Recent Mentions on Blogs

thenewdominion.wordpress.com: Generation Next: Kids of the ?70s, ?80s now taking leadership role in state government

May 11, 2008
Story by Chris Graham We grew up with ?Family Ties? and cable TV, trips to the mall and video games. Then they called us Generation X - and no, we didn?t know what that was supposed to mean, either. Now we?re in our 30s - and maybe it?s the remote control and microwave oven that forced this on us, but we?re not interested in sitting around and waiting for our parents? generation to hand the mantle of leadership over. ?Here in Richmond, we seemed to have missed a step. We have the 60- and 7...

thenewdominion.wordpress.com: Clogged artery: The story of Interstate 81

May 11, 2008
Story by Chris Graham    They?ve been talking about what to do about Interstate 81 for years now. I use the word they there because, well, the list of people who have involved in the talking is rather lengthy. It dates back four governors now - I remember covering my first Interstate 81 summit as a cub reporter back in 1997 during the last year of George Allen?s single four-year term in Richmond. Add to that list the Virginia General Assembly, the Virginia Department of Transportation, ...

thefriendlycity.blogspot.com: Response from Matt Lohr's Office

May 7, 2008
On Monday I sent the following email to Del. Matt Lohr: Hi Del. Lohr. In light of the recent controversy surrounding the petition to oust Rebecca Neal from her post as City Treasurer, months before her criminal trial, I am wondering if you can seek an opinion from the Attorney General about whether she could have simply been suspended pending her criminal felony trial under state code 24.2-236, which references "a judicial proceeding under 24.2-231" as a grounds for possible suspension pending ...

yankeephilip.blogspot.com: Politicians meet with public over coffee

May 1, 2008
State Senator Emmett Hanger showed interest in imposing small, regional or statewide tolls. Watch the Channel 3 video here Harrisonburg residents woke up this morning with a cup of Joe and a talk from lawmakers to find out what's brewing in our state government. Over breakfast, community members heard about how the state went from a $500 million surplus to a $2 billion deficit, in one year. It was called a Legislative Wrap breakfast but their work isn't done. Governor Kaine says lawmakers will...

College Republican Federation of Virginia: News and Notes

April 20, 2008
Delegate Matt Lohr will host a BBQ with the JMU CRs on Monday AFP will host their ?Hot Air Tour? to expose the economic costs of global warming legislation on Monday in D.C. Bridgewater CRs will host a big meeting on Tuesday Liberty University will host Bay Buchanan on Wednesday Hampden Sydney CRs will host their 5th annual Ronald Reagan Dinner with special guest?s Dr. Jim Simms and Tucker Watkins this Thursday The Sorensen Institute will host a gala honoring Sen. John Warner on Friday The Virg...

Recent Mentions in the Media

WHSV: Lawmakers Crack Down on Thefts

May 14, 2008
Delegate Matt Lohr (R-26th district) leads a new effort to draft a law that cracks down on metal thefts. He's put together a task force that met for the ...

Harrisonburg Daily News Record: Cathy Hughes: A ?Magnet' To Children

May 2, 2008
Del. Matt Lohr, R-Broadway, who along with his wife, Andrea, was a close friend of Hughes, called her "one of the most inspiring people" he ever met.

WHSV: Legislative Wrap Breakfast

May 1, 2008
... who are Democrats, a lot of them aren't really in favor of a gas tax either," says Republican Delegate Matt Lohr, who represents the 26th District.

Harrisonburg Daily News Record: Lohr: Tight Budget Limits Aid For Ag

April 30, 2008
... lawmakers did the best they could this year to get as much money as they could from tight state funds, said Del. Matt Lohr, R-Broadway.

Harrisonburg Daily News Record: Bond Issue Money To Aid JMU Projects

April 24, 2008
The money is to hire researchers over the next two years, according to Del. Matt Lohr, R-Broadway. Reacting to the news, Rockingham County Administrator ...

• HB886
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)
  
  : Bear hunting; clarifies time of day during hound training season.
• HB887
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Scrap metal processors; seller to provide his driver's license number.
• HB888
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : Oversize trucks; permits issued by DMV for operation.
• HB889
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Impact statement from DMV (HB889ER2)
  
  : Learner's permits; certification statement required for persons under age 18.
• HB890
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)
  
  : Emergency vehicles; flashing warning lights.
• HB891
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Driver's license; discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on suspended license.
• HB892
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Annexation; extends from 2010 to 2020 temporary restriction on city annexation authority, etc.
• HB893
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Juvenile detention facility employee; assault and battery against, penalty.
• HB894
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
  
  : Abortion; licensure of clinics.
• HB895
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Uniform Statewide Building Code; definition of amusement devices.
• HB896
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (12-Y 3-N)
  
