11.   In Virginia, the governor proposed reducing the number of after-school athletic events after a nonfatal shooting in Richmond.

12.   Initially, the governor proposed that students simply be held back a grade if they failed the TAAS test.

13.   It did not order any immediate increase in what the governor has proposed to spend on state aid to poorer districts.

14.   It was the second year in a row that the governor has proposed to raise overall spending above the rate of inflation.

15.   It wisely restored cuts the governor had proposed in Medicaid, tuition aid for low-income students and prekindergarten classes.

16.   Last year, the governor proposed another increase, which the Legislature voted down.

17.   Most of the additions are in health care and education, areas the governor proposed to cut.

18.   Much depends on what the governor proposes in his budget Tuesday, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said.

19.   On Medicaid, the governors proposed retaining federal guarantees to provide health care coverage for the poor and disabled.

20.   On another topic, the governor on Monday proposed stiffer penalties for parents convicted of repeatedly failing to make child-support payments.