Tag: Richmond
OPINION: Va. General Assembly Should Authorize Medicaid Expansion
It can be hard to keep up with this wave of legislation, but there is one amendment that sticks out and has a far greater impact on the lives of working Virginians than any other: authorizing the Governor to expand Medicaid in Virginia.
Gov. McAuliffe Vows to Veto Anti-LGBT Legislation
Gov. Terry McAuliffe vowed to veto any bill that discriminates against LGBTQ people at a reception hosted Tuesday night by Equality Virginia.
RICHMOND BEAT: Panel’s Rebuff of Redistricting Elicits ‘Boos’
Dozens of people jeered Republicans on a House committee Friday after they declined to revive legislation aimed at changing the way political districts are drawn in Virginia.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It’s Time to Take Gerrymander Fight to the Ballot Box
“But whether the motivation is incumbent protection or partisan advantage, the result is the same. The people are cheated out of the right to be accurately represented.”
RICHMOND BEAT: Bill Would End ‘Winner Take All’ Electoral Vote System
A bill to end Virginia’s “winner take all” system of awarding Electoral College votes was approved by a House subcommittee Tuesday.
RICHMOND BEAT: Virginia Lawmakers Make Anniversary of Roe v. Wade ‘Day of Tears’
The Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution, Wednesday, to hold a “Day of Tears,” Jan. 22, to commemorate the lives lost through abortion.
Bull Run Civics Class Visits Richmond, Meets Governor
Eighty-five students in Riley O’Casey’s Bull Run Middle School 8th grade civics classes visited Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 4, where they toured the state capitol building and met with Governor McAuliffe.
RICHMOND BEAT: Bill Would Make Electrocution Default for Death Penalty
RICHMOND – Death penalty opponents lost a battle this week when a House committee endorsed a bill to make electrocution the default punishment if lethal injection is unavailable.
RICHMOND BEAT: Virginia Officials Reach Compromise on Gun Laws
Virginia’s concealed carry compromise offers something for both Republicans and Democrats.
Bills Seek ‘Religious Freedom’ to Reject Same-Sex Marriage
A group of Republican lawmakers, Monday, touted a bundle of legislation that they said would ensure religious freedom but that critics said would sanction discrimination against gay couples seeking to marry.
