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Va. Beach officer’s case motivates delegate’s proposal
RICHMOND On the heels of an incident last year in which an antibiotic caused a Virginia Beach police officer to hallucinate and attack two Eastern Shore firefighters, an Accomack County delegate is looking to change how cases like this proceed in court.
Committee sinks Va. bill requiring life vests for children
RICHMOND A House committee this morning sank a bill that would have required children younger than 12 to wear a life jacket while on a boat in Virginia waters.
Committee sinks bill requiring life vests for children
RICHMOND A House committee on Wednesday morning sank a bill that would have required children age 12 or younger to wear a life jacket while on a boat in Virginia waters.
Va. Beach delegate wants to revive regional sports authority
A state lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation to revive a regional sports authority that could be part of future efforts to build an arena. Del. Ron Villanueva, a Virginia Beach Republican, said it’s important to have an authority with the power to issue bonds so the region can act quickly if another opportunity to build an arena comes along.
Delegate wants to revive regional sports authority
A state lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation to revive a regional sports authority that could be part of future efforts to build an arena. Del. Ron Villanueva, a Virginia Beach Republican, said it’s important to have an authority with the power to issue bonds so the region can act quickly if another opportunity to build an arena comes along.
Panel votes to ease candidate rules, tighten voter IDs
RICHMOND A Senate subcommittee has blessed bills that would make it easier for presidential candidates to qualify for elections, but harder for some voters to cast ballots by eliminating some currently accepted forms of identification.
Va. House panel OKs ban on tailgating bicycles
RICHMOND This could be the year that Virginia joins the rest of the nation and outlaws tailgating bicycles. A House of Delegates subcommittee gave unanimous approval today to a measure (HB1950) adding bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles to those that cannot be followed “more closely than is reasonable and prudent” under state law.
Democrats propose expanded gun background checks
RICHMOND With the mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school fresh on their minds, two Democratic state legislators are proposing bills to expand Virginia's criminal background checks to cover more gun transactions and tighten restrictions on the sale of weapons to mentally ill people.
Democratic lawmakers propose tougher Va. gun laws
RICHMOND With the mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school fresh on their minds, two Democratic legislators are proposing bills to expand Virginia criminal background checks to cover more gun transactions and tighten restrictions on the sale of weapons to mentally ill people.
Virginia legislators unveil human trafficking bills
RICHMOND Holly Austin Smith had just graduated middle school when she met a man at a mall who promised to introduce her to celebrities if she would leave with him. Within a few hours, he’d placed her for sale on the Atlantic City strip, Smith recalled this morning. It was late June 1992 and she was just 14 years old.
Virginia business leaders surveyed on uranium
RICHMOND A survey of hundreds of business leaders in Virginia found that a slight majority opposes ending a moratorium on uranium mining.
Openly gay judge approved in Virginia House
RICHMOND A man believed to be Virginia's first openly gay judge appears poised to remain on the bench. Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland cleared a major hurdle this afternoon when 66 members of the House of Delegates voted to confirm his interim appointment to the Richmond General District Court.
