 2006:
http://augustafreepress.com/2006/06/19/virginia-beefs-up-sex-offender-registry-are-enhancements-enough-to-make-registry-an-effective-tool/

Taking on Sex Offenders, April 2006:
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/042006/04282006/186982

Bob McDonnell’s Sex Offender Legislation, April 2006:
http://www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/0406_McDonnell_Sex_Offender_Legislation.html

Attorney General-elect Backs Legislation on Sex Offender Penalties (Virginia), January 11, 2006:
http://hamptonroads.com/2006/01/attorney-generalelect-backs-legislation-sex-offender-penalties

Tougher Sex-Crime Penalties Sought, August 19, 2005:
GOP Candidate for Va. Attorney General Wants 'Two-Strikes' Exception
http://www.operationlookout.org/lookoutmag/Tougher_Sex_Crime_Penalties.htm

Bob McDonnell, April 2005:
http://sicsempertyrannis.blogspot.com/2005/04/bob-mcdonnell-steve-baril-debate.html

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