Virginia General Assembly

General Assembly approves gas tax hike

2013-03-29 16:57:45

The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed gas tax increase, raising costs for motorists while providing an infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars a year for new roads and mass transit projects. The...

Baltimore drivers lose $1,800 a year to bad roads and congestion, report says

2013-02-28 04:28:00

Bad roads and congestion cost Baltimore-area drivers nearly $1,800 a year in lost time, vehicle repairs and wasted gas, according to a study released Thursday by TRIP, a national transportation industry group. The report says two-thirds of the region'...

Question 6: Vote no to immorality

2012-10-26 10:00:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley won't tell Marylanders what he thinks marriage is, or how he came to support same-sex marriage, but he is certain "gender" is irrelevant to the marital relationship and the preservation of family and society. Even pagan Rome, which...

Md., Va. governors compete nationally, but play nice at home

2011-12-11 16:18:00

Republican Gov. Robert McDonnell of Virginia made no secret about who he thought should win Maryland's 2010 gubernatorial campaign. It wasn't Martin O'Malley. Yet two months after O'Malley, a Democrat, sailed to victory, McDonnell showed up in...

On same-sex marriage, O'Malley should heed O'Brien

2011-08-15 14:32:38

As a Catholic, a 20-year member of the Virginia General Assembly, the author of Virginia's 2006 voter-approved one-man, one-woman Constitutional Marriage Amendment, and a graduate ofMaryland public schools, I take issue with Gov. Martin O'Malley's...

On tax reform, O'Malley can learn a lot from Virginia

2011-10-10 03:00:00

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...

Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks

2013-06-12 19:14:00

In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...

In wake of racist email incident, DeGroft won't seek re-election

2013-06-12 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT – Isle of Wight School Board member Herb DeGroft has withdrawn from November's election for the Hardy District School Board seat, while petitions seeking to remove him and Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey from...

Smithfield Foods deal causes stir over Chinese investment in U.S.

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Though Smithfield Foods' potential acquisition by Chinese pork giant Shuanghui International has quickly drawn political outcry, the deal could signal a trend of Chinese expansion into the U.S. consumer goods market. If approved by Smithfield...

House of Delegates Speaker blasts IRS over unpaid settlement to Virginia

2013-06-05 13:12:00

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, criticized the IRS and the federal government in general Wednesday relating to the Internal Revenue Service's failure to release $125 million in settlement money owed to the Commonwealth...

Freedom of religion holds strong today

2013-05-26 00:00:00

This weekend we celebrate Memorial Day. It is a time to remember the sacrifice of so many who have died in service to their country. We also celebrate the freedoms their sacrifices have made possible. Of all our freedoms, perhaps none is more precious...

Blowing the limit: Move to lower blood-alcohol content threshold has pros, cons

2013-05-20 05:04:02

A federal safety commission wants states to get tougher on alcohol-related crashes and fatalities by lowering a blood-alcohol content threshold that has changed only twice in 35 years. One local lawmaker says changing the current .08 level to .05...

Democrat Stephen Skinner and Republican Elliot Simon are seeking the newly created 67th district seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

2012-10-21 19:35:00

The West Virginia House of Delegates Wednesday amended and then passed legislation by a 95-5 vote that authorizes up to $52.5 million in bonds for capital improvements at Cacapon State Park in Morgan County and one other state park.

2012-03-07 18:10:41

Delegate Lacey Putney and former U.S. Senator John Warner during ceremony honoring Putney on January 17, 2012 in the Virginia House of Delegates

2012-01-17 00:00:00