Youngkin proposes tax relief on tips and cars in his adjusted Virginia budget planVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve ...
The proposal, which requires approval from the state’s General Assembly, comes ahead of the beginning of the state’s legislative session next month. It also comes ahead of next year’s gubernatorial race in the state, in which Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) looks likely to face off ...
This isn’t the first time the Virginia GOP has weaponized the General Assembly for political gain. In the wake of the Virginia Beachmass shootingin 2019, Governor Northam convened aspecial legislative sessionto formulate and pass gun reform in the Commonwealth. Republicans — then in control of...
Posted on February 16, 2024 1 The Virginia General Assembly is now past the halfway mark of its first session under Democratic control since the 2021 session, and I have to admit that I expected a little more out of my state’s legislature now that Republicans can’t quietly sink decen...
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During its spring special session, the General Assembly voted to create an Electric Vehicle Grant Fund to help with the costs of adding electric school buses. Northam signed the bill into law, but the program has no funding yet.Dominion confirmed that the newly awarded DEQ grants are unrelated...
— Virginia:All 140 seats in the General Assembly are up for grabs. Democrats currently control the state Senate, and Republicans hold the state House. Virginia has long been seen as a political bellwether, and GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin has staked his political future to this election. ...
December 10, 2024 Tom Pappert Legislation proposed in the Virginia General Assembly on December 1 by Senator Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R-Clarksville) would require student athletes to provide a written statement by a physician that affirms they seek to participate in a sports team that corresponds...
Data centers are making the transition harder, but so is local resistance to building solar. General Assembly members mostly understand the connection, leading to a lively debate in last year’s legislative session over whether to override some local permit denials for solar projects – and if so...
Much like they did last session, legislators in the Virginia General Assembly plan on bringing back a bill early next year that would allow a casino to be constructed in… 15 hours ago Opinions not welcome Dear Editor, 15 hours ago Council warns about future greenhouse gas emissions In a...