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Northam wants court to start redrawing Va. House districts
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam wrote a letter Friday to the state’s Republican House Speaker asking that he request a federal court start re-drawing 11 House districts found to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
4 months ago -
Former state House delegate in Va. found dead
Tom Gear, a former Republican state delegate who resigned his House seat for health reasons eight years ago, has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
7 months ago -
Lawmakers killing fewer bills on unrecorded votes
The percentage of bills in Virginia killed without a recorded vote dropped from about 55 percent in 2017 to less than 30 percent in 2018.
10 months ago -
Va. Gov. Northam doesn’t expect gun control push during special session
Va. Gov. Ralph Northam said he wants the upcoming session to focus on resolving the standoff over the state’s two-year budget.
10 months ago -
‘Chasm’ separates Virginia House and Senate adopted budgets
Almost half a billion dollars separates the Virginia House and Senate adopted budgets.
11 months ago -
Va. Senate OKs school zone speed cameras, a limit on suspending younger students
Also in Richmond: The House approved a bill allowing some recess to be counted as part of the minimum instructional time in elementary school and kindergarten.
11 months ago -
Va. lawmakers strike down federal Equal Rights Amendment bills
Virginia lawmakers brought to an end a push for the ratification of a federal Equal Rights Amendment amid protests from supporters of the ERA, many of whom were women dressed as suffragettes.
11 months ago -
Schools to start before Labor Day? Va. House to vote on ‘Kings Dominion law’ changes
Virginia students and teachers could go back to school well before Labor Day every year under a pair of proposals due for a vote Tuesday in the House of Delegates.
12 months ago -
Va. House passes bill relaxing ‘dangerous dog’ law
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would loosen the leash on animal control officers throughout the state, giving them more leeway to determine whether a dog should be declared dangerous by the courts.
2 years ago -
Required elementary school recess, activity bills advance in Va.
Virginia’s House and Senate have approved bills that would require an average of 20 minutes of recess or other physical activity per day for elementary school students.
3 years ago
