House frowns on Petersen political tax credit repeal
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In a show of hands, House Republicans killed Senator Chap Petersen’s (D-Fairfax City) bill to repeal the political contribution tax credit in Virginia.
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Creigh Deeds: Budget deliberations begin in General Assembly
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The 2015 Session of the General Assembly is hurdling toward adjournment. The word around here is that we may complete our work earlier than the scheduled February 28 adjournment.
Virginia House Democrats respond to Republican budget
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The House Democratic Caucus released the following statements on the budget that passed today in the House of Delegates.
House Republican agenda for 2015 successful at crossover
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House Republican leaders highlighted the success of their policy agenda at crossover in a press conference on Wednesday.
General Assembly advances heroin, prescription drug legislative package
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Earlier today, the House of Delegates passed the final piece of Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s bipartisan package of heroin and prescription drug legislation, HB1500 to allow safe reporting of overdoses in progress, meaning that all four bills have now passed their chamber in the General Assembly.
Tie vote in Senate nullifies nullification amendment
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In a near-party-line vote of 19-19, Sen. Ralph Smith’s (R – Roanoke) SJ 305 — a redundant constitutional amendment that would have allowed the General Assembly to “nullify” administrative rules and regulations — failed to achieve the 21 votes required for passage.
Ken Plum: Clash of ideas, ideals
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Ideas and ideals clash in the legislature. That makes the job interesting and at the same time challenging.
Mark Obenshain: Historic day for charter schools
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Wednesday was an historic day for education reform in Virginia, as the Senate passed my resolution that could result in a constitutional amendment, giving charter schools a chance to succeed in Virginia.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe has strong approval rating: Why?
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A poll out last week from the Wason Center at Christopher Newport University has Gov. Terry McAuliffe with a solid approval rating.
Virginia Senate adopts equal opportunity measures
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Tuesday afternoon, the Senate passed two Democratic bills intended to address inequality in Virginia. Senator Donald McEachin’s (D-Henrico) SB 785, a bill to prohibit discrimination in public employment, and Senator Adam Ebbin’s (D-Alexandria) SJ 216, a resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, both passed the Senate over the objections of most Senate Republicans.
