Recent Mentions on Blogs

vagopcaucus.blogspot.com: House and Senate Democrat Leaders Against Kaines Transportation Plan!

May 14, 2008
Finally Governor Kaine graces us with his Transportation Proposal only to get little to NO support from his Democratic colleagues. After announcing his plan yesterday afternoon in Richmond, it seems to me that he preferred more of a vigilante approach to a transportation solution because obviously did not include any of the suggestions from Democratic or Republican, House or Senate Leadership. Below are a mixed batch of quotes from Republicans and Democrats alike regarding Governor Kaines tr...

The Shad Plank: A little judicial smackdown...

April 24, 2008
Hampton's judges have been in dispute for years, but it seemed like the two chambers of the General Assembly were in agreement on judicial appointments until about 9:30 p.m. last night. The issue could have gone away quietly, instead the Senate made a very public rebuke of the appointment of Kathy Gear-Owens, the sister of Republican Del. Tom Gear - by pulling her name out and watching her candidacy get only 12 votes. Ouch. Which immediately leads to the question was this very simply a quic...

www.samson-mfg.com: Goat hunting

January 24, 2008
Goat hunting Trophy care on your hunt includes camping, fleshing and salting of all hides, horns and antlers in the field. You can generally take salted/dried sheep and Goat hunting trophies home as checked luggage. Grizzly and Wolf skulls/hides require a CITES permit, and must be shipped. Moose, caribou and elk antlers should also be shipped. A local taxidermist can ship trophies for you or we have a US Taxidermist who will haul trophies to the US in late October. This taxidermist can ship y...

Alphecca: VA: Two Anti-Gun Bills Lose

January 23, 2008
Both were silly ones, feel good ones that deserved to be squashed. From the VA Daily Press: Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, sponsored two restriction proposals and she stepped to the podium to defend them shortly after another gun-control bill died. She began her pitch with a realistic tone: ?I suffer from no delusions.? One of Locke?s bills would allow cities and counties to ban firearms from libraries and the other would keep gun owners from bringing weapons to outdoor festivals and carnivals....

majdc.wordpress.com: SJ 45 Requests a study on the process of transfer

January 18, 2008
Senator Mamie Locke has introduced SJ 45 which requests that the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice study the process of transferring juveniles to adult court.  The bill cites inconsistencies and lack of predictability in the process as one of the reasons for the study.  The bill also raises the question of whether criminal street gang affiliation should be a factor in the transfer determination. The directive given the Advisory Committee by the bill orders them to study the entire proces...

Recent Mentions in the Media

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May 8, 2008
State Sen. Mamie Locke also mingled. Locke, a Hampton Democrat, admitted that years ago she was skeptical about making the pilgrimage to meet Vanasse.

Falls Church News Press: Mary Margaret Whipple's Richmond Report

May 1, 2008
As Senator Mamie Locke from Hampton said, ?I don't understand why the other three highly qualified candidates were sacrificed on the altar of nepotism.

Daily Press: Lawmakers urge full funding for schools

May 1, 2008
Mamye BaCote, D-Newport News, Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, and Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News, at her side. At issue is the difference between City ...

Daily Press: NN political elite backing campaigns

April 30, 2008
In the south district, where three people are vying for the seat held by retiring Vice Mayor Chuck Allen, Tina Vick received $250 from Sen. Mamie Locke ...

Daily Press: Judge episode called 'political vindictiveness' against Gear

April 27, 2008
Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, was knee-deep in the negotiations that eventually settled on four candidates, including Owens. Locke agreed to put Owens' name ...

• SB32
  Introduced: December 19, 2007
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (5-Y 10-N)
  
  : Libraries; localities may adopt an ordinance prohibiting firearms, etc. on premises.
• SB33
  Introduced: December 19, 2007
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (5-Y 10-N)
  
  : Outdoor theaters, cabarets, etc.; localities may adopt an ordinance to prohibit firearms on premise.
• SB238
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
• SB239
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (16-Y 0-N)
  
  : Taxpayer information; local officials to provide direct access for use by fire, rescue, etc.
• SB240
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)
  
  : Martin Luther King, Jr. Living History & Public Policy Center;tax refunds paid to Board of Trustees.
• SB242
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0613)
  
  : Resources Authority; financing energy conservation and energy efficiency projects.
• SB278
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Payday Loan Act; repealing Act referring thereto.
• SB501
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.
• SB521
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB760-Wagner) (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Veterans services; changes references under powers & duties of Commissioner of Veterans Services.
• SB522
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Law-enforcement officer; assault and battery against, penalty.
• SB526
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Vehicle safety inspections; required every 24 months instead of every 12 months.
• SJ45
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules
  
  : Juveniles; Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to study process of whether to try as adult.
• SJ52
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ52ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of George Christopher Cypress, Jr.
• SJ53
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ53ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Gregory Cherry.
• SJ54
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ54ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of
• SJ55
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Teachers; joint subcommittee to study shortage in State.
• SJ56
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ56ER)
  
  : Vacant residential units; Housing Commission to study problem in densely populated urban areas.
• SJ113
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ113ER)
  
  : Commending the Hampton High School girls' basketball team
• SJ267
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ267ER)
  
  : Commending Petty Officer Second Class Arthur Stoddard and Chief Petty Officer Tarry Jones.

