Displaying items 109-120 of 139
» View wdbj7.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-12
•
Next >
-
On tax reform, O'Malley can learn a lot from Virginia
Gov. Martin O'Malley is planning to resume his fight for comprehensive tax reform during next year's regular legislative session. He is wise to do so.
The business of fixing Maryland's structural deficit is unfinished. The projected budget shortfall is...Tags: Automotive Equipment, College Sports, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch
-
Espinosa seeks open seat in W.Va. House 66th District
Paul Espinosa has filed as a candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates 66th District seat. Espinosa, 49, said he will seek the Republican nomination for the newly created district. The 66th Delegate district is wholly situated in Jefferson...Tags: Elections, Pembroke (Giles, Virginia), Labor Markets, Politics
-
|Story
-
Maryland legislators looking closely at ways to improve petition process
andrews@herald-mail.comThe petition process is under a microscope in Annapolis. State legislators are looking ahead to a referendum this fall on a new law granting in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants. If the General Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage, the...Tags: Annapolis, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Justice System
-
|Story
-
Looking Back: Kentucky's first post office was in Danville
Contributing WriterKentucky’s first post office was established more than 200 years ago in Danville. The clapboard log building was the distributing point for mail for Kentucky and the Northwest Territory (now the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Walnuts
-
General Assembly approves bill to let homeschoolers play sports at public schools
Daily PressThe Virginia General Assembly voted 59-39 Wednesday to approve a bill that would allow homeschooled students to play on public school athletic teams. Click HERE to read the story from the Washington Post.Tags: Schools, Public Schools, The Washington Post, Schools
-
Virginia General Assembly to vote on implementing autism insurance coverage
Last year the General Assembly passed legislation that would require insurance companies to cover behavioral health therapy for autistic children, ages 2 to 6, with a cap on annual coverage costs of $35,000.
The measure was slated to go into effect...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Ken Cuccinelli, Autism, Health, Behavioral Conditions
-
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell visits NASA Wallops amid feud with Florida
Gov. Bob McDonnell took a break Monday from back-to-back energy conferences in Richmond to visit the Eastern Shore. His destination: NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Interesting timing considering Virginia officials are feuding with Florida’s...Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Executive Branch, NASA, Space Programs
-
Virginia and Florida spar over human spaceflight, aircraft carrier
++++++++++++++++++++ || Already sparring over an aircraft carrier, Florida and Virginia have locked horns on another issue: human spaceflight. NASA announced in July that it would order an environmental review of Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's...Tags: Armed Forces, Companies and Corporations, Defense Equipment, USS John F. Kennedy, NASA
-
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: Keep uranium mining ban
Gov. Bob McDonnell asked the Virginia General Assembly to keep in place a ban on uranium mining. “I have asked them not to take any action this session to allow us time to further evaluate the law and science concerning the mining of uranium, so...Tags: Pittsylvania County, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Metal and Mineral, Mining
-
Del. John Doyle won't seek re-election
richardb@herald-mail.comDel. John Doyle said Thursday he will not seek re-election, a decision that will end a 20-year run in the West Virginia House of Delegates in December 2012. Doyle, 69, of Shepherdstown, was noncommital about his plans other than to say he had other...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics
Oct 10, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 23, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 28, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Feb 4, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 2, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jan 17, 2012
|Story| AM News
Feb 8, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
Jan 18, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
Oct 18, 2011
|Story| Daily Press
Oct 18, 2011
|Story| Daily Press
Jan 19, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
Dec 22, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Virginia General Assembly topic gallery.
