Plaintiff in case trying to overturn Virginia’s skill game ban blasts budget amendment as an attempt to circumvent the courts.
Bill Stanley
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Is a lawsuit over school conditions brewing in Prince Edward County?
Rural plaintiffs challenged school disparity in the 1990s and lost. Are there other legal avenues left unexplored?
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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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Here’s what our legislators are asking for
Money to pay off bonds for Central Virginia Training Center. Life sciences labs in Roanoke and New River valleys. Flood relief for Hurley. A new state park in Highland County. A museum in Danville. And more . . .
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Today in the General Assembly
Thursday, Jan. 20: A House panel approves McNamara proposal that seeks to allow localities to return unspent property taxes to taxpayers. Senate panel OKs Stanley measure on school construction.
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Senate panel nixes mandatory life without parole bill
The measure sponsored by Sen. Bill Stanley sought harsher punishment for the worst crimes after repeal of death penalty.
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Senate panel clears first school construction measure
Legislation proposed by Sen. Bill Stanley would require school districts to use unspent tax dollars from the state on capital projects.
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Is this the end of crumbling schools?
Ending fiscal year 2021 with the largest budget surplus in history, Virginia is ready to take on the school infrastructure crisis.