• SB45
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Real property taxes; Virginia Port Authority to determine service charges in lieu of.
• SB177
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
• SB178
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
• SB179
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Human Rights Act; prohibition of discrimination in employment based on certain criminal convictions.
• SB766
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB766)
  
  : Minimum wage; increase per hour.
• SB767
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  
  : Libraries; provides that localities may adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, etc. therein.
• SB768
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB768)
  
  : Small business; change in definition.
• SB798
  Introduced: January 03, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)
  
  : Sewage overflows; authorizes Water Control Board to issue administrative orders for corrective act.
• SB799
  Introduced: January 03, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)
  
  : Charter; City of Newport News. 
• SB1018
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)
  
  : Charter; City of Hampton.
• SB1184
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0728)
  
  : Military Affairs, Department of; establishes specific duties and functions to be carried out.
• SB1185
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0791)
  
  : Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund; allows interest thereon to be used to educate public, etc.
• SB1320
  Introduced: January 11, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1320)
  
  : Payday Loan Act. 
• SB1380
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: Letter sent to Crime Commission
  
  : Victims of crime; restorative mediation.
• SB1381
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  
  : Intestate succession; desertion by parents.
• SJ320
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ320ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Wilbert Earl Ashe, Jr.
• SJ321
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ321ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sidney Franklin Ricks, Sr.
• SJ322
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ322ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Lottie Barksdale Spencer.
• SJ323
  Introduced: December 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ323ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Airman First Class Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis.
• SJ329
  Introduced: January 03, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ329ER)
  
  : High school dropout and graduation rates; Board of Education to study.
• SJ413
  Introduced: January 12, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ413ER)
  
  : Commending the Phoebus High School football team
• SJ489
  Introduced: February 07, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ489ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Ollie M. Bowman, Jr.
• SJ490
  Introduced: February 07, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ490ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Johnnie Lee Bell Bunch.
• SJ503
  Introduced: February 14, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ503ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life and work of William H. Moses, Jr.
• SR63
  Introduced: February 23, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate (SR63ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Vivian Frazier Green.

• SB44
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services (SB185-Puller) (13-Y 0-N)
  
  : Residential community programs; Dept. of Corrections to allow nonviolent prisoners to participate.
• SB45
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Real property taxes; Virginia Port Authority to determine service charges in lieu of.
• SB46
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)
  
  : Local housing rehabilitation zones; created.
• SB177
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
• SB178
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
• SB179
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Human Rights Act; prohibition of discrimination in employment based on certain criminal convictions.
• SB180
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation
  
  : Proof of legal presence in the United States.  
• SB181
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 7-N)
  
  : Conditional use permits; locality impose condition related to retail alcoholic beverage licensees.
• SB330
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)
  
  : Legislative appointees on certain boards.
• SB367
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)
  
  : Drug treatment courts; established in City of Newport News.
• SB625
  Introduced: January 16, 2006
  Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice
  
  : Carousel Site; conveyance of property to nonmunicipal entity in City of Hampton.
• SJ25
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Incorporated by Rules (SJ73-Quayle)
  
  : Overhead utility lines; joint subcommittee to study feasibility & costs of placement underground.
• SJ26
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ26ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Bernice Jackson Everson.
• SJ27
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ27ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Theophlise Lee Twitty.
• SJ28
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ28ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Mozelle Price Russell.
• SJ29
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ29ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sheila M. Williams.
• SJ30
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ30ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Joe Nathan Allen.
• SJ31
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ31ER)
  
  : Commending Mary E. Johnson.
• SJ32
  Introduced: December 28, 2005
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ32ER)
  
  : Commending Maria Cecire.
• SJ66
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ66ER)
  
  : Commending the Bethel High School girls' track team.
• SJ67
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ67ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Private First Class Lee Arthur Lewis Jr.
• SJ140
  Introduced: January 16, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ140ER)
  
  : Commending the Hampton High School football team.
• SJ5040
  Introduced: June 19, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5040ER)
  
  : Commending Turner M. Spencer.