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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline Crossover week is the midpoint of this year’s 60-day General Assembly session when all House bills must “crossover” to the Senate, and vice versa. The week culminated in crossover day on Monday, which was the longest floor day of the session. While we have grown more efficient…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell As the final deadline approached for consideration by the Virginia House of Delegates, the legislative committees considered the last of my bills.
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Look at the schedules. Just look at ’em. Virginia Tech could be favored in all 12 of its regular-season games in 2008. Virginia, meanwhile, could be an underdog in six of its dozen. The ACC released football schedules for the ’08 season today – and…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell As we near the midpoint of session, the committees are deciding which bills to endorse and send on to the entire House. Last week, three of my bills passed important hurdles. No Bond After Conviction for Violent Felons Earlier this year, a jury convicted a Culpeper defendant of abduction…
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Story by Jim Bishop Crossroads magazine at Eastern Mennonite University won a major award this year from the southeast district of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Competing against dozens of magazines produced by larger institutions, Crossroads received a “special merit award” in the category of “magazine publishing improvement.” The other winners…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline If you have visited Richmond before, you may have taken a tour of Virginia’s Capitol building. The stately building, built by Thomas Jefferson in 1788 and renovated last year, is where the House and Senate hold their legislative sessions each day at noon. The building has the…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell Each year, I receive numerous ideas from constituents, and this year is no exception. With so many smart people in our community, I usually have more proposals than I can reasonably carry. This year’s bills include:
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline As the second week of the 2008 General Assembly session began, we saw ominous signs from Wall Street about the direction of the national economy. In response, the pesident and Congress have announced plans for a bipartisan economic-stimulus package that includes tax credits for distressed sectors of…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell After the shootings at Virginia Tech, a lot of attention was focused on improving Virginia’s mental-health commitment system. I was appointed chairman of a special subcommittee to review these bills, and on Friday, the committee approved seven major proposals …
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Column by Scott German Homecoming for Virginia native Tyrese Rice played to mixed results Saturday night in John Paul Jones Arena. While Rice did notch 20 points for Boston College, the Eagles lost an important Atlantic Coast Conference game to home standing Virginia 84-66. Rice, from the Richmond south side, played at L.C. Bird High…
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