Posts Tagged ‘ General Assembly ’

Special Session

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By

June 2, 2008 On June 23, I will travel to Richmond for another special session attempting to address transportation funding.  While House and Senate Democrats and a handful of moderate Republicans work together towards a solution, the House Republican leadership has indicated that they will not allow a vote on any plan that raises the
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Budget Deliberations Dominate General Assembly Session Agenda

Apr 7th, 2008 | By

A very busy session of the General Assembly adjourned in early March, one week longer than called for by the Constitution. The legislature enacted measures that, among many other things, are intended to improve the Commonwealth’s mental health laws and performance, to tighten up the rules for payday lenders, to increase the penalties for animal
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General Assembly approves budget, David summarizes session

Mar 14th, 2008 | By

March 14, 2008 Late yesterday evening, the 2008 session of the General Assembly officially adjourned. While it took a few extra days to hammer out the details, we made some tough choices in the face of a $2-billion revenue shortfall driven by the national economic downturn, and we ultimately passed a two-year $77-billion budget that
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