Governor Moves to Restore Voting Rights Republicans Resist On April 22, 2016, Gov. McAuliffe issued an Executive Order restoring the right to vote to approximately 206,000 citizens who had been convicted of a felony in the past, had served their prison time and completed the … [Read more...]
General Assembly 2016
Democrats Sustain the Governor’s Vetoes
General Assembly Retains Focus on Building New Virginia Economy In Governor McAuliffe’s State of the Commonwealth address in January, 2016, he made clear his priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session. He argued that our focus should be on building a new Virginia … [Read more...]
The Upcoming Veto Session
Vetoes and Two-Thirds Majority Rule If you read statewide news, you might have noticed that Governor McAuliffe has been vetoing a bill sent to him from the General Assembly almost every day. We have another two weeks before we return on April 20 for our so-called “veto session.” … [Read more...]
The Budget and Adjournment
House and Senate budget conferees came to an agreement late Tuesday, March 8, and published their proposed two-year budget on Wednesday in a “conference report.” The agreement contains many good things for which we have fought. Highlights include: Major increases in K-12 … [Read more...]
They Did What?
Rumors frequently percolate around the General Assembly building and many of them turn out to be false. One rumor that circulated early Tuesday was that former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was being considered for appointment to the Virginia Supreme Court. I considered the … [Read more...]