On Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin amended legislation that would force the Loudoun County School Board elections to take place a year earlier than previously scheduled. The amendment came as part of a busy day for the governor, as he signed into law more than 700 pieces of legislation and vetoed 25 and amended an additional 114 bills. In total the General Assembly sent 841 total bills to his desk.… Read more
Governor Hogan held a press conference on Monday to discuss the end of the 2022 legislative session that adjourned at the end of last week. The governor appeared optimistic and enthused by his administrations accomplishments in what will be the final legislative session of his tenure as Maryland governor.… Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin was busy on Monday, as his office announced that he had vetoed 25 pieces of legislation passed by the General Assembly. The vetoes follow what was contentious legislative session earlier this year, with many votes falling on partisan lines.… Read more
Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates are once again rejecting a plan proposed by Governor Youngkin to suspend the state’s gas tax during a time when prices at the pump continue to soar. The democratic caucus in the House has proposed rebates of $50 per car or up to $100 per household as an alternative to the governor’s plan.… Read more
The democrat-controlled General Assembly in Maryland overrode a veto from republican Governor Larry Hogan over the weekend to expand abortion access statewide. In a partisan vote, the House voted 29 to 15 and the Senate 90 to 46 in favor of bypassing