Site Set Up for 2013 Session, Bills Already Filed
9/12/2012 by Waldo Jaquith
Legislation for next year is already rolling in. Richmond Sunlight is being spruced up in preparation for the session, which starts in January.
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The 2013 Virginia General Assembly session will begin on January 9, 2013 and continue for 45 days. Here you can keep up with the bills that are being proposed, voted on, and the few that ultimately became law.
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State to Publish College Grads’ Employment Rates
5/14/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – Under a new law, state officials will publish online the employment rates and average salaries for graduates from each institution of higher education in Virginia. Prospective students and their parents will be able to see the statistics for each program and type of degree at each school.
Legislature Adjourns, Unfinished
3/12/2012 by Waldo Jaquith
They didn't get a budget passed, so they'll be reconvening next week.
Senate Shelves Marshall’s ‘Personhood’ Bill
2/27/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – The General Assembly has decided to postpone until next year consideration of a bill that would grant personhood rights to a human embryo from the moment of conception.
Reeves Enjoys Success in 1st Senate Term
2/27/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
More than a year before last November’s elections, Spotsylvania County insurance agent Bryce Reeves started campaigning for the 17th Senate District seat. A lot of people figured he would need more than an early start: Reeves, a Republican who had never held elective office, was challenging Edd Houck, a Democrat who had held the Senate seat since 1984. But on Election Day, Reeves won – by 226 votes. His victory helped tip the balance of power in the Senate from a Democratic majority to Republican control.
History Reconstructed: Assembly Honors Black Lawmakers
2/26/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – Despite bigotry and threats, about 100 African-Americans served in the General Assembly during Reconstruction. Those history-making legislators are finally getting recognition. Legislators have passed a pair of resolutions describing the contributions of the pioneering lawmakers and praising them for their “commitment to public service in the face of deep resentment, racial animus, violence, corruption, and intimidation.”
