Author Archive: Captial News Service
RICHMOND BEAT: Corey Stewart Joins 2nd Amendment Rally at State Capitol
RICHMOND – About 200 people, some with handguns on their hips and others with rifles slung across their backs, gathered on the grounds of the Virginia Capitol on Saturday for a rally in support of the Second Amendment.
Huge Crowd Fills D.C. in ‘March for Our Lives’
Hundreds of thousands of people from around the country rallied in Washington, D.C. to send a single message to lawmakers: enough is enough.
RICHMOND BEAT: Sen. Panel Votes to Ban ‘Lunch Shaming” in Virginia
RICHMOND – A Senate committee Thursday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit “lunch shaming” – the practice of singling out students who owe the school cafeteria money or cannot pay for their lunch.
RICHMOND BEAT: House Panel Next to Consider Senate Coal Ash Legislation
Legislation on coal ash, the toxic byproduct of coal-burning power plants, has largely failed in the 2018 General Assembly, but Sen. Scott A. Surrovell, D-Fairfax, has advanced one bill that would buy Virginians more time to get the facts straight.
RICHMOND BEAT: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Agreement on Theft Threshold
Minority and low-income advocacy groups are joining the Virginia branch of the American Civil Liberties Union in opposing the General Assembly’s bipartisan compromise that would increase the threshold at which a theft is considered a felony.
RICHMOND BEAT: Proposals Seek to Spur Growth in Va Distillery Industry
Virginia distillers may soon be toasting the General Assembly after the Senate passed a bill to let liquor manufacturers keep more of the money from selling their spirits in tasting rooms.
RICHMOND BEAT: Virginia Likely to Expand Medical Marijuana
Virginia inched closer to greatly expanding medical marijuana use this week after legislation passed the Senate with unanimous support – three days after its companion bill was likewise approved by the House of Delegates.
RICHMOND BEAT: House Panel Rejects ‘Net Neutrality’ Bill
A bill to prohibit internet service providers from prioritizing or blocking certain websites based on content or hosting platform was killed Tuesday in a House subcommittee.
RICHMOND BEAT: House Panel Rejects Suicide Prevention Resolution
A resolution urging Virginia schools to increase their suicide prevention efforts has failed as Republicans on a House Rules subcommittee defeated the proposal in a 3-4 vote.
RICHMOND BEAT: Roem’s Proposal Would Boost Suicide Prevention Efforts in Virginia Schools
While campaigning door to door, Del. Danica Roem met a constituent who had lost her only child to suicide. The mother had one request – make suicide prevention training available to all school employees.
