Douglas Wilder

Named 271 times. These are the 271 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

May 30, 1991 By JOHN GOOLRICK By JOHN GOOLRICK While Gov. L. Douglas Wilder earns frequent flier mileage and national media attention, some of his potential successors as Virginia governor see their names buried on the far inside pages of state papers. Gov. Wilder so dominates...
Jun 27, 1991 By LOU HATTER ...jars. It can’t be done again.” ' Although in recent weeks Gov. L. Douglas Wilder has hinted that a State tax increase may be necessary, ‘Mr. Miller said he disagrees. “I don’t know that we need one.” He ex• plained...
Jun 27, 1991 Speaking briefly, he told his supporters that constituent service ...1989 to avoid a party division between her and then* Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. She easily defeated Sen. Joseph Benedetti, R-Richmond, to serve her second term as attorney general. < Lt. Gov. Donald S. Beyer, whose position has typically...
Jul 4, 1991 By RICHARD H. JOHNSON ...Mr. Slaughter wrote in a letter dated July 1 to Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Slaughter's Washington office confirmed reports Monday that Mr. Slaughter, 66, has been diagnosed as having recently suffered from a series of mildly debilitating strokes.
Jul 4, 1991 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...old friend. The tape was of an illegally recorded conversation in which L. Douglas Wilder, who is how Virginia governor, made some disparaging remarks about Sen. Robb. The two have been feuding for years and now the feud has resulted...
Jul 18, 1991 State discovers ...$72 million budget surplus By JEFF NELSON Arundel Newspapers State Writer Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and his staff announced last week that Virginia will raise $72 million more than expected this year but that the money will not be spent...
Jul 25, 1991 By JEFF NELSON ...the Justice Department. The new plan adds a black-majority district. ‘ Gov. L. Douglas Wilder signed the amended bill July 22, saying the limited changes were “appropriate.” The plan now goes back to the Justice Department for review of the...
Jul 25, 1991 to be placed in the same district as a ...want. Speaking of developments involving U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb and Gov. L. Douglas Wilder recently, former Gov. Mills Godwin and former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Bvrd
Aug 8, 1991 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...shores. Recently eyebrows were raised again when it was disclosed that Gov. L. Douglas Wilder had gone on vacation to Switzerland for a week where he apparently attended some events with Patricia Kluge, separated spouse of John Kluge of Albemarle...
Aug 22, 1991 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...of Virginia two years from now, thinks the bitter public feud between Gov. Douglas Wilder and Sen. Charles Robb is another indication of Democratic arrogance of power. Del. Miller believes Democrats h^ve been in charge of state government for so...
Aug 29, 1991 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...There may have been an appropriate spot in the administration of Gov. L. Douglas Wilder for young Laura Dillard, but it wasn’t as press secretary. She served in that capacity from Gov. Wilder’s inauguration in January, 1990 to Thursday, Aug....
Sep 5, 1991 Editorial Editorial Wilder's priorities Last week, Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder expanded his presidential exploration, making a whirlwind tour of New Hampshire. Though the Iowa caucuses lay claim to the earliest selecrion process for potential presidential candidates, New Hampshire boasts the...
Sep 5, 1991 Virginia has joined the Congressional Award program to cite ...U.S. Sens. Charles Robb and John Warner, most of Virginia’s congressmen and Gov. Douglas Wilder to assist young people in applying for the Congressional Award. Founded in 1979 as a national program, the noncompetitive award has since gained enough recognition...
Oct 10, 1991 Jaewan Park, reckless driving ...the state and nation Oct. 14-18 in celebrating National School Lunch Week. Gov. Douglas Wilder has also officially recognized this week at Virginia School Lunch Week. Since 1946, the National School Lunch Program has made it possible for schools throughout...
Oct 24, 1991 Funding disparities ...In April, the coalition’s board voted unanimously to file suit unless Gov. L. Douglas Wilder presented “a specific blueprint” to resolve the disparities, according to coalition president Kenneth Walker. Mr. Walker is superintendent of schools of Halifax County and the...
Nov 28, 1991 The 31st District includes all of Rappahannock and parts ...second Wednesday of January, Del. Wood says his work began with Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s unpopular decision to temporarily close off state woods to hunters and campers because of fears of accidental fires. “My phone lit up like you won’t...
Dec 5, 1991 By JEFF NELSON ...NELSON and MARK SCOLFORO Arundel Newspapers Staff Writers Changes proposed by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder Dec. 2 to the General Assembly congressional redistricting plan would move the 10th district farther down into the Shenandoah Valley and puts all of Rappahannock...
Dec 5, 1991 Aided by an allocation by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder Aided by an allocation by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder of $30 million in additional bonding authority, the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) today unveiled an $80 million program to boost Virginia’s home construction and sales industries by offering new and...
Dec 19, 1991 By JEFF NELSON By JEFF NELSON Arundel Newspapers Slate Writer Gov. L. Douglas Wilder this week presented a bleak forecast for the coming General Assembly budget deliberations and opened the door for Assembly-initiated tax increases, new bonds and deep spending cuts. Gov. Wilder...
