Tag Archives: General Assembly

• News / Politics

  Gov. signs bill to give Thomas Haynesworth over $1 million

  A man who spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit is about to get paid by the state.
• News / Politics

  Va. Delegate David Englin won’t seek re-election because of infidelity

  Englin gained national attention recently, appearing on national television to talk about some of Virginia’s most controversial bills from this latest General Assembly session.
• News / Politics

  State workers object pension plan

  Governor McDonnell will make a decision about reforming the system on April 18th.
• News / Politics

  Virginia budget now in the hands of conferees

  House, Senate approve different versions of state budget.
• CBS 6 Investigates / News

  Legislative overtime comes at cost for taxpayers

  The daily rate paid during a General Assembly special session is $170 per state delegate and $178 per state senator.
• News / Politics

  Support for Governor, General Assembly slipping

  RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Support for Governor Bob McDonnell and the Virginia General Assembly is falling. According to a new…
• News / Politics

  Cuccinelli: 50-50 Chance DOJ would block Voter ID Bill

  Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said on C-SPAN this weekend there is a 50-50 chance the Department of Justice will challenge Virginia’s Voter ID Bill if it’s signed into law.
• News

  Va. budget impasse leaves local programs with funding worries

  Lawmakers are still struggling to come up with a state budget, and it’s impacting how your local government runs.
• News

  General Assembly adjourns without a budget

  RICHMOND, Va (WTVR)  – On the last day of the G.A. session, it looks like business as usual at the…
• News / Politics

  Special session to begin for state lawmakers

  The General Assembly continues to disagree over the state budget; Governor warns of effects.
• News / Politics

  Governor hesitant to sign HB-1160

  In a General Assembly session that’s been riddled with high tension debates over contentious social issues Republicans and Democrats have somewhat unexpectedly come together to on at least one subject.
• News / Politics

  Gov. signs controversial ultrasound-abortion bill into law

  McDonnell acknowledged the issue of abortion raises passionate feelings among Virginians.