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NC Republicans get big chance in 2013 legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. By one measure, the to-do list for Republican legislative leaders this year at the General Assembly is very similar to what they wrote down in 2011, when they took new majorities in the House and Senate.
N.C. Republicans get big chance in 2013 legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. By one measure, the to-do list for Republican legislative leaders this year at the General Assembly is very similar to what they wrote down in 2011, when they took new majorities in the House and Senate.
Dragas 1 step away from confirmation on U.Va. board
RICHMOND Helen Dragas, the embattled rector reappointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, is one step away from General Assembly confirmation.
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.
