The Parkland shootings vividly reignited the gun safety debate all over America, including our Virginia House of Delegates. Republican and Democratic delegates, however, responded quite differently. The Republican leadership decided their focus should be narrow, and, through the … [Read more...]
Let’s stand with the students and bring real change to gun safety
Introductory note: Near the end of the 2018 General Assembly session, and several weeks after the Parkland shooting, Republican Delegate Nick Freitas from Culpeper delivered an incendiary and divisive speech linking gun violence to abortion and the welfare state, attacking … [Read more...]
Overtime—Special Session to be Convened
The 2018 General Assembly Session adjourned on Saturday, March 10, without voting on a final budget bill. This is unusual but not unprecedented; in my first year, 2006, we deadlocked on a budget until June 28, and in 2014 we did not have a budget until June 23. I am confident we … [Read more...]
One Week Left and Dueling Budgets
We have one week to go in this General Assembly session, and the major issue left to resolve is the budget. In December 2017, Gov. McAuliffe introduced his last budget, and both the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have been working on it since … [Read more...]
Our Thoughts and Prayers Are No Longer Enough: An Update
[An update to my post from October 20, 2015.] Nothing has changed, except that more have died in mass shootings, and the General Assembly has failed to pass any gun safety legislation. The names of five cities and towns – San Bernardino, Orlando, Las Vegas, Sutherland … [Read more...]
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