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Tyler Whitley reports that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell wants to get tougher on criminals.
Unveiling his public safety proposals today, McDonnell said he wants to increase the penalties for repeat drug dealers, including second-time offenders. He would increase penalties for people who prey on the elderly and toughen identity-theft laws.
The former Attorney General also proposed expanding Virginia’s drug court system to help people who are addicted to drugs. The help would include seeking more state funds for the program.
McDonnell said that under current law a sex offender who does not register with the state can be charged with a misdemeanor. He would make failure to register a felony.
Juvenile offenders who commit violent crimes would be treated as adult offenders and sent to prisons rather than to juvenile facilities under the McDonnell proposals.
He outlined his plan to the annual conference of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police in Newport News.
—Tyler Whitley
Tyler Whitley reports:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell said today he would not sign a bill that would seek to increase taxes to pay for road improvements.
In an online chat with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, McDonnell said now, in a bad economy, is not the time to raise taxes. He said he did not expect such a proposal to reach his desk, if he is elected governor.
He also said his Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds’ refusal to say what he would do about transportation was a “subterfuge” for a tax increase proposal. Deeds has said he will convene a special session of the General Assembly to talk about transportation and would leave all options on the table.
McDonnell’s proposals for transportation funding include shifting revenues, privatizing ABC stores, using revenue from offshore drilling and imposing tolls on Interstates 85 and 95 for travelers entering Virginia from North Carolina.
Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds will take part in his own 30-minute online chat at the Times-Dispatch at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12.
