Politics

By Brian Hill
Capital News Service

Richmond, Va. — Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas has proposed a bill that would allow full-time faculty members to carry guns on college campuses.

By Uriah Kiser

North Stafford, Va. — Republican Ty Schieber overwhelmingly won the support his party and the nomination for the Garrisonville District Supervisor seat.

STAFFORD. VA (Jan. 30,2012)…At a caucus Monday night the Stafford Democratic Party nominated retired Air Force Colonel John A. “Jac” Starkey by acclamation as its nominee for Garrisonville supervisor in the April 3rd Special Election.

After retirement from the Air Force in 2006, Jac Starkey settled with his family in their Austin Ridge home which they purchased in 1999. Because of redistricting his neighborhood is now in the Garrisonville District.

What do you think about Stafford Aquia District Supervisor Paul Milde nominating a supervisor candidate which gave Stafford Republicans competition within their own party?

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Democrats will caucus tonight at the Stafford County Administration Building at 7:30 p.m., and are expected to select Ret. Col. John “Jac” Starkey as their party’s nominee to replace former Garrisonville rep and Board Chairman Mark Dudenhefer on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

Garrisonville District residents will go to the polls April 3 to select a permanent replacement for Dudenhefer, who was elected to serve in Virginia’s House of Delegates and left the Board earlier this month.

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.

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.

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.