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Cuccinelli’s take on Medicaid panel threatens budget
RICHMOND A quickly done overnight opinion by crusading conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli that a panel to oversee Medicaid reforms is unconstitutional threatened to scuttle Saturday's final vote on Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell's marquee transportation funding reform legislation.
Cuccinelli’s opinion threatens transportation deal
RICHMOND Chances for an on-time adjournment of the General Assembly session today, including Senate passage of a landmark plan to provide billions of dollars for fixing Virginia’s crumbling roads, took a hit this morning when a tentative Medicaid expansion deal hit a snag.
Legislators working to address Cuccinelli’s concerns
RICHMOND Key legislative leaders said this afternoon they have a legal way around the constitutional questions raised about Medicaid expansion by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
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.
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.
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. 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 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.
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.
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.
