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Bedford video plays role in autism-related bill
A video showing Bedford County school bus personnel striking an autistic child is influencing legislators to require local school personnel prove they know how to deal with autistic behavior.
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'Amazon' tax loophole bill sails through Va. Senate
Legislation would eliminate an exemption that allows online businesses to not collect state sales taxes.
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House OKs bill to outlaw electronic tracking devices
Using an electronic tracking device to monitor the movements of others could soon be illegal in Virginia.
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House gives preliminary OK to teacher contract overhaul
The contract and evaluation overhaul for public school teachers and principals is a centerpiece of Gov. Bob McDonnell's education agenda.
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Legislature shelves bill allowing guns in airports
A proposal to allow people to carry guns and other weapons into Virginia airport terminals has been postponed until next year.
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One public notices bill fails, another advances
A House of Delegates subcommittee on Thursday voted down House Bill 773, introduced by Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, that would make it optional for local governments in Virginia to publish various public notices in newspapers.
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Panel advances EpiPen bill
Legislation that would encourage local school boards to maintain a supply of EpiPens to administer to students suffering from severe allergic reactions appears on track to pass the General Assembly this year.
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Senate panel backs one-year study on fox penning
A huge crowd turns out for Senate panel hearing. Virginia will conduct a one-year study of a little-known practice called fox penning.
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Illegal immigration bills likely to advance
Without the Democrat-controlled Senate that has stopped it in years past, legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants in Virginia has begun its path through the General Assembly.
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Adoption agencies 'conscience clause' passes Senate
Critics say regulations allow faith-based adoption agencies to discriminate against gay children or a prospective gay parent.
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Voters back drug testing of welfare recipients, poll says
They also support repeal of HPV requirement; pre-Labor Day school openings.
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Capitol Briefs: Disciplinary notice bill advances
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Democrats deride GOP's focus on social issues
House and Senate Democrats on Thursday unloaded on Republicans, accusing them of using their newly gained control of both chambers to shove through a social agenda.
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House honors Campbell teenager who escaped Philippine terrorists
Kevin Lunsmann says he learned “a lot” during five months of captivity before his escape from a Philippine terrorist group last year.
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Newman amendment would ease voting ID requirements for students
The politically charged voter identification bill passed by the state Senate this week was amended on the floor at the request of Sen. Steve Newman to make it easier for students at private colleges to vote.
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Community clinics concerned about cuts in budget blueprint
Two health clinics in Lynchburg serving the area’s uninsured and under-insured are concerned over a proposal in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s two-year budget blueprint that would cut community health organization funding by 50 percent.
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Government could lose weight under bills
State and local governments could get smaller under bills sponsored by state Sen. Steve Newman and Del. Kathy Byron in the General Assembly.
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Va. Democrats accuse GOP of overreaching
House and Senate Democrats this morning unloaded on Republicans, who now control both chambers, for pushing social legislation that has dominated much of the legislative session's first half.
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Senate panel backs public employee pay raise plan
A Senate subcommittee voted today to require local governments and school divisions to give pay raises to their employees and teachers to offset a requirement that workers contribute 5 percent of their pay toward their pensions.
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House passes bill allowing lethal force against intruders
Legislation would allow homeowners to use any degree of force, even lethal, against intruders without threat of criminal or civil charges.
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Bill to inform parents on school discipline advances
A bill that would require parents of public school students to be notified before disciplinary action to expel is taken against their children sailed through the Senate Education and Health Committee today on a unanimous vote.
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Senator walks out of committee in dispute
A discussion among senators during a committee hearing on legislation that would change teacher's contracts grew testy today, prompting one incensed lawmaker to storm out of the meeting.
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Poll finds strong support for drug testing welfare recipients
More than 75 percent of Virginians think welfare recipients should be required to pass a drug test to receive benefits, Quinnipiac University poll says
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Panel halts bill on health exchange
Virginia has put the brakes on legislative action to carry out federal health care reform.
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'Castle Doctrine' bill advances in House
Legislation that would allow homeowners to shoot intruders first and ask questions later is all but assured to pass the House of Delegates today after advancing to its final reading on a voice vote.
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