January 28, 2011 The wintery weather here in Richmond wasn’t enough to stop us from doing the people’s business this week. Among committee meetings, presentation of bills to committees, longer floor sessions, and the number of groups that are visiting us, the days seem to be flying by very quickly now that we have gotten…

January 21, 2011 As the first full week of session is now complete, we have started to make some progress in tackling over 1,300 house bills and resolutions that have been introduced in the House for this 46 day “short” Session. While it sounds like a large number of bills, we have fewer bills introduced…

Local Legislators React to Governor’s State Retirement Proposal By RAY REED Published: December 17, 2010 Lynchburg-area lawmakers were looking closely Friday at Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to require state employees and teachers to contribute 5 percent of their pay into the Virginia Retirement System pension fund. Del. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, called McDonnell’s idea “a complicated…

March 5, 2010 As this year’s General Assembly session moves closer to its conclusion, its results become a little bit clearer with each passing day. Senators and delegates are moving quickly toward completing work on legislation, as conference committees meet to iron differences between the House and the Senate on individual bills. Even when the…

February 26, 2010 The House and Senate approved their respective versions of Virginia’s biennial budget this week.  That’s what generated most of the news coverage from Richmond.  It wasn’t the only thing that took place on Capitol Square though, as lawmakers continued to work on approving legislation on a wide variety of issues. Budget The…