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Bill to widen eligibility for war memorial is nearly law
RICHMOND After five years of frustration as a citizen lobbyist, Rick Schumann sat in stunned wonder Thursday in the gallery of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Millionaires club includes three local politicians
RICHMOND Fifteen of the General Assembly's 140 members - three of them from Hampton Roads and the vicinity - are in the millionaires club, according to an analysis of legislators' investment portfolios. The local trio, all Republicans, are two senators - Jeff McWaters of Virginia Beach and Tommy Norment of James City County - and Virginia Beach Del. Bob Purkey.
Schools struggle to match Virginia for teacher raises
It looked pretty good, at first. The governor announced in December he would back a 2 percent raise for school employees - the first state funds for a teacher pay raise in five years. But now leaders of South Hampton Roads are eyeing that increase warily. They say the state would indeed fund a portion of it, but to get those funds, some cash-strapped localities would have to pay much more.
Currency study becomes something else in Va. Senate
RICHMOND Some of the more colorful legislation to emerge from the Virginia House of Delegates this year is getting watered down, if not outright thrown overboard, in the state Senate.
Committee approves creating Va. nuclear consortium
RICHMOND A House committee this afternoon approved creating a state nuclear energy group, opposed by uranium mining opponents as a back-door effort to further that cause.
Photo ID voting bill moves closer to passage in Va.
RICHMOND A requirement that all Virginia voters present photo identification at the polls moved a step closer to passage today. State Sen. Mark Obenshain’s bill (SB1256) was endorsed by a House subcommittee, 5-1, and now advances to the full Appropriations Committee.
Gov. McDonnell to speak at VMI commencement in May
LEXINGTON Gov. Bob McDonnell is set to give the graduation address at Virginia Military Institute's commencement this spring. The military college in Lexington said McDonnell will speak at the May 16 ceremony in Cameron Hall.
Gov. McDonnell to speak at VMI commencement
LEXINGTON Gov. Bob McDonnell is set to give the graduation address at Virginia Military Institute's commencement this spring. The military college in Lexington said McDonnell will speak at the May 16 ceremony in Cameron Hall.
Va. Senate OKs road funding amendment; time to deal
RICHMOND A souped-up rewrite of Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation bill has won Senate passage without debate.
Virginia Senate OKs road funding amendment
RICHMOND Without debate, the Virginia Senate today approved a modified House of Delegates bill to infuse new funds into cash-strapped state road building accounts by raising retail and wholesale gas taxes.
Progress on funding bill, but locals await word on tolls
RICHMOND As a small group of delegates and senators start compromising on a transportation funding bill, local legislators outside that process watch and wait for toll relief. There was no debate Wednesday when Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, put an amendment with new retail and wholesale gas taxes onto the House of Delegates' road legislation before sending it along.
Virginia teacher evaluation bill clears final hurdle
RICHMOND A bill to revamp teacher evaluation and grievance procedures has won final passage after an unsuccessful last-ditch attempt to amend it. The measure is part of Gov. Bob McDonnell's education reform package. The House voted 75-25 Wednesday to pass the bill and send it to McDonnell for his signature.
