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Attempt to restrict local taxing power fails in Va. panel
RICHMOND Del. Bob Purkey’s perennial effort to restrict local taxing power failed again today in a House subcommittee.
Virginia Senate votes to ban anti-gay discrimination
RICHMOND The Senate has passed a measure to prohibit state government from discriminating against employees because of their sexual orientation. The bill passed out of the Senate on a 24-16 vote today. The move was applauded by Equality Virginia, a gay-rights organization. U.S. Sen. and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner also commended the move.
Panels OK waiver to use Chesapeake jail buildings
RICHMOND It's looking like the city of Chesapeake may get to use its temporary jail facilities after all.
Committees OK waiver to use Chesapeake jail buildings
RICHMOND It’s looking like the city of Chesapeake may get to use its temporary jail facilities after all.
Va. House panel to feds: We won’t enforce gun control
RICHMOND On a day when Vice President Joe Biden was in town pushing the White House's proposed federal gun control measures, a Virginia legislative committee delivered an in-your-face message to the feds: Not on our turf.
Va. House panel: We won’t enforce gun control
RICHMOND On a day when Vice President Joe Biden was in town pushing the White House's proposed federal gun control measures, a Virginia legislative committee delivered an in-your-face message to the feds: Not on our turf.
GOP support for Virginia electoral change eroding
RICHMOND Legislation to shift how Virginia awards its 13 electoral votes from a winner-take-all system to a proportional one appears headed for the dust bin as Republican support for it erodes.
Lawmaker Putney resumes full schedule
Del. Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, Virginia's longest-serving legislator, has resumed a normal work schedule this week as he continues to recover from a minor stroke suffered during a vacation in Mexico.
Virginia lawmakers take aim at cigarette trafficking
RICHMOND Lawmakers are aiming to impose harsher penalties on cigarette traffickers in Virginia, where officials say low excise taxes have made it an attractive base for smugglers who can sell smokes on the black market in nearby states and funnel the profits to organized crime.
Respite care reimbursement available in Virginia
RICHMOND Reimbursements are being made available to Virginia families who care for a loved one with disabilities or chronic conditions. The funds are being made available under a new limited voucher program from the state Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Two GOP senators will oppose Va. electoral change
RICHMOND The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning presidential electoral votes with one that awards one vote to the winner of each congressional district.
Bill requiring physical activity in schools moves forward
RICHMOND Legislation to require that elementary and middle school students have 30 minutes of physical activity each day cleared the Senate Education and Health Committee Thursday to the surprise of several senators. The measure from Sen. John Miller was sent to the Senate Finance Committee after a motion to table his SB 993 failed.
