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rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate : MCDC press release on Tom Hasman

May 9, 2008
Expanding on the post below about the County Clerk candidate Tom Hasman, here is the press release excerpts from MCDC: ?Today?s announcement begins what we believe is a crucial debate about the state of Monroe County. Tom Hasman is the new voice, and the change that the people of Monroe County have been waiting for,? said Joe Morelle, Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, at the official announcement of Hasman?s candidacy for County Clerk. ?Today I am announcing my candidacy for Mo...

luxuriouschoices.blogspot.com: Virginia?s Budget Woes: Explanation or Excuse?

April 28, 2008
By Pauline Wagner, SALT Be patient, keep up your efforts, and wait for the economy to improve. That was the message from northern Virginia legislators to social justice advocates gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Arlington on April 19. The annual Richmond Legislative Wrap-Up session?cosponsored by Social Action Linking Together (SALT), Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH), Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE), and Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizat...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Brian Moran's Pancake Breakfast

April 12, 2008
I just got back from Brian Moran's pancake breakfast at T.C. Williams High School ("Remember the Titans") in Alexandria. First, a note on T.C. Williams High School, an environmentally friendly building constructed to LEED standards and winner of a "green innovation award." Environmentally friendly features of the school include: "a 450,000-gallon underground cistern to collect and store rainwater for use in toilet flushing, air-conditioning operations and irrigation; a rooftop garden to prov...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Brian Moran's Pancake Breakfast

April 12, 2008
I just got back from Brian Moran's pancake breakfast at T.C. Williams High School ("Remember the Titans") in Alexandria. First, a note on T.C. Williams High School, an environmentally friendly building constructed to LEED standards and winner of a "green innovation award." Environmentally friendly features of the school include: "a 450,000-gallon underground cistern to collect and store rainwater for use in toilet flushing, air-conditioning operations and irrigation; a rooftop garden to prov...

the.virginianfederalist.com: General Assembly Analysis: SB7

March 6, 2008
In the spirit of reviewing bills in the Virginia Senate, I will today be taking a look at SB7, which was brought to my attention by a concerned reader of this blog. SB7, sponsored by Sen. Creigh Deeds, is intended to extend to persons with any disability or illness the legal ability to obtain an absentee ballot. An identical bill, HB310, was sponsored by Del. Al Eisenberg in the House of Delegates. Our concerned reader, the father of a 49-year old intellectually disabled man, expressed his conc...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Arlington Connection: Breaking From The Pack

April 23, 2008
Sharon Davis, wife of Del. Al Eisenberg (D-47), lost the 2006 School Board caucus to then-political neophyte Sally Baird, now currently serving on the ...

• HB306
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 9-N)
  
  : Animal control officers; training.  
• HB307
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Crime victims and witnesses; immigration status.
• HB308
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Transportation (HB2-Tata)
  
  : License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
• HB309
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee without providing a reason.
• HB310
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Absentee voting; persons with a disability or illness may vote absentee.
• HB606
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Juvenile defendants; electronic recording of interrogations.
• HB607
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
  
  : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
• HB608
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Protective orders; possession of firearms.
• HB609
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by in Transportation with letter
  
  : Wireless telecommunications device; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicles.
• HB610
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Hate crimes; adds homeless persons to categories of acts.
• HB1168
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB815-Albo)
  
  : Temporary detention order; prohibits purchasing firearms if agrees to mental health treatment.
• HB1473
  Introduced: January 16, 2008
  Status: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  
  : Animal Identification System, National; Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services not to support.
• HB1474
  Introduced: January 16, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Citizenship Assistance Initiative Program; established.
• HB1475
  Introduced: January 16, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB815-Albo)
  
  : Central Criminal Records Exchange; clarifies orders for mental health treatment forwarded by court.
• HJ65
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ65ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of William Littleton Winston.

• HB1651
  Introduced: November 30, 2006
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Minimum wage; increase per hour.
• HB1693
  Introduced: November 30, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Interrogations of juveniles; statements thereby to be electronically recorded.
• HB1721
  Introduced: December 19, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from TAX (HB1721)
  
  : Home accessibility features for disabled; broadens current tax credit.
• HB2083
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  
  : Victims of domestic violence; post office box address to be shown on list of registered voters.
• HB2084
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0860)
  
  : Law-enforcement escorts; shall be considered emergency vehicles & exempt from obeying regulations.
• HB2085
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2085)
  
  : Petroleum Storage Tank Fund; reports submitted by professionally certified engineer, geologist, etc.
• HB2086
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Letter sent to JCOTS
  
  : Radio Frequency Identification Disclosure Act; created.
• HB2987
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions
  
  : Tobacco products; use thereof around foster care children .
• HB3064
  Introduced: January 15, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)
  
  : Suicidal students; higher educational institutions to develop policies to identify.

• HB1158
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Education
  
  : Sick leave; local school boards to adopt policies for up to 12 weeks of leave without pay.
• HB1159
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : High-speed pursuit; law-enforcement agency to adopt written policy on how to conduct.
• HB1160
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Income tax, corporate; insurance premiums tax & employer-provided commuting expenses tax credit.
• HB1161
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137)
  
  : State employees; telecom. connectivity adds budget items heads of state agencies must include.
• HB1162
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Congregate Housing Services Pilot Program; created, reports.
• HB1163
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0871)
  
  : False license; unlawful sale thereof, penalty.
• HB1164
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation
  
  : Speed limits; reduces maximum on any public highway.
• HB1165
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws (HB1493-Miller)
  
  : Domestic violence victims; procedures to keep personal documents confidential.
• HB1166
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Registration lists and applications; victims of domestic violence may provide P.O. box address.
• HB1167
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Victims of domestic violence; use of alternative contact information by health care providers, etc.
• HB1168
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  
  : Pounds, shelters, and pet stores; State Veterinarian to inspect annually.
• HB1169
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Electronic recordings; statements made by juv. def. presumed inadmissible unless reliably recorded.
• HB1466
  Introduced: January 19, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Transportation (14-Y 8-N)
  
  : Bus rapid transit operators; use of HOT lanes in Washington-Fredericksburg Corridor.
• HB1583
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)
  
  : Identity theft; protection of incapacitated people thereof.
• HJ324
  Introduced: February 15, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ324ER)
  
  : Commending Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School.
• HJ429
  Introduced: March 02, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ429ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Alison Yowell Pazmino.
• HJ508
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ508ER)
  
  : Commending Odell Roy Tolliver on being a fiddle legend.