I hear that Councilmen Randy Wright and Anthony Burfoot are going to hold a news conference at 2:30 2:00pm this afternoon to announce a plan to hold citywide conversations on the issue of race. Interesting, since Norfolk United Facing Race presented council a proposal to do the exact same thing at the council meeting last … Continue reading Norfolk: On race
Day: January 30, 2007
GOTV: Verifiable voting
Alice has been diong a great job keeping up with the verifiable voting bills. She updates us on the status of these bills today. Head on over and take a look. And then call or write your representatives and ask them to support these bills.
Bill to identify sperm donors defeated
HB412 was defeated in a House Health, Welfare and Institutions subcommittee yesterday by a 6-1 vote. The bill would have prohibited anonymous sperm donors, making Virginia the first state to do so. The problem with doing away with anonymous donors is that the number of donors would likely decrease. As was pointed out in the … Continue reading Bill to identify sperm donors defeated
Minimum wage increase passes Senate
SB1327, which increases the minimum wage to $6.50 per hour, passed Senate Commerce and Labor Committee yesterday by a unanimous vote. From the Virginian-Pilot: "It's time now and I, quite frankly, don't think the federal government has lived up to its responsibility in this area," said Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach. Now, if the Senate … Continue reading Minimum wage increase passes Senate
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