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Effort to revise gay adoption bill fails in House

Tags: Virginia Board of Social Services, Adam Ebbin, adoption, Jeffrey McWaters, Todd Gilbert, ACLU, Equality Virginia

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Va. House again backs 1-handgun-a-month repeal

The Virginia House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support for repealing the state's one-handgun-a-month law.

Tags: gun control, Virginia Tech, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Center for Public Safety, Clint Kritzer, Donald McEachin, Colin Goddard, Andrew Goddard, Seung-Hui Cho

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Dulles Rail project may be in jeopardy, again

Ideology regarding labor unions could once again disrupt the fragile financing plan for one of the region's biggest transportation projects, the second phase of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport.

Tags: Dulles rail project, labor union, Tim Hugo, hank silverberg

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Va. volunteer fire depts. could charge for calls

Two bills sailing through Virginia's General Assembly would allow volunteer fire departments to collect $250 or more from insurance companies if they are called to save or protect insured properties.

Tags: hank silverberg, volunteer fire companies

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Social issues dominate first half of Va. General Assembly

It's about half way through Virginia's legislative session and it appears many bills on social issues that have died in the past will make it through this year, and that could have an impact for years to come.

Tags: Steven Farnsworth, Bill Bolling

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Lawmaker opposing light bulb ban in Va.

Tags: National Conference of State Legislatures, Bob Marshall, light bulbs, Ken Cuccinelli

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Texting while driving could become a primary offense in Va.

A Senate Transportation committee approved approved legislation this week that would allow police to pull over drivers who are texting.

Tags: texting, distracted driving, texting while driving, George Barker

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Va. Senate narrowly passes U.S. House remapping bill

A Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan cleared the Virginia Senate on a party-line vote Friday over Democratic objections that it's unconstitutional and illegally weakens black voting strength.

Tags: Bob McDonnell, redistricting, Mark Obenshain

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Renewable energy advocates lobby Va. lawmakers

Energy efficiency, solar power and regulatory reform are on the agenda at the Virginia General Assembly as clean energy business owners and advocates lobby lawmakers.

Tags: The Sierra Club, Richmond Region Energy Alliance, Bill Greenleaf

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D.C.-area airports board shuffle fails in House

A measure to reshuffle the governing board of the multi-state authority that oversees Washington's Dulles and Reagan National airports failed to achieve the four-fifths majority it needed to pass Virginia's House as emergency legislation.

Tags: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board, Dulles International Airport, Reagan National Airport, Bob McDonnell

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