Page 22 - Todd Gilbert News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Year after year, no matter which party is in charge, committee and subcommittee chairs have repeatedly exhorted those providing testimony at the Capitol to speed things along. There's broad agreement that some kind of public comment time management is necessary in Virginia's sessions, which generally run no longer than 60 days. “Virginia's legislative calendar just isn’t designed for public input,” said Sally Hudson, a University of Virginia professor and former member of the House of Delegates,

Virginia’s part-time Legislature moves at a quick clip. And its lawmakers expect the same from members of the public who want to make their voices heard on any given bill.

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail.

A freshman GOP delegate’s attempt to cut off public funding for abortions in Virginia with no exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother