IT'S JUST NOT A PRIORITY – Republicans Continue to Delay Gun Safety Measures In the aftermath of the horrific Virginia Beach shooting, and prior to the two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, on June 4 Gov. Northam called for a Special Session of the Virginia … [Read more...]
Surprised? House Republicans Refuse To Discuss Gun Safety Measures And Adjourn Until After Election
The much-anticipated Special Session called by Governor Northam to address the challenges of gun violence in the Commonwealth ended abruptly on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, when the House Republicans adjourned until November 18, several weeks after the fall election. Democrats … [Read more...]
Toscano Statement on House and Senate Republicans’ Votes to Adjourn the Special Session
Toscano Statement on House and Senate Republicans’ Votes to Adjourn the Special Session on Gun Violence Prevention until November 18 RICHMOND –Following this afternoon’s surprise party-line votes which adjourned the Virginia General Assembly’s special session until November 18, … [Read more...]
Turning Thoughts and Prayers into Actions and Laws?
Gun Safety Special Session, plus Redistricting Update
Gun Safety Special Session, plus Redistricting Update
Governor Ralph Northam has shown leadership by calling the General Assembly into Special Session on July 9 to address gun violence in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting – this one in Virginia Beach, which took thirteen lives. The Governor and those of us who support gun … [Read more...]
You Win Some and Lose Some: But You Never Stop Trying
When I first arrived in the House of Delegates in 2006, a friend of mine counseled me not to get too personally attached to any proposed legislation. “Bills are like goldfish,” he said. “You love and care for them when they are alive, but when they die, you go out and get … [Read more...]
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