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Despite losses, port CEO got big bonuses
RICHMOND As they grapple with whether the state-run port of Hampton Roads’ operations should be privatized, some state lawmakers are raising questions about the compensation earned by port executives.
Things get fishy at the Virginia General Assembly
RICHMOND Things are getting a bit fishy this week at the Virginia General Assembly.
This industry goes fishin’ for support at Va. Assembly
RICHMOND Things are getting a bit fishy this week at the Virginia General Assembly.
White House crasher to run for Va. gov. as independent
RICHMOND White House party crasher Tareq Salahi has decided to pursue his gubernatorial ambitions as an independent rather than as a Republican as he initially planned. Salahi announced those plans Monday morning, hours before the 5 p.m. deadline for statewide candidates to file with the Virginia Republican Party to be on the slate for the GOP nominating convention in May.
White House crasher to run for Va. governor
RICHMOND White House party crasher Tareq Salahi has decided to pursue his gubernatorial ambitions as an independent rather than as a Republican as he initially planned. Salahi announced those plans Monday morning, hours before the 5 p.m. deadline for statewide candidates to file with the Virginia Republican Party to be on the slate for the GOP nominating convention in May.
White House crasher to run for Virginia governor
RICHMOND White House party crasher Tareq Salahi has decided to pursue his gubernatorial ambitions as an independent rather than as a Republican as he initially planned. Salahi announced those plans Monday morning, hours before the 5 p.m. deadline for statewide candidates to file with the Virginia Republican Party to be on the slate for the GOP nominating convention in May.
Effort to repeal gay-marriage ban fails in House panel
RICHMOND An effort to begin the process of repealing Virginia’s constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage was turned back today in a House of Delegates subcommittee. The amendment, approved by voters in a 2006 referendum, defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman.”
Effort to repeal Va. gay-marriage ban fails in panel
RICHMOND An effort to begin the process of repealing Virginia’s constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage was turned back today in a House of Delegates subcommittee. The amendment, approved by voters in a 2006 referendum, defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman.”
Felon voting rights measure dies in Va. House panel
RICHMOND Less than a week after Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed it, a proposal to allow automatic restoration of voting rights to nonviolent felons was shot down today by a Republican-dominated House of Delegates subcommittee.
Voting rights restoration for felons falls short again
RICHMOND Less than a week after Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed it, a proposal to allow automatic restoration of voting rights to nonviolent felons was shot down Monday by a Republican-dominated House of Delegates subcommittee.
Virginia committee approves two bills for veterans
RICHMOND A Virginia Senate committee today approved two measures for the state’s veterans. The first, SB829, would direct the Department of Veterans Services to create a program for reducing veteran unemployment. The program would assist business in hiring, training and retaining veterans and create a certification program for participating employers.
Legislators unveil bills to help Virginia’s businesses
RICHMOND The Virginia House of Delegates’ Business Development Caucus unveiled today a dozen bills aimed at helping the state’s entrepreneurs. Before the session’s start last week, the caucus’s founders held six regional meetings to talk to business owners, funneling their input into the legislative package announced today. The proposals include:
