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    Apr 4, 2013 | Daily Press
  1. Sen. Blevins retiring

    Sen. Harry Blevins, R-Chesapeake, announced on the Senate floor Wednesday that he was retiring in August after 15 years in the General Assembly. The 77-year-old Blevins told colleagues that he was leaving because he and his wife Margie are having...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Harry B. Blevins

  2. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
  3. Virginia House GOP open to Medicaid expansion deal

    RICHMOND — Republican leaders in the House of Delegates said Monday they believe a deal can be reached with the Senate allowing for Medicaid expansion in the commonwealth under provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act.
    RICHMOND — Republican leaders in the House of Delegates said Monday they believe a deal can be reached with the Senate allowing for Medicaid expansion in the commonwealth under provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act. When the House and...

    Tags: Medicaid, Executive Branch, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Government

  4. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7
  5. Republicans in State Senate disappointed, Democrats pleased with redistricting ruling

    Republicans in the State Senate say they're deeply disappointed. Democrats are pleased, after a ruling in the House of Delegates derailed a controversial redistricting plan.
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    Republicans in the State Senate say they're deeply disappointed. Democrats are pleased, after a ruling in the House of Delegates derailed a controversial redistricting plan. The decision could have an impact on other major proposals, including the...

    Tags: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Politics, R. Creigh Deeds, Republican Party, Thomas K. Norment, Jr.

  6. Jan 31, 2013 | Daily Press
  7. Virginia DREAM Act deferred

    A Senate panel killed a measure Thursday that would have allowed undocumented immigrant children who achieve federal deferred-action status under President Barack Obama's  July executive order to pay in-state tuition at Virginia's public colleges and...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Elections, Jeffrey L. McWaters, Colleges and Universities

  8. Apr 5, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7
  9. Legislative negotiators agree on new state budget

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) --
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Legislative negotiators have agreed on a new $85 billion budget that will direct state spending for the next two years. The House and Senate talks ended Thursday afternoon after nearly collapsing in a dispute over money to hold...

    Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Bob McDonnell

  10. Feb 19, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7
  11. Senate Democrats vote no as General Assembly money committees roll out budget proposals

    Lobbyists lined the walls Sunday afternoon, as the two General Assembly money committees approved changes to the Governor's spending plan.
    Reporter
    Lobbyists lined the walls Sunday afternoon, as the two General Assembly money committees approved changes to the Governor's spending plan. The vote was unanimous in the House Appropriations Committee, but it was a different story in Senate Finance, where...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Henrico County, Government, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Republican Party

  12. Feb 23, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
  13. Senate panel approves revised ultrasound legislation

    -- The new version of the controversial fetal ultrasound measure was approved by the Senate Education and Health Committee Thursday morning.
    -- The new version of the controversial fetal ultrasound measure was approved by the Senate Education and Health Committee Thursday morning. The bill, which passed on an 8-7 party line vote, does not require women to have an invasive transvaginal...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Jill Holtzman Vogel, Government, U.S. Senate, Social Issues

  14. Jan 27, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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  16. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7
  17. Virginia Democrats, Republicans appear headed for state budget standoff

    Senate Democrats and Republicans are digging in their heels as they look toward to a stand-off over the state budget.
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    Senate Democrats and Republicans are digging in their heels as they look toward to a stand-off over the state budget. The Senate is evenly divided, and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling doesn't have the authority to break a tie vote on the budget....

    Tags: Bill Bolling, Elections, Politics, Democratic Party, Republican Party

  18. Mar 11, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7
  19. Democrats, Republicans weigh in on General Assembly scorecard

    Democrats and Republicans were still jockeying for position even as they were heading for the exits Saturday night.  Governor Bob McDonnell and Senate Democrats claimed victory as the regular session of the General Assembly  came to an end.
    Reporter
    Democrats and Republicans were still jockeying for position even as they were heading for the exits Saturday night.  Governor Bob McDonnell and Senate Democrats claimed victory as the regular session of the General Assembly  came to an end. McDonnell...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), U.S. Senate

  20. Jan 26, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
  21. Senate committee votes to require ultrasounds before abortions

    RICHMOND – Women would have to undergo an ultrasound and be offered the results of that procedure before they receive an abortion in Virginia under a bill approved Thursday by the Senate Education and Health Committee.
    RICHMOND – Women would have to undergo an ultrasound and be offered the results of that procedure before they receive an abortion in Virginia under a bill approved Thursday by the Senate Education and Health Committee. As a part of the state's...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Health, U.S. Senate, Social Issues, Abortion

  22. Feb 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  23. Only 1 handgun a month? Virginia lawmakers see no point in limit

    Nation Now
    Virginia handgun limits: The Virginia Senate has voted to lift a one-handgun-a-month purchase limit. The measure stands a good chance of becoming law....
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