  : Students, first-time; preadmission physical examinations.
• HB897
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
  
  : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
• HB1396
  Introduced: January 10, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Agritourism; Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services to promote.
• HB1424
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021)
  
  : Avian influenza; requires importer of poultry to test therefor.
• HJ114
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Public's right to float, fish, and navigate waters of State; joint subcommittee to study.
• HJ137
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ137ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Nelson Showalter Gardner.
• HJ149
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ149ER)
  
  : Commending Charles W. Ahrend.
• HJ150
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ150ER)
  
  : Commending Donald J. Ford.
• HJ151
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ151ER)
  
  : Commending the Turner Ashby High School baseball team.
• HJ195
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ195ER)
  
  : Development rights; joint subcommittee to study transfer thereof.
• HJ221
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ221ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Lester P. Fitzwater, Jr.
• HJ491
  Introduced: February 26, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Nielsen Builders, Inc., on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• HJ492
  Introduced: February 26, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending John Kidd.

• HB1655
  Introduced: December 01, 2006
  Status: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  
  : Learner's permits; required driving hours for holders.
• HB1656
  Introduced: December 01, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB1656)
  
  : Interpreters; fee for non-English-speaking defendants.
• HB1726
  Introduced: December 20, 2006
  Status: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
  
  : Protective orders; enforcement thereof.
• HB1727
  Introduced: December 20, 2006
  Status: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  
  : School boards; policies concerning noncurriculum-related student organizations.
• HB1728
  Introduced: December 20, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB1728)
  
  : Novelty cigarette lighters; sale or purchase by persons under age 18 years of age, penalty.
• HB1729
  Introduced: December 20, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)
  
  : School buses; maximum speed limit therefor.
• HB1978
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034)
  
  : Standards of Quality; school boards to report number of career & technical education completers.
• HB1979
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: House sustained Governor's veto
  
  : Annexation; extends temporary restriction thereof.
• HB1980
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
  
  : Alcoholic beverage control; creates a mixed beverage limited caterer's license.
• HB1981
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035)
  
  : Hunting fees; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to increase or decrease for residents & nonresidents.
• HB1982
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745)
  
  : Protective orders; increases penalty for second offense for violation thereof.
• HB1983
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: Assigned Transportation sub: #1 (Welch)
  
  : Dealer's license plates; repeals prohibition on use thereof on trailers.
• HB1984
  Introduced: January 05, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)
  
  : Alcoholic beverage control; definition of public place and local authority.
• HB2791
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0880)
  
  : Onsite sewage disposal system; permit for installing in certain counties.
• HB2792
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Life insurance policies; clarifies trustee has insurable interest therein & makes same retroactive.
• HB3095
  Introduced: January 17, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Support orders; purging civil contempt.
• HB3096
  Introduced: January 17, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Interpreters for non-English speaking persons; imposition of local fee.
• HJ562
  Introduced: December 01, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ562ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Lance Corporal Jourdan L. Grez.
• HJ563
  Introduced: December 01, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ563ER)
  
  : Commending the Turner Ashby High School baseball team.
• HJ564
  Introduced: December 01, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ564ER)
  
  : Commending Jo Ellen Emswiler.
• HJ755
  Introduced: January 16, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ755ER)
  
  : Commending the Harrisonburg Electric Commission on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

• HB591
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Education (HB19-Fralin)
  
  : High school graduation rates; Bd. of Education to collect, analyze, etc. using standardized formula.
• HB592
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Law-enforcement officers; DCJS to assist agencies to develop programs for languages besides English.
• HB593
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Education
  
  : English as a Second language Grant Program; created.
• HB594
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194)
  
  : Emergency medical services; allows certain vehicles to carry oxygen, required training on handling.
• HB762
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Transportation
  
  : Speed limit; exceeding lawful limit on Interstate Route 81.
• HB905
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Literary Fund; raises the maximum limit for any loan thereof.
• HB1071
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Child pornography; mandatory minimum terms of confinement for possession thereof.
• HB1308
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N)
  
  : School boards; authority to block use of school facilities by certain groups.
• HB1386
  Introduced: January 12, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor
  
  : Securities Act; agent registration exemption. 
• HJ81
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ81ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Bonnie Neff Hoover.
• HJ178
  Introduced: January 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ178ER)
  
  : Commending Judy Ritchie.
• HJ194
  Introduced: January 18, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ194ER)
  
  : Commending the Turner Ashby High School football team.
• HJ204
  Introduced: January 19, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ204ER)
  
  : Commending the students and faculty of Expedition Chesapeake from Turner Ashby High School.
• HJ5049
  Introduced: May 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5049ER)
  
  : Commending Kristi Toliver.