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The Republican-controlled Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted in party-line or near party-line votes to defeat bills to close the gun show loophole, institute universal background checks, and keep guns out of the hands of very small children.
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Rep. Randy Forbes (R-4th), Rep. Rob Wittman (R-1st), Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Rich Anderson (R-Manassas) and Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) discussed the veterans care center legislation before the House.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced the results of the 2014 recycling program for plastic pesticide containers.
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ODU junior guard Trey Freeman (Virginia Beach, VA.) scored a game high 18 points and sophomore forward Denzell Taylor (Ontario, Canada) added 12 points, but the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee defeated the Monarchs, 68-58 in overtime.
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Legislation to provide $66.7 million in state funding for new Veterans Care Centers in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads advanced from the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday.
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In response to a statewide spike in heroin and prescription drug overdose fatalities, Attorney General Mark Herring and a bipartisan group of Virginia legislators have introduced legislation to hold drug dealers accountable.
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The Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday appointed Court of Appeals Judge D. Arthur Kelsey as a Justice to the Virginia Supreme Court.
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Today, in the State Senate, one Republican senator voted with his 19 Democratic colleagues to defeat Senator Dick Black’s (R-Loudoun) SB 722, which would have denied DREAMers in-state tuition at Virginia colleges and universities.
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The 2015 Session of the General Assembly is underway. This is a short session, scheduled to adjourn on February 28, 2015, so the work will be fast and furious.
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Trey Freeman (Virginia Beach, VA.) scored 18 points and Aaron Bacote (Hampton, VA.) added 14 to lead ODU (15-2/4-1) to a 61-50 Conference-USA victory over North Texas before a sellout crowd of 8,472 at the Constant Center.
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