Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Given that the legislative session has just started, there is not much to report other than the list of bills filed at this point and the committees to which they have been assigned. As you can see, nearly all of these bills will be heard by the HP&E … Continue reading Monday update (01/14): Redistricting →

Del. David Englin (D-45) has proposed HJ111, the purpose of which is to study the Dillon Rule. WHEREAS, the Dillon Rule is a 19th century judicial philosophy of statutory construction that holds that all local authority must be based on expressed constitutional or statutory provisions; and WHEREAS, Virginia is among a handful of states that … Continue reading Bill highlight: Englin’s HJ111 – study the Dillon Rule →

I discovered this morning that some people are not clear on the cost of a Photosynthesis account. Well, it's free! 🙂 If you haven't yet signed up for one to track the bills that are important to you, head on over to Richmond Sunlight and get one. For a little more detail on this, read … Continue reading Track your bills for free →

Perusing through the prefiled bills a bit ago, I was pleasantly surprised to note that Senator Ken Cuccinelli has introduced a couple of bills that I strongly favor. He was not in his office when I attended the opening session Wednesday so I couldn't thank him in person for introducing these bills. Perhaps I'll get … Continue reading Thanks, Sen. Cuccinelli →

The Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference today in which they released their list of legislative priorities. Saying that the plan is to work in a bi-partisan fashion and to take a moderate approach to governing, the key areas are "property tax relief, comprehensive transportation reform including repealing the abusive driver fees, mental … Continue reading Senate Dems legislative priorities →

As I mentioned, I sat in the House chambers yesterday at the opening session. I listed as Speaker Bill Howell made his acceptance speech and spoke about how we are all Virginians and that the legislators are sent to do the people's business (or something to that effect). Got all warm and fuzzy. After the … Continue reading House Republicans retaliate →

I was actually too tired to stay in Richmond and watch the speech live, even though I had been offered a ticket. Perhaps next year I'll attend. But I did make it home in time to watch. The Governor has been announcing his legislative agenda for some time now, so there were few surprises in … Continue reading Governor’s state of the Commonwealth speech →

For Senator Ralph Northam (D-6): Education and Health Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Rehabilitation and Social Services Privileges and Elections For Senator John Miller (D-1): Education and Health Transportation General Laws and Technology Rehabilitation and Social Services Delegate Bobby Mathieson (D-21) and Delegate Joe Bouchard (D-83) were both assigned to the Science and Technology and … Continue reading Committee assignments of new electeds →