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VB Dems : We Have the Power 2 Change!

March 27, 2008
We Have the Power 2 Change! Crossposted at Raising Kaine. ?The choices we make in 2008 will define our future, especially when it comes to the election and energy issues,? said Delegate Margaret Vanderhye at yesterday?s launch of the Sierra Club?s Power 2 Change campaign. Endorsements for the campaign to make clean energy the top issue in the 2008 elections also came from State Senator George Barker, Delegate Ken Plum and Fairfax County Supervisor Catherine Hudgins. ?[E]lected officials need...

nothingandall.blogspot.com: On this day in History - Mar. 12

March 11, 2008
515 BC - Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. 0222 - Un grupo de soldados asesina al emperador Heliogábalo. 0417 - Innocent I dies. Italian Pope (401-417).0538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius. 0604 - Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604) dies at 64.1270 - Charles of Valois was born (d. 1325). Son of Philip III of France 1289 - King Demetre II of Georgia dies ...

Below The Beltway : Jay O?Brien Gearing Up To Run For Lt. Governor

March 7, 2008
The Washington Post?s Tim Craig reports on what appears to be another Republican candidate for Lt. Governor: Former state senator James K. ?Jay? O?Brien of Fairfax is ramping up his campaign for lieutenant governor in 2009. O?Brien has printed up ?Jay O?Brien for Lieutenant Governor? pamphlets, one of which was found on the floor of the General Assembly building. He?s also started a website, where he lists endorsements from more than 50 GOP officials, including U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III a...

Toyota Prius Online Community with News, Forums, & Research - PriusChat: Virginia House and Senate Pass HOV Extension Bill

March 5, 2008
From my Virginia State Senator: Quote: Dear Mr. Wolfe, Thank you for contacting me regarding the important issue of an extension to the HOV exemption for special clean fuel vehicles. As your State Senator, it is my priority to be your voice in Richmond. I am pleased to report that the Senate joined the House in passing HB 1014, in this case unanimously. I am confident that Governor Kaine will shortly sign this bill into law. The points you raise are legitimate and I hope the A...

samesexmarriage.typepad.com: Medical registry bill passes Virginia House; other bills die

February 15, 2008
Link: Washington Blade Excerpt: Gay rights advocates in Virginia tasted success when the House of Delegates approved a medical registry bill Tuesday, but encountered defeat after a number of other bills went up in flames. The House passed the medical registry legislation, House Bill 805, by a vote of 95-4. The bill, sponsored by Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), would set up a state registry for living wills and advanced medical directives. The documents would express an individual?s wishe...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Inside NoVA: Prince William political notes

April 28, 2008
Paul Nichols and Sen. George Barker will be at the Chinn Library, 13065 Chinn Park Drive, on Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 am This will be the first of ...

Inside NoVA: Political notes

April 25, 2008
The Occoquan Democratic Committee is hosting a fundraising breakfast on Saturday at 8 am at Brittany's Restaurant. Sen. George Barker, D-Clifton, and Del.

• SB289
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Real estate tax, local; deferral programs.
• SB290
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective - see bill)
  
  : Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
• SB424
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Real property tax; relief for certain new or rehabilitated, renovated, or replacement real property.
• SB425
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
  
  : Real property tax; exemptions and deferrals for persons having legal right to be present in U.S.
• SB426
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment.
• SB427
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)
  
  : Zoning ordinance violation; action on which lis pendens is based.
• SB428
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)
  
  : Zoning ordinance; provisions for issuance of inspection warrants by magistrate.
• SB536
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 703 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Elections; additional testing of voting equipment in certification process.
• SB537
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (5-Y 10-N)
  
  : School boards, local; required to develop policies for changing students grades.
• SB720
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : HOT lanes; additional lanes on I-95 or I-395 in or between Arlington County & Spotsylvania County.
• SB721
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Passed by in Education with letter
  
  : Foods in public schools; Board & Department of Health update regulations for nutrition.
• SB723
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Driver's license, provisional; primary offense.
• SB737
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N)
  
  : School Construction Revolving Fund; created, report.
• SB796
  Introduced: February 21, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Polling places; provides for extension of polling hours in emergency situations.
• SJ62
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules
  
  : Local government; joint subcommittee to study method to alleviate circumstance that prevent meeting.
• SJ68
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : School facilities; joint subcommittee to study state assistance to localities for financing, etc.
• SJ83
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Rules (SJ122-Colgan)
  
  : Mass transit; Department of Rail & Public Transportation to study for Northern Virginia.
• SJ119
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Stop and yield sign posts; DOT to study costs and befefits of applying retroreflective material.
• SJ127
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ127ER)
  
  : Commending Jennifer Mitchell.
• SJ251
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ251ER)
  
  : Commending John Horejsi.
• SJ252
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ252ER)
  
  : Commending Elaine McConnell.
• SJ253
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ253ER)
  
  : Commending Dana Kauffman.
• SJ254
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ254ER)
  
  : Commending Catherine A. Belter.
• SJ255
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ255ER)
  
  : Commending Gregory C. Evans.