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Virginia Beach Del. Iaquinto won’t seek re-election | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2013 7:49 AM
RICHMOND Del. Sal Iaquinto informed his House colleagues today, the last scheduled day of the 2013 General Assembly, that he will not run for re-election to another term. The Republican lawmaker has represented...

General Assembly passes sweeping roads legislation | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2013 6:08 AM
RICHMOND The 2013 General Assembly Saturday achieved something that’s eluded Virginia legislators for more than a quarter century: A deal on a sweeping revenue package to raise hundreds of millions...

Legislators working to address Cuccinelli’s concerns | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2013 6:08 AM
RICHMOND Key legislative leaders said this afternoon they have a legal way around the constitutional questions raised about Medicaid expansion by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli’s opinion threatens transportation deal | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2013 6:08 AM
RICHMOND Chances for an on-time adjournment of the General Assembly session today, including Senate passage of a landmark plan to provide billions of dollars for fixing Virginia’s crumbling roads,...

Cuccinelli’s take on Medicaid panel threatens budget | VirginiaTomorrow
February 23, 2013 6:08 AM
RICHMOND A quickly done overnight opinion by crusading conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli that a panel to oversee Medicaid reforms is unconstitutional threatened to scuttle Saturday's final vote...

GOP delegates urge easy access to birth control | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 6:20 PM
Several Republicans in the House of Delegates have urged federal health officials to allow birth control to be sold without a prescription to adults.

McAuliffe helps sway Democrats on transportation | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 6:17 PM
The prospect of compromise language on Medicaid expansion in the state budget helped get Democrats in the House of Delegates to support the $880 million road bill, a key priority for Gov. Bob McDonnell....

Va. House OKs $3.5 billion transportation funding plan | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 5:51 PM
The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed the most ambitious transportation funding initiative in a generation – a five-year, $3.5 billion plan aimed at reversing a decades-long erosion...

Bills allow access to dead child’s digital accounts | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 4:52 PM
RICHMOND Eric Rash was a quiet, straight-A high school student who spent his time reading and helping his father on the family's Nottoway County dairy farm. Ricky Rash said his son wanted to attend Harvard...

Virginia lawmakers close to deal on budget revisions | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 4:41 PM
RICHMOND Virginia budget negotiators closed in on a deal Friday to include Medicaid expansion language in the state’s fiscal blueprint, a possible resolution on one of the more contentious issues...

Va. lawmakers reach agreement on budget revisions | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 4:41 PM
UPDATE:  General Assembly budget negotiators have reached an agreement on revisions to the state budget, including a tentative compromise on Medicaid expansion that became a bargaining chip in a high-stakes...

Saying goodbye is tough for everyone but Tata | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 4:28 PM
RICHMOND Sauntering through the State Capitol this week, Del. Bob Tata overheard a tour guide telling some visitors the copper-colored support beams near a winding staircase are the remnants of an old...

Va. House OKs $3.5 billion transportation funding plan | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 11:24 AM
RICHMOND The Virginia House of Delegates today passed the most ambitious transportation funding initiative in a generation -- a five-year, $3.5 billion plan aimed at reversing a decades-long erosion of...

Medicaid compromise close in Virginia legislature | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 9:14 AM
RICHMOND Virginia budget negotiators closed in on a deal Friday to include Medicaid expansion language in the state’s fiscal blueprint, a possible resolution on one of the more contentious issues...

Medicaid compromise close in Va. legislature | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 9:14 AM
RICHMOND Virginia budget negotiators closed in on a deal Friday to include Medicaid expansion language in the state’s fiscal blueprint, a possible resolution on one of the more contentious issues...

Va. House OKs $3.5 billion transportation funding plan | VirginiaTomorrow
February 22, 2013 7:32 AM
RICHMOND The Virginia House of Delegates today passed the most ambitious transportation funding initiative in a generation -- a five-year, $3.5 billion plan aimed at reversing a decades-long erosion of...

Va. House rejects youth sports concussions bill | VirginiaTomorrow
February 21, 2013 1:38 PM
RICHMOND The House of Delegates has killed legislation requiring youth sports programs that use public school property to adopt procedures for dealing with concussions. The House voted 53-40 on Thursday...

Parental rights legislation wins final approval in Va. | VirginiaTomorrow
February 21, 2013 11:14 AM
RICHMOND Legislation declaring that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children has won final General Assembly approval. Without debate, the Senate voted...

Governor signs repeal of renewable energy incentives | VirginiaTomorrow
February 21, 2013 11:10 AM
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell this afternoon signed legislation repealing certain financial incentives for electric utility companies that use renewable energy sources.

Democrats fume over McDonnell’s Medicaid missive | VirginiaTomorrow
February 21, 2013 10:50 AM
RICHMOND With a major road-funding deal in reach, Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter to state budget negotiators that may have put approval of the plan in jeopardy by raising a separate, politically sensitive...

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