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Decision on Medicaid looms before Va. legislature
RICHMOND On a recent morning at the General Assembly, Del. Chris Jones dashed up to his fifth-floor office between committee hearings for what he thought was a quick meet-and-greet with some Hampton Roads constituents.
Va. House panel clears transportation funding plan
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's signature transportation funding plan cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday, winning a key committee vote that foreshadowed the tricky balancing act awaiting the governor as he tries to steer the measure to passage.
Virginia House committee approves school CPR bill
RICHMOND Gwyneth Griffin collapsed on her middle school track after a congenital heart defect caused her to go into cardiac arrest, her mother, Jennifer Griffin, told the House Education Committee this morning.
Chesapeake jail annex approved to house inmates
The General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly authorized a waiver from state construction requirements that would allow the city to use three modular jail facilities as they were intended - to house inmates.
Port operations bill sails out of Senate committee
RICHMOND An omnibus bill affecting governance of Virginia’s ports, as well as proposals to privatize operations there, sailed through choppy procedural waters and out of the Senate Transportation Committee Wednesday.
Va. House panel kills cellphone tracking bill
RICHMOND A House subcommittee this evening voted down a bill that would have required a search warrant for law enforcement to track someone using their cellphone.
State aid for Va. Beach arena gets committee’s OK
RICHMOND State legislation is moving forward to help Virginia Beach build a sports and entertainment arena that could attract a national sports franchise. Del. Ron Villanueva’s bill (HB2320) would allow the city to issue bonds to build an arena and to receive state income and sales tax revenue generated by the facility to repay the bonds.
Va. Beach smoking bill passes state Senate panel
RICHMOND Chic's Beach native Donny Damon traded his laid-back style for a blazer and tie and made his way to Richmond today, where he presented to a panel of state senators two water jugs crammed full of 16,000 cigarette butts. It took just three months to fill them, Damon said. And they all came from his seven-block span of sand lining the Chesapeake Bay.
Possible ban on beach smoking clears Virginia panel
RICHMOND Chic's Beach native Donny Damon traded his laid-back style for a blazer and tie and made his way to Richmond today, where he presented to a panel of state senators two water jugs crammed full of 16,000 cigarette butts. It took just three months to fill them, Damon said. And they all came from his seven-block span of sand lining the Chesapeake Bay.
Public prayer bill advances from Va. Senate panel
RICHMOND Legislation to enshrine in Virginia's Constitution public prayer rights and other faith-based allowances provoked a battle in a Senate committee Tuesday evening over the extent of religious freedoms.
Gov. McDonnell supports ending cohabitation ban
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell says it's time to end a Virginia law that makes it a crime for unmarried couples to live together. He also indicated Tuesday on his monthly radio show on Washington's WTOP radio that he supports a ban on smoking in cars when minors are present, but feels it's "a bit of nanny government."
Possible ban on beach smoking clears Senate panel
RICHMOND Donny Damon traded his laid-back style for a blazer and tie and made his way to the state capital Tuesday, where he showed a panel of state senators two water jugs crammed with 16,000 cigarette butts. It took just three months to fill them, Damon said. They all came from a seven-block span of sand lining the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach.
