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Openly gay judge approved by General Assembly
RICHMOND A man believed to be Virginia's first openly gay judge will remain on the bench. Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland cleared a major hurdle this afternoon when 66 members of the Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted to confirm his interim appointment to the Richmond General District Court.
Gay judge can keep his district court seat
RICHMOND A man believed to be Virginia's first openly gay judge will remain on the bench. Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when 66 members of the Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted to confirm his interim appointment to the Richmond General District Court.
Repeal of Va. renewable energy incentives proposed
RICHMOND Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and the state's largest electric utilities are proposing to repeal financial incentives for using renewable energy.
House committee OKs SOL waiver for some schools
RICHMOND Schools whose third-grade students are struggling in reading will qualify for a testing exemption on another subject under a bill that passed a Virginia House subcommittee this morning.
Voting rights restoration bill still alive in Va. Senate
RICHMOND Advocates for the automatic restoration of voting rights to nonviolent felons notched a modest victory Tuesday morning when legislation to make that state policy narrowly cleared a Senate subcommittee.
Dueling port overhaul bills seem likely in Assembly
RICHMOND It seems likely that the General Assembly will act in the coming weeks to overhaul the governing structure of the port of Hampton Roads. It's unclear, however, what that overhaul will look like. It appears there will be two competing proposals in the legislative hopper by the end of this week.
State lawmakers reject measures on early voting
RICHMOND It appears that any legislative response to the long lines endured by Virginia voters at the polls in November will be incremental at most.
Survey: Businesses split 50-39% on uranium ban
RICHMOND About half of Virginia's business leaders oppose lifting the moratorium on uranium mining, but "balanced, unbiased education" would increase confidence in the industry, according to a study.
Va. House panel rejects no-excuse early voting
RICHMOND It appears that any legislative response this year to the long lines endured by Virginia voters at the polls in November will be incremental at most.
Democrats propose expanded background checks on guns
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.
Q&A: Universal background checks are key part of plans
Universal background checks. There's a good chance you'd never heard that phrase before last month's massacre in Connecticut. Now, it's a front-runner in the search for answers to gun violence - a key prong in White House proposals expected today.
Q&A: Universal background checks are part of plans
Universal background checks. There's a good chance you'd never heard that phrase before last month's massacre in Connecticut. Now, it's a front-runner in the search for answers to gun violence - a key prong in White House proposals expected today.
