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McDonnell amendments drop hybrid car fee to $64
RICHMOND With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Bob McDonnell has opted to make hybrid car owners pay $64 in new annual fees, require photo identification at the polls, and restrict abortion coverage under insurance offered through health benefits exchanges.
McDonnell proposes amendments to Assembly bills
RICHMOND With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Bob McDonnell has opted to make hybrid car owners pay $64 in new annual fees, require photo identification at the polls, and prohibit abortion coverage under insurance offered through health benefits exchanges.
Gov. McDonnell signs voter photo ID law
RICHMOND Virginia is on its way to becoming a photo identification voting state. Gov. Bob McDonnell moved the Old Dominion in that direction this week by signing into law legislation requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls beginning next July.
Gov. McDonnell signs voter photo ID bill into law
RICHMOND Virginia is on its way to becoming a photo identification voting state. Gov. Bob McDonnell moved the Old Dominion in that direction this week by signing into law legislation requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls beginning next July.
Governor makes two changes to bills before deadline
UPDATE: Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the photo ID bill, requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. RICHMOND The sand has drained from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legislative hourglass. Virginia’s Republican governor had until midnight Monday to sign, amend or veto scores of bills passed by the General Assembly.
Governor signs photo ID bill, makes other bill changes
UPDATE: Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the photo ID bill, requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. RICHMOND The sand has drained from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legislative hourglass. Virginia’s Republican governor had until midnight Monday to sign, amend or veto scores of bills passed by the General Assembly.
VPA board votes to stay with VIT
Private bids dropped, board votes to reorganize VPA and VIT.
Cuccinelli learns slavery never OK as political fodder
RICHMOND Ken Cuccinelli learned last week that it's foolhardy to invoke slavery to make a political point. The presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee set off a furor when Democratic Party video surfaced of him comparing the 19th century abolition struggle that triggered the nation's deadliest war with today's anti-abortion movement.
Va. AG: Medicaid expansion, road tax unconstitutional
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has again said legislation authorizing Medicaid expansion is unconstitutional.
Cuccinelli: Medicaid panel, road tax unconstitutional
RICHMOND Two of the legislature’s biggest policy actions this year – approval of a major road funding bill and inclusion of Medicaid expansion language in the state budget – are legally suspect, according to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
