
Virginia House of Delegates convenes for 2016 session
The Virginia House of Delegates convened at noon Wednesday for the 2016 legislative session. 2016 marks the 397th year of operation for the House of Delegates.

The Virginia House of Delegates convened at noon Wednesday for the 2016 legislative session. 2016 marks the 397th year of operation for the House of Delegates.

Should patients or big government mandates come first? That’s the question Congress recently asked President Obama.

As of December 19, the number of consumers signed up for Marketplace coverage surged to more than 8.2 million nationally, including 375,891 in Virginia.

Three Republican members of the House of Delegates are introducing legislation in the 2016 General Assembly to reform Certificate of Public Need laws.

In response to Governor McAuliffe’s unveiling today of his proposed biennial budget, Senate Democrats made the following statements.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam applauds the release of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s biennial budget this morning, which prioritizes education and workforce development.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) welcomed legislation that passed the Senate this afternoon to renew the Federal Perkins Loan Program.

My brother-in-law, Olly, likes a spot of red wine, but usually by the bottle rather than by the glass. When my wife Paula and I were visiting, he managed to drink himself into the “holiday heart syndrome”, despite it not being the holidays.

Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to help prevent youth homelessness, improve support services and housing for youth and families, and help ensure children are raised in supportive, stable households.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam made his candidacy for the 2017 Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination in an email on Tuesday. A former state senator, Northam is an alum of Virginia Military Institute and former U.S. Army physician who treated casualties during Operation Desert Storm.
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