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General Assembly passes sweeping roads legislation
RICHMOND The 2013 General Assembly achieved something Saturday that has eluded Virginia legislators for more than a quarter-century: a deal on a sweeping revenue package to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for state road needs.
What does transportation package mean locally?
What will it cost me? The landmark transportation funding package that passed the General Assembly is projected to inject $3.5 billion into Virginia's transportation coffers over five years. Higher regional taxes in the legislation are expected to deliver an extra $173 million to $219 million annually to Hampton Roads, and $300 million to $350 million per year to Northern Virginia.
Virginia Beach Del. Iaquinto won’t seek re-election
RICHMOND Del. Sal Iaquinto informed his House colleagues Saturday, the last scheduled day of the 2013 General Assembly, that he will not run for re-election. The Republican lawmaker has represented a district in southern Virginia Beach since 2006. Iaquinto, 44, told the House he wants to spend more time with his family. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children.
Lawmaker to withdraw hurdle to port privatization
RICHMOND A Hampton Roads lawmaker has backed off on enacting a legislative prohibition against privatizing the Port of Hampton Roads.
Va. lawmaker backs off on banning port privatization
RICHMOND A Hampton Roads lawmaker has backed off on enacting a legislative prohibition against privatizing the Port of Hampton Roads.
Va. budget funds state takeovers of failing schools
RICHMOND The state budget adopted Saturday by the General Assembly includes start-up money for a new state entity that would be empowered to take over failing local schools – potentially including three in Norfolk. But a Norfolk lawmaker still hopes to derail the initiative, a key education reform proposal from Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Medicaid compromise close in Va. legislature
RICHMOND Virginia budget negotiators closed in on a deal Friday to include Medicaid expansion language in the state’s fiscal blueprint, a possible resolution on one of the more contentious issues left before the General Assembly in the final days of this session.
Medicaid compromise close in Virginia legislature
RICHMOND Virginia budget negotiators closed in on a deal Friday to include Medicaid expansion language in the state’s fiscal blueprint, a possible resolution on one of the more contentious issues left before the General Assembly in the final days of this session.
GOP delegates urge easy access to birth control
Several Republicans in the House of Delegates have urged federal health officials to allow birth control to be sold without a prescription to adults.
McAuliffe helps sway Democrats on transportation
The prospect of compromise language on Medicaid expansion in the state budget helped get Democrats in the House of Delegates to support the $880 million road bill, a key priority for Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Va. House OKs $3.5 billion transportation funding plan
The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed the most ambitious transportation funding initiative in a generation – a five-year, $3.5 billion plan aimed at reversing a decades-long erosion of roadbuilding revenue.
Bills allow access to dead child’s digital accounts
RICHMOND Eric Rash was a quiet, straight-A high school student who spent his time reading and helping his father on the family's Nottoway County dairy farm. Ricky Rash said his son wanted to attend Harvard University. That's why when he found Eric lying atop his shotgun two years ago, Rash and his wife couldn't understand why their seemingly well-adjusted 15-year-old would take his own life.
