Monday, Feb. 7: Rasoul’s Catawba bill advances in House committee. Bill to pause mining permits in Southside fails.
Politics
Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Senate panel OKs Hackworth’s waste coal bill
Proposal would instruct state to identify gob piles around Southwest Virginia.
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Hurley residents eligible for SBA disaster loans
Representatives of the federal agency will be in Hurley this month to help with the application process.
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The class that wrote a bill
Del. Sam Rasoul’s bill to use Catawba Hospital for substance abuse treatment started with a Virginia Tech class.
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War memorials bill fails in House committee
Proposal by Del. Wren Williams would have required localities to establish an independent commission to decide the fate of war monuments.
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Wise County town of Pound faces losing charter
Kilgore’s bill gives residents of troubled town a year “to get their house in order.”
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House panel OKs Rasoul’s Catawba Hospital study
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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House approves grant program for Wythe County’s medical glove plant
The proposal by Del. Jeff Campbell would invest $4.6 million in training employees at Blue Star NBR’s facility.
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House panel OK’s McNamara’s grocery tax repeal
Del. Marie March’s school bus decal legislation fails before House committee.
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Senate panel OKs Suetterlein bill on how to count absentee ballots
Bill is designed to prevent election night ‘mirages’ by showing which precincts absentee ballots are coming from.
