Category: Richmond Beat
Jeb Bush Supports Gov. McDonnell’s School Grading Plan
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is helping promote Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to rate Virginia’s schools on an A-through-F grading scale.
New Va. Law to Require Parents Receive Eating Disorder Info
The House has passed a bill requiring Virginia school boards to give students’ parents information about eating disorders.
Committee Sends Farm Bill to Full House
The grassroots-supported “Boneta Bill,” meant to protect farmers’ rights, won overwhelming approval from a House on Wednesday and moves on to its first reading in the full House of Delegates on Thursday.
Va. Panel Amends, Approves Farmers’ Rights Bill
Virginians in support of the bill and lobbyists against it came from all over the state to share their perspective. After an hour of debate, the subcommittee voted 6-1 in support of the legislation.
New Bill Could Bring More Money to NOVA Highways
Northern Virginia would get a bigger share of the state’s highway maintenance funds under legislation being sponsored by Delegate Jim LeMunyon, R-Oak Hill.
Gov’s School Safety Panel to Make Recommendations by Jan. 31
Members of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s School and Campus Safety Task Force vowed that their recommendations on keeping Virginia’s school safe would be based on fact and not emotion.
Citizens’ Group Claims Voting Bill Would Suppress Voters’ Rights
Virginia New Majority, a citizens’ group that supports “the progressive transformation of Virginia,” said Republican legislators are pushing bills that would suppress voting rights.
House Kills Smoking in Cars with Kids Ban, Senate Considers Issue
A bill to forbid smoking in cars carrying children is dead in the House, but a similar proposal remains alive in the Senate.
House Subcommittee Kills Bills to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights
Gov. Bob McDonnell and other key Republicans, as well as Democratic legislators, say they are disappointed that a House subcommittee today killed proposals to automatically restore the voting rights of nonviolent felons who have served their prison sentences.
Gov. McDonnell Proposes Increasing Sales Tax, Eliminating Gas Tax to Fund Transportation
With the General Assembly set to convene, Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed Tuesday increasing Virginia’s sales tax and abolishing its nearly 27-year-old gas tax, making Virginia the first state in the country to do so.
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