Outcomes on Key Issues as the Virginia Legislative Session Ends
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The Virginia General Assembly adjourned yesterday. Here is a score card of how lawmakers disposed of some of the major issues. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) has 30 days to sign into law, veto or amend bills sent to him. Lawmakers will return April 4 to consider vetoes.
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By The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--T   he people have spoken, though only part of what they said is clear.   Unless the final count flips things around, which is unlikely, the one certain result of Tuesday's election is that Measure A is dead.
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RICHMOND, Feb. 21 -- The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Wednesday that would prohibit teenagers from using their cellphones while driving, which safety advocates say would reduce accidents.
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Although it was to have adjourned for the year last week, the final days of the 108th Congress have been extended, as Democrats and Republicans engaged in last-minute arguments over legislative process.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Dec. 12--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers will kick off the 2007 legislative session at Jamestown, and Vice President Dick Cheney might headline the day.   At least he's invited.
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RICHMOND, Feb. 1 -- A fragile Republican-brokered deal on transportation funding collapsed Thursday after a Virginia Senate committee endorsed a competing proposal with dim prospects in the House of Delegates, increasing the chances that the session's key issue could go unaddressed in an election...
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By Greg Edwards, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 26--Every few years, the gaze of Virginia farmers falls beyond the edges of their fields toward Washington, where lawmakers are crafting another farm bill.
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With the outcome all but certain, the House of Representatives neared the end of an emotional debate today over President Bushâs strategy in Iraq.
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NEW YORK --Virginia Governor Tim Kaine plans to sign legislation mandating use of Merck &amp; Co.'s Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine for school-age girls.
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By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 25--GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- State lawmakers agreed Saturday to more than double the local panel charged with guiding the future of Fort Monroe as the Army prepares to leave the waterfront post by 2011.
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By John Cramer john.cramer@roanoke.com 981-3140  Wildlife, water quality and eco-tourism would benefit under legislation proposed Tuesday in Congress to designate nearly 55,000 acres in Southwest Virginia as wilderness or national scenic areas, the bill's sponsors say.
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virginia beach  House candidate won't take law job  Bobby Mathieson, a Democrat running for the state House of Delegates, has decided against taking a controversial job with the city's revenue commissioner.
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Here are excerpts from the resolution that the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is scheduled to consider Tuesday:
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Tomorrow is Election Day. There are three possible outcomes. Bush wins. Kerry wins. Or the election is drawn out in legal challenges as it was in 2000.
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents.    The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement...
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By John Richardson Staff Writer  Maine environmentalists are sounding pretty happy with the legislative session that ended Thursday, and for good reason.
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By Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 13--Good ideas occasionally do find their way into the Code of  Virginia. State Senator Ryan McDougle of Hanover and Attorney General Bob  McDonnell have proposed one such example for the upcoming General Assembly  session.