By Michael Bodine
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion has cleared a crucial committee and been sent to the Senate floor for a vote next week.
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Politics
North Stafford, Va. — Paul Milde hadn’t used Twitter since June, so when he posted his latest Tweet on Saturday night he apparently wanted to make it count.
Milde, Stafford’s Aquia District Supervisor, threw his support behind Frank McKinney for Garrisonville District Supervisor. This comes after Milde earlier this month voted, with the rest of the Board, to appoint GOP Stafford School Board Member Ty Schieber to the Garrisonville Supervisor seat, on an interim basis, until voters go to the polls April 3 to select a permanent supervisor.
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On Tuesday night, January 24th, Delegate Mark Dudenhefer hosted his first ever Telephone Townhall for his constituents. From his office in the Virginia State Capitol, Duenhefer, joined by special guest Delegate Rich Anderson from Prince William’s 51st District, spoke with the more than 2,100 households throughout the 2nd District.
After a brief introduction, Delegate Dudenhefer took calls from his constituents and asked the audience questions that they were able to answer through their touch tone key pads. Topics of conversation included the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), HOT Lanes, K-12 education, and many other issues important to the 2nd District
By Ashley McLeod
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Smokers can breathe – or wheeze – a sigh of relief after legislation to raise the state tax on tobacco products died in a House subcommittee on Friday.
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. – Dumfries Town Councilman Gerald Foreman II and Interim Mayor Nancy West are both running for mayor in a special election May 1 to determine who will serve the remaining two years of the term of the late Fred Yohey Jr.
By Brad Fulton
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — A Senate committee has approved compromise legislation to allow Virginians to hunt on Sundays.
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By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Delegate Richard Anderson of Woodbridge is glad fellow Republican officials have abandoned a proposed requirement that voters sign a “loyalty oath” before casting ballots in the party’s March 6 presidential primary election.
By Alex Wiggins
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — For the average person, the sky is no longer the limit, but you just might have to be dead first.
Dale City, Va. — Senate hopeful George Allen will make a campaign stop in Dale City on Saturday morning.
The former Republican Virginia Governor will speak at a “Veterans for Allen” breakfast at VFW Post 1503 on Minneiville Road at 10:30 a.m.
By Brad Fulton and Claire Porter
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking the 2012 General Assembly to delay any action on lifting Virginia’s 30-year moratorium on mining uranium.