Sen. Kaine urges confirmation of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch
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In remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine urged his colleagues to confirm Attorney General nominee Loretta E. Lynch.
Search Results for Virginia State Police
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Kaine introduces bill to help prevent heroin, prescription drug overdoses
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act to protect first responders, health professionals and family members who are educated in administering an opioid overdose prevention drug, such as naloxone (also known as Narcan) in an emergency situation of overdose.
General Assembly passes AG’s bills to crack down on child predators
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With bipartisan support, yesterday the General Assembly passed bills from Attorney General Mark Herring to help protect Virginia children from online exploitation and to allow law enforcement to effectively investigate crimes involving child pornography, child exploitation, and human trafficking.
House passes legislation to aid victims of assault, protect students on college campuses
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The House of Delegates passed legislation from Delegate Rob Bell (R-Albermarle) to make college campuses safer. The legislation passed unanimously in the House.
House of Delegates passes conference report to amend 2014-2016 biennial budget
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The Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve the conference report to amend the 2014-2016 biennial budget, sending the amendments to the desk of Governor Terry McAuliffe for his signature.
AG Herring encourages Anthem subscribers to take advantage of free credit monitoring following data breach
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring urged Anthem subscribers in Virginia to take advantage of the two years of free credit monitoring and financial protection services being offered by the company following last month’s data breach.
Budget conference report now available online
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The Virginia General Assembly budget conference report is now available online. In accordance with new rules changes announced last month by Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), the House will wait 48 hours before taking a final vote.
House, Senate budget conferees announce conference report agreement, expect final vote on Thursday
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House and Senate budget negotiators reached an agreement on a budget conference report over the weekend and expect final votes to be held in both chambers as early as Thursday, General Assembly leaders announced today.
Creigh Deeds: One week to go in the General Assembly session
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With a week to go until the scheduled February 28 adjournment, the Virginia General Assembly is moving steadily along.
Ken Plum: Halftime
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The General Assembly has reached crossover, the point on the legislative calendar when each house must have completed work on bills introduced into its respective chamber. That point was Tuesday for all bills except for adjustments to the budget that will be considered on Thursday.
