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Va. Assembly OKs special district for failing schools
RICHMOND Both houses of the General Assembly this afternoon passed bills to create a special school district designed to take over and fix failing schools.
Va. Senate OKs A-to-F grading scale for schools
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposal to grade schools on the same A-to-F scale used for students has barely won General Assembly approval. Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cast a tie-breaking vote Tuesday to pass the bill in the 40-member Senate. The Republican-controlled House of Delegates approved the proposal Monday.
House passes transportation plan; Senate can’t agree
RICHMOND Red-faced and frustrated, Sen. Frank Wagner struggled to hold back profanity as he urged Democrats to consider his proposal to raise nearly $1 billion annually for roads within five years. But his rant didn't persuade enough senators to support his rewrite of Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding bill, whose key feature was an 8 percent wholesale tax on gasoline.
House OKs governor’s transportation plan in close vote
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation funding plan won final approval in the House of Delegates today, 53-46, after a debate that reflected deep divisions over how to fix a years-long deficit in road construction money. In the state Senate, where a revised version of the governor’s plan is also up for a final vote today, its prospects remain uncertain.
Lt. Gov. Bolling helps Senate delay voter ID changes
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling delighted Democrats and flummoxed Republicans Monday when he cast a tie-breaking vote to delay until July 2014 the effective date of a bill to scale back which forms of voter identification are accepted at the polls. Bolling turned the tables Tuesday when he cast the decisive vote to pass the bill out of the Senate after the chamber deadlocked 20-20 on SB 719.
Bolling helps Va. Senate pass delayed voter ID bill
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling delighted Democrats and flummoxed Republicans Monday when he cast a tie-breaking vote to delay until July 2014 the effective date of a bill to scale back which forms of voter identification are accepted at the polls. Bolling turned the tables Tuesday when he cast the decisive vote to pass the bill out of the Senate after the chamber deadlocked 20-20 on SB 719.
Bolling helps Va. Senate pass voter and photo ID bills
RICHMOND Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling delighted Democrats and flummoxed Republicans Monday when he cast a tie-breaking vote to delay until July 2014 the effective date of a bill to scale back which forms of voter identification are accepted at the polls. Bolling turned the tables Tuesday when he cast the decisive vote to pass the bill out of the Senate after the chamber deadlocked 20-20 on SB 719.
Virginia schools will soon receive graded report cards
RICHMOND Virginia schools will soon receive graded report cards, and those that fail will transfer to a special school division under proposals that passed both houses of the General Assembly on Tuesday. Much of the education debate during this legislative session has focused on the two initiatives, which are part of the governor's legislative agenda.
Eugenics compensation bill sidelined in Va. House
RICHMOND A bipartisan proposal to compensate Virginians who were involuntarily sterilized during the eugenics era is going nowhere, sidelined by its potential price tag.
House approves transportation bill, Senate does not
RICHMOND Red-faced and frustrated, Sen. Frank Wagner struggled to hold back profanity as he urged Democrats to consider his proposal to raise nearly $1 billion annually for roads within five years.
Va. House passes series of conservative shout-outs
RICHMOND In addition to meat-and-potatoes tasks like trying to fix Virginia’s decaying transportation system, the state House of Delegates has found time to opine on national and international -- some would say esoteric -- topics.
Va. House passes series of conservative legislation
RICHMOND In addition to meat-and-potatoes tasks like trying to fix Virginia’s decaying transportation system, the state House of Delegates has found time to opine on national and international -- some would say esoteric -- topics.
