Feb 9, 2012Va. Democrats, Republicans call each other obsessed with social issues
So just what has Virginia’s General Assembly been up to this year? A “values crusade”? Or plain old bread-and-butter legislation with just a smidgen of social stuff thrown in?
More than a dozen House and Senate Democrats gathered Thursday to denounce the “social-issue legislative...
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Feb 9, 2012Majorities in Virginia support drug tests for welfare, repeal of HPV mandate
A narrow majority of Virginians want to end the controversial requirement that girls receive the HPV vaccine, according to a new poll on social issues in the state.
The Quinnipiac University survey also finds that Virginia voters strongly support subjecting welfare recipients to drug tests,...
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Feb 8, 2012Legislators consider special session later this year
State legislators said Wednesday that they may return to Richmond for a special session later this year to deal with tax credits bills or the health benefits exchange — or both.
Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Henrico), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has sent many of this year’s tax...
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Feb 8, 2012Adoption law ‘conscience clause’ advances in Va. Senate
A flurry of Democratic amendments failed Wednesday to stop a bill in the
Virginia Senate
that would allow private, state-funded adoption agencies to turn away parents based on sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
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Feb 8, 2012Jeb Bush to help sell McDonnell’s K-12 agenda
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will help Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell promote his agenda for K-12 schools Wednesday night by phoning in to a town hall-style meeting with constituents from around the state.
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Apr 25, 2008Wash Post: Contenders Reach to Left in House Race
In a matter of months, Northern Virginia's 11th Congressional District has morphed from the home court of popular Republican Tom Davis to a left-leaning battleground in which two major Democratic candidates are spending most of their time trying to outdo each other's liberal credentials.
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