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Bills on smoking and ‘shacking up’ pass Va. Senate
Puffing on a cigarette with a child in the car would cost drivers, but shacking up without being married wouldn’t, under two separate bills the Virginia Senate approved Thursday. Under the anti-smoking SB 975 from Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk, drivers who smoke with children younger than 15 would be assessed a $100 fine, plus any court costs.
Virginia joins settlement in mortgage services matter
RICHMOND Virginia is set to receive about $3.5 million as part of a multi-state settlement with a Florida-based mortgage loan default services company over allegations of misconduct.
Uranium debate done for year after Senate bill stricken
RICHMOND Proponents of uranium mining in Virginia will have to wait to make their case after the primary Senate bill to move toward permitting it was stricken by its patron in committee Thursday afternoon.
Va. uranium debate done for year after bill stricken
RICHMOND Proponents of uranium mining in Virginia will have to wait to make their case after the primary Senate bill to move toward permitting it was stricken by its patron in committee Thursday afternoon.
Va. Senate passes ban on smoking with kids in car
RICHMOND The Virginia Senate has passed legislation making it illegal for adults to smoke with kids in the car. The vote on Sen. Ralph Northam's bill was 30-10. It now goes to the House of Delegates, which historically is less receptive to such restrictions.
Democrats criticize Cuccinelli for remarks in new book
RICHMOND Democratic lawmakers on Thursday denounced Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's remarks in his new book about government programs like Medicare and Social Security.
Democrats criticize Cuccinelli for remarks in book
RICHMOND Democratic lawmakers on Thursday denounced Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's remarks in his new book about government programs like Medicare and Social Security.
Pre-Labor Day school bill fails in Va. Senate committee
Tourism interests prevailed again in the perennial battle over Virginia’s school calendar when a Senate committee Thursday rejected a bill to undo a law mandating a post-Labor Day start to the instructional year. Sen. Ralph Smith’s SB 1099 is among the latest attempts to repeal the statute which requires school divisions that want to start early to obtain a state waiver.
As bill dies, push to lift uranium ban losing steam
RICHMOND With his legislation to advance uranium mining in Virginia seemingly shelved for the year, Sen. John Watkins searched for a way forward Thursday, urging Gov. Bob McDonnell to plow ahead on the development of mining regulations.
Virginia ‘Tebow bill’ delayed, in-state tuition spiked
RICHMOND For the time being, legislation that would allow students educated at home to play public school sports has been held back in the Virginia Senate while similar legislation survives in the House of Delegates.
Hybrid car owners protest at the Virginia Capitol
RICHMOND With signs, cardboard wind turbines and a parade of Priuses, hybrid car owners on Thursday afternoon sent a message to legislators meeting inside the Capitol: No hybrid tax. The demonstration by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network was in protest of legislation that would tax hybrid car owners and repeal renewable-energy incentives for electricity companies.
Virginia ‘Tebow bill’ clears House, not Senate
RICHMOND Legislation that would allow students educated at home to play public school sports was held back in the Virginia Senate on Thursday, hours before similar legislation passed in the House of Delegates.
