Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today proposed financial incentives for producers of biofuels and energy-saving equipment as part of an initiative to promote green jobs in Virginia.

President-elect Barack Obama introduced Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine as the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday, saying the two men share a “pragmatic progressive” political philosophy.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed legislation yesterday to allow no-excuse, in-person absentee balloting in Virginia — a step he said that effectively would allow early voting in the state.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday presented a recession-revised budget for the next two years that closes a $2.9 billion shortfall by eliminating more than 1,500 jobs, doubling the cigarette tax, freezing state wages and making deeper cuts to education, health care and public safety.

Two Democratic legislators say Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine will propose a 30-cent cigarette tax increase and about 1,500 state job cuts.

Facing the prospect of cutting an additional $1 billion to $1.5 billion from the state’s two-year budget, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that the next round of cuts will include layoffs and reductions in funding for K-12 education.

RICHMOND — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he won’t leave office early to take a possible appointment as President-elect Barack Obama’s secretary of education.

There is apparently talk in Washington of Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine becoming the nation’s next secretary of education.

That loud ringing coming from Independence Hall is not the Liberty Bell, but an alarm sounding from the nation’s governors seeking federal help from the next president for their budget-strapped states.

STAUNTON — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday that he has told President-elect Obama that he plans to stay put for the final year of his term rather than accept a post in the new administration.

A tired but beaming Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today said the election of Sen. Barack Obama was “an amazing day—one of the best days of our lives.“

Gov. Timothy Kaine released a statement this afternoon on voting turnout and logistics.

RICHMOND — The Virginia NAACP sued Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday, arguing that the state failed to prepare for an unprecedented turnout of voters in next week’s presidential election.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine won scattered applause from Liberty University students Monday when he spoke as a surrogate for Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, but not much support for some of Obama’s positions.