Tag Archives: Virginia General Assembly

• Health / News

  Proposed law would allow guns in cars outside of work for city, county employees

  It’s currently illegal to have a firearm stored in your car while in a city or county owned lot.
• Health / News

  More than a thousand protest against ‘personhood,’ ultrasound bills at VA Capitol

  Hundreds and hundreds of people took part in a silent protest Monday morning at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.
• News

  Thousands of women sign petition opposing ‘personhood’ bill

  Since the Virginia House of Delegates vote to approve the “personhood bill” on Tuesday, thousands of women opposing it have come forward to sign petitions calling for its repeal.
• News

  Senate committee debates abortion funding bill

  A Virginia senate committee is debating a bill passed by the house that would halt state-funded abortions for a small number of poor women.
• News / Politics

  Critics argue “personhood” legislation will have far reaching consequences

  House of Delegates passed bill that requires a woman get an ultrasound before she can have an abortion
• News / Politics

  Republicans having their way during Virginia General Assembly session

  At the halfway point of the General Assembly session the story at the Capitol is one of growing Republican dominance.
• Health / News

  Critics: Bills lay groundwork to make abortion, some contraception illegal

  Virginia’s House of Delegates passed two bills some think could ultimately change birth control and end abortions in the Commonwealth.
• News / Politics

  Would teachers face heat if tenure was lost?

  Lawmakers passed legislation that will make it easier for school divisions to fire teachers and principals who are not performing well.
• News

  Lawmakers might give happy hour advertising a shot

  Virginia restaurants haven’t been able to advertise happy hour specials outside of their establishment walls since the 1980s.
• News

  Ignition Interlock Bill gets the green light from lawmakers

  MADD wants to put the brakes on drunk driving here in the Commonwealth.
• Health / News

  Bill could soon pass to allow Epi-pens in school

  Many more parents in Chesterfield are taking precautions when it comes to safeguarding their children against allergies
• News / Politics

  How much money should Virginia reimburse the wrongly imprisoned?

  Virginia currently uses a formula based on 20 years of imprisonment to determine the amount of money a wrongfully-imprisoned person should receive.