Dec 19, 1991 Editorial Editorial Come home, governor In September, we suggested Gov. L. Douglas Wilder forego the presidential campaign he entered shortly thereafter. Now, we think that Gov. Wilder should cut short his obviously long-shot bid and return to Richmond, where his leadership...
Dec 26, 1991 five-year Rappahannock News editor ...class trip to Richmond was surprised by an unexpected audience with Gov. L. Douglas Wilder at the State Capital. And March was the beginning of Kenny Allison’s trial in U.S. District Court for cocaine trafficking. Mr. Allison, whose home in...
Jan 2, 1992 By JEFF NELSON ...about the effects of the 6-percent cuts in all state agencies Gov. L. Douglas Wilder says he will impose in the 1993-94 fiscal year budget due Jan. 8. State agencies and depart-'1 ments have turned in budgets reflecting 3-, 6-,...
Jan 9, 1992 By JEFF NELSON By JEFF NELSON Anindcl Newspaper* State Writer RICHMOND—Gov. L. Douglas Wilder proposes 9 percent cuts in all state agencies but also calls for new spending for education and child health care in his budget released Wednesday. The new budget calls...
Jan 9, 1992 High noon in Richmond ...Like gunfighters facing each other from opposite ends ora dusty Western town, the Wilder Administration and the General Assembly’s majority party prepare this week to fight a no-win battle: the campaign to keep the state fiscally solvent. Budget reduction plans...
Jan 30, 1992 ■ . I Like the library and the arts ...$17,100 in support Services, a total of $41,000 last year. I Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s proposed biennium budget would slash more than $12 million over two years from the Extension Service’s $38 million yearly budget, a move that could dliminate...
Feb 13, 1992 have popped up in the General Assembly ...session to deal with the bond bills in depth. Proposals from Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, House Republicans and the House majority leader all have serious flaws, according to remarks made at two hastily called meetings of the delegation. Gov. Wilder...
Feb 20, 1992 Against history ...state budget to return money cut from several state agencies in Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s version of the budget and managed to come up with enough cash to fund small raises for state employees. In two separate versions of the...
Feb 27, 1992 Bonds held up ...series of bond proposals totaling more than $613 million introduced by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and passed by the Senate. “Politics is the art of compromise and there was no compromise on this. I’m going to go home with an
Mar 12, 1992 By JEFF NELSON ...process. The budget compromise between conflicting House and Senate versions of Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s original budget was hammered out by a six-member conference committee comprised of three Democrats from each house. Republicans, buoyed by their increased numbers in the...
Apr 9, 1992 By JEFF NELSON By JEFF NELSON AiCom New«papen Staff Writer RICHMOND—Gov. L. Douglas Wilder signed into law April 6 a controversial measure allowing landowners to veto two existing historic districts and all new districts. Gov. Wilder also signed a bill allowing off-track betting...
Apr 16, 1992 By JEFF NELSON ...Virginia’s legislators went back to Richmond April 15 to act on Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s amendments to bills passed during the General Assembly session that ended March 7. Lawmakers predicted last week that Gov. Wilder's more controversial amendments will be...
May 14, 1992 the program. Gov. Holton said the construction cost for ...governors were allowed to serve on six-year term. Gov. Holton said Gov. L. Douglas Wilder has faced much tougher times on an economic level than he did during his term. Gov. Holton said the state’s revenues had regulary surpassed his...
May 21, 1992 VDOT asks ...recommendations made last year by a VDOT employee study group alter Gov. L. Douglas Wilder called for a review of V DOT’S organizational structure. The employee study group recommended that the department move toward a structure that would better recognize...
May 28, 1992 By BILL WALSH ...skirt any mention of either his intensifying feud with fellow Democrat, Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, or of the federal probe into possible abuses of power within his office. Sen. Robb, in fact, shifted some of the blame for his troubles...
May 28, 1992 President George Bush has issued a major disaster declaration ...the April 21-22 flooding. This disaster declaration came in response to Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s May 4 request and will provide federal and state funding to assist citizens and localities recovering from flood damages. The president approved federal disaster assistance...
May 28, 1992 Politics ...he picked up from car phones, including a now famous conversation between Gov. Douglas Wilder and a developer friend in which Gov. Wilder said Sen. Robb was finished politically because of allegations while governor he attended parties where cocaine was...
Jun 4, 1992 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...happy lot. The gathering will come fresh on the heels of Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s extraordinary press conference in Washington when he angrily lashed out at U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb and members of his staff for allegedly trying to...
Jun 11, 1992 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...him by leaders and rank and file of his own party than L. Douglas Wilder. In Holton’s case the backlash was unfair. When he became the state’s first Republican chief executive, the party faithful were expecting the lion’s share of...
Jul 2, 1992 By SHARON KILPATRICK ...because the employees hadn’t received raises. “We make it easy for him (Gov. Douglas Wilder) to say ’no,”’ Mr. Massie said. “He can be written up as the governor who ballenced the budget without raising taxes. As long as we...
Jul 9, 1992 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...Rappahannock Newa Special Writer Since taking office in January of 1990, Gov. L. Douglas Wilder has been confronted with some of the most widely publicized capital punishment cases in the state’s history. Even his worst critics would probably have to...