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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., on Wednesday joined colleagues in a bipartisan 74-22 vote to adopt the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which reauthorizes highway, transit, and safety programs for two fiscal years at current funding levels. The legislation is fully funded and maintains the solvency of the Highway…
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A bipartisan 23-17 vote in the State Senate on Thursday sends legislation dubbed by critics the “fire the teacher bill” to a Senate committee, effectively killing it for the 2012 General Assembly session. House Bill 576 was a cornerstone of the education reform agenda of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who said the legislation would bring…
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A proposed constitutional amendment that would help protect private property rights cleared its next-to-last hurdle when it was passed by the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates. Now it awaits approval by Virginia voters in November. The Senate version of the bill, SJ 3, passed 23-17, and HJ 3, the House version, was approved 80-18…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle in passing legislation out of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to make improvements to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s public transportation programs. The legislation included new safety standards championed by Sen. Warner in the wake of a fatal…
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The George Allen for U.S. Senate campaign announced today a strong fundraising total in the fourth quarter of 2012, raising $1,062,132 in the period beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 31. The end of the year report will show that the Allen campaign raised over $4.5 million in 2011 and will start 2012 with $2,037,405…
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Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Jamie Radtke sent a letter last evening to Speaker Bill Howell and Senate Republican Leader Tommy Norment, seeking their assurance that the General Assembly will take legislative steps to prevent confusion in the ballot access procedures for 2012 Senate candidates. “According to the ‘Candidate Bulletin’ issued this week by the State…
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For the first time in the walkup to their anticipated 2012 U.S. Senate race, Democrat Tim Kaine has built a small lead over Republican George Allen. A Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia voters released Thursday has Kaine with a 47 percent-to-42 percent lead over Allen in the matchup of former governors. The race had…
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U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) are urging Majority Leader Harry Reid to “reject any proposals that call for pay freezes or other forms of compensation reduction for federal workers, or significant reductions in the federal workforce” to offset the tax extenders that need to be passed by the end of…
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The Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots is holding a U.S. Senate Candidates Debate on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Way, Verona. Candidates who have committed to be a part of the forum include Kevin Chisholm, Timothy Donner, E.W. Jackson, David McCormick and Jamie Radtke. Tim…
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On September 24, 1996, after intense international negotiations, a verifiable global ban on nuclear test explosions — the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) – was presented for countries to sign. Because the CTBT clearly benefits U.S. national security by constraining other countries’ nuclear weapons capabilities, the United States played a galvanizing role in test…
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