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State schools in Hampton and Staunton for the deaf and blind will not be merged - at least for now - because Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is blocking legislation combining them.
Under two of eight vetoes announced yesterday, Kaine said he could not support the merger because of questions about what to do with the Hampton site.
"The issue of consolidation has been debated for years," Kaine said in a written statement. "While a consensus exists on consolidation at Staunton, there is disagreement on the appropriate approach going forward for the Hampton property."
Kaine, nonetheless, held out the possibility of a merger. He pledged to "work with the patrons and all shareholders to craft a consensus," perhaps during continuing negotiations over the two-year, $74 billion budget.
The latest vetoes bring Kaine's first-year total to 15. Vetoes to seven bills sent him earlier by the General Assembly survived the Republican-controlled legislature in April.
The new batch includes bills passed this winter to which Kaine sought changes during the so-called reconvened session last month. The changes were rejected by the House of Delegates or the state Senate, giving Kaine the option to veto.
As a freshman governor, Kaine wielded the veto pen more aggressively than did his predecessor, fellow Democrat Mark R. Warner. Warner rejected only one bill during his opening year and 18 over his four-year term.
Republicans Jim Gilmore and George Allen vetoed 37 and 32 bills, respectively, during their first years as governor. Gilmore issued 91 vetoes during his term; Allen, 84.
Kaine also said yesterday that he had signed into law a measure, hastily rewritten in April by the administration, energy firms and lawmakers, beefing up state energy policy and potentially opening coastal waters to natural gas exploration.
State schools in Hampton and Staunton for the deaf and blind will not be merged - at least for now - because Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is blocking legislation combining them.
Under two of eight vetoes announced yesterday, Kaine said he could not support the merger because of questions about what to do with the Hampton site.
"The issue of consolidation has been debated for years," Kaine said in a written statement. "While a consensus exists on consolidation at Staunton, there is disagreement on the appropriate approach going forward for the Hampton property."
Kaine, nonetheless, held out the possibility of a merger. He pledged to "work with the patrons and all shareholders to craft a consensus," perhaps during continuing negotiations over the two-year, $74 billion budget.
The latest vetoes bring Kaine's first-year total to 15. Vetoes to seven bills sent him earlier by the General Assembly survived the Republican-controlled legislature in April.
The new batch includes bills passed this winter to which Kaine sought changes during the so-called reconvened session last month. The changes were rejected by the House of Delegates or the state Senate, giving Kaine the option to veto.
As a freshman governor, Kaine wielded the veto pen more aggressively than did his predecessor, fellow Democrat Mark R. Warner. Warner rejected only one bill during his opening year and 18 over his four-year term.
Republicans Jim Gilmore and George Allen vetoed 37 and 32 bills, respectively, during their first years as governor. Gilmore issued 91 vetoes during his term; Allen, 84.
Kaine also said yesterday that he had signed into law a measure, hastily rewritten in April by the administration, energy firms and lawmakers, beefing up state energy policy and potentially opening coastal waters to natural gas exploration.
