Va. House Speaker's Drive to Privatize
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After Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) assumed his powerful post last year, one of his sons called to ask about his vision for the job.
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A significant drop in the number of hunters in West Virginia has left a hole in the state's budget, and one lawmaker thinks he has a solution: allow children to receive hunter training in school.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 27--No matter what they are called, "community districts" or "infrastructure improvement districts," it is the same old private cities idea brought up during last year's legislative session. Last year's proposal was sponsored by Macon's state Sen.
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By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 11--Could land use control become a demilitarized zone amid the sectarian violence at the Virginia General Assembly?   No way, you might say, if you've tracked the weighty influence of the Virginia homebuilders in that august body.
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AUSTIN, May 26 -- Hours after lawmakers who tried to overtake the speaker's podium seeking to oust him were physically restrained, House Speaker Tom Craddick (R) charged through a rowdy floor session Saturday without ceding his coveted post.
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Tapping into the military   The proposal to fund transportation by taxing landlords, and thus tenants, appears to be an attempt by the Virginia legislature to finally tap into the area's military resources.
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The decentralization of state government IT was a big change for Kyle Schafer when he left a private-sector job to become West Virginia's CTO. Now he's working to consolidate the state's systems.
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RICHMOND, Aug. 22 -- Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly said they will introduce a plan Thursday to overhaul the controversial abusive-driving fees by applying them to out-of-state motorists and trying to limit the specific traffic offenses that would trigger them.
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By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 13--Virginia's political hierarchy is on the last leg of a relay race to create an overdue fix of the state's transportation system.
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By Ray Reed, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 28--LEXINGTON -- Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday he isn't backing off his goal of seeing 400,000 acres of Virginia protected from development during his tenure, despite a $13 million cut the General Assembly made in his land-conservation budget.
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A House Republican is pushing a measure that echoes a long-sought Bush administration goal: to require all Internet service providers to keep records on their subscribers.
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for tighter ethics rules in federal agencies Wednesday after government officials approved the purchase of a $980,000 vacation home by a top Justice Department lawyer with an oil company lobbyist.
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Analysis: The new House Speaker tried to assert her authority in backing John Murtha for Majority Leader. But Murtha's loss and Steny Hoyer's victory have taught her a hard lesson
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 14--You'd think the chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee would be up on environmental issues.
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As lawmakers discuss adjustments to Virginia's budget, they will see that the state's share of health care costs continues to be one of the driving forces.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 13--RICHMOND -- Gov. Tim Kaine will ask state lawmakers to increase the pay of public school teachers by 3 percent next year and to fund pilot projects to expand access to pre-kindergarten programs when they amend Virginia's two-year budget.
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.