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Governor’s transportation plan on road to revisions
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding plan took another step through the legislative process Thursday, but it's clearly very much a work in progress.
41 years later, Va. still nixes Equal Rights Amendment
RICHMOND Del. Scott Surovell was 1 year old in 1972 when Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, proclaiming that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
Bill aims to ease prescription costs for Virginians
RICHMOND The annual cost of Sarah Keitt’s prescriptions – about $48,000 – to treat her multiple sclerosis is more than some Virginians make in a year. But until she and her family reach their annual out-of-pocket maximums, they must scrounge to pay much of the costs themselves, already totaling $3,000 this month, Keitt told lawmakers this afternoon.
CPR school training bill advances in General Assembly
RICHMOND Training in emergency life-saving techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation would become standard for more school personnel and students under a bill moving through the Virginia Senate.
Fox pens focus of Va. review
RICHMOND Fox penning is getting a critical look in the Virginia General Assembly. The sport involves setting loose hunting dogs on foxes or coyotes in fenced preserves. A Senate committee will hear a bill today that would phase out the practice, which occurs almost exclusively in Southside Virginia.
Fox pens focus of review in Va. General Assembly
RICHMOND Fox penning is getting a critical look in the Virginia General Assembly. The sport involves setting loose hunting dogs on foxes or coyotes in fenced preserves. A Senate committee will hear a bill today that would phase out the practice, which occurs almost exclusively in Southside Virginia.
‘Tebow bill’ faces Senate panel, House floor votes
RICHMOND A Virginia Senate committee is taking another look at legislation that would allow home-schooled students to play public school sports. The measure is on the Education and Health Committee's agenda this morning. A companion bill is up for a final vote on the House floor.
Assembly OKs waiver for temporary Chesapeake jail
RICHMOND Both houses of the General Assembly agreed today to let Chesapeake receive a waiver from state construction requirements that would enable the city to house inmates in its temporary jail facilities. The city spent $8 million on temporary steel buildings to ease overcrowding in the city jail without getting the required authorization from the state Department of Corrections.
Virginia issues warning on tax debit-card scam
The Virginia Department of Taxation issued a warning Wednesday related to the state’s new debit card for tax refunds. The card is formally known as the Virginia Tax Refund Debit Card and is sometimes referred to as the Way2Go card.
Va. House avoids vote on controversial gun-control bill
RICHMOND The Republican leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates headed off an up-or-down vote today on a controversial measure aimed at undermining any new federal gun-control legislation.
House avoids vote on controversial gun-control bill
RICHMOND The Republican leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates headed off an up-or-down vote today on a controversial measure aimed at undermining any new federal gun-control legislation.
Virginia House avoids vote on gun-control bill
RICHMOND The Republican leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates headed off an up-or-down vote Wednesday on a controversial measure aimed at undermining any new federal gun-control legislation.
