August 4, 2009

Update: Clarification from Kaine’s office

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A spokesperson for Gov. Tim Kaine said this afternoon Kaine wants to evaluate the information and corrections sent by family members before making final judgement on reconvening the Governor’s Review Panel.

The spokesperson said the top priority is making sure the factual material in the panel’s report is accurate. This will be done with the assistance of information systems company TriData.

Kaine has said he is not inclined to reconvene the panel, as the independent company will work with the state to compile the corrections sent by family members of victims and university personnel.

Proposed corrections are due by Aug. 19.

After evaluating that information, Kaine will make a final decision on the panel’s future.

The spokesperson said he did not know if Kaine had contacted any of the panel members to gauge their interest in reconvening, but said any conversations Kaine had with panel members would remain a private matter. Zc

Kaine softens stance on panel report

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According to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report, Gov. Tim Kaine is “not ruling anything out” in terms of editing the report compiled in 2007 by the Governor’s Review Panel.

A spokeswoman apologized to families for a lack of clarity in the email sent by legal counsel Mark Rubin saying the panel would not reconvene.

The email can be viewed below, along with other emails from Kaine’s office obtained by the Collegiate Times. The first email, sent on December 31, 2008 by former legal counsel Larry Roberts, said suggestions for a revised report were due in March of 2009, at which point they would be compiled.

However, that was delayed for unknown reasons and the next email, sent on July 7 by Kaine assistant Kate Paris, set Aug. 19 as the deadline for submission of possible corrections. All emails are viewable in PDF form below.

August 3, 2009: Email from Mark Rubin

July 7, 2009: Email from Kate Paris

December 31, 2008: Email from Larry Roberts

Several family members have sent e-mails to Kaine’s office expressing displeasure with Kaine’s decision to not reconvene the panel.

More on this later. Zc