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Markus Schmidt

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Markus Schmidt is a reporter for Cardinal News. Reach him at markus@cardinalnews.org.

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Halftime report

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

An inventory of legislation by lawmakers from Southwest Virginia at the midpoint of the 2022 General Assembly session.

Del. Wren Williams, R-Patrick County. Photo by Markus Schmidt.
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Williams: ‘I want to be a fighter’

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 15, 2022February 14, 2022

Freshman legislator from Patrick County talks about his approach to his first session.

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Ballard: ‘I try to be more deliberate’

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Freshman legislator from Giles County talks about the things that have surprised him during his first session.

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House panel approves repeal of Virginia’s red flag law

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 10, 2022February 11, 2022

Proposal by Del. Marie March seeks to overturn gun control legislation passed by Democrats in 2020.

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Today in the General Assembly

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

Tuesday, Feb. 8: Suetterlein’s bill on how to count absentee ballots advances to the Senate floor. His bill on fund-raising fails. Hackworth tax relief bill and Stanley school construction bill advance.

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Senate committee blocks effort to turn Virginia Transportation Museum into a state agency

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

Panel first wants the state to study the fiscal impact of the proposal by Sen. John Edwards.

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Today in the General Assembly

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

Monday, Feb. 7: Rasoul’s Catawba bill advances in House committee. Bill to pause mining permits in Southside fails.

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Senate panel OKs Hackworth’s waste coal bill

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

Proposal would instruct state to identify gob piles around Southwest Virginia.

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War memorials bill fails in House committee

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 4, 2022February 7, 2022

Proposal by Del. Wren Williams would have required localities to establish an independent commission to decide the fate of war monuments.

Catawba Hospital. Courtesy of Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
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House panel OKs Rasoul’s Catawba Hospital study

Markus Schmidt by Markus Schmidt February 3, 2022February 4, 2022

Legislation would direct the state to look into the feasibility of turning the hospital into a state-of-the-art campus offering substance abuse treatment.

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