Freshman legislator from Patrick County talks about his approach to his first session.
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Ballard: ‘I try to be more deliberate’
Freshman legislator from Giles County talks about the things that have surprised him during his first session.
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Bill to strip charter from Wise County town advances to full House
Council member says of Pound: ‘Our house is a hot mess.’
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House panel approves repeal of Virginia’s red flag law
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
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
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
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
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.