The 2015 General Assembly session is scheduled to adjourn on February 28, 2015. The revised budget is just about done and will likely include some raises for teachers and state employees. It is also likely to include some additional monies for higher education. These are … [Read more...]
General Assembly Update (Feb 4, 2015)
We are approaching “crossover,” the day on which all bills must be passed by one body so they can be sent over to the other body for consideration. As a result, there are long floor sessions, and meetings that begin in the early morning and extend late into the evening. DNA … [Read more...]
Update from the General Assembly, Week of 1/26/15
Fourteen days into the Session, and things are really heating up. On Wednesday, several of my bills advanced, including a measure to provide Charlottesville more options in their sidewalk funding program, and a bill to address certain problems that small businesses have in … [Read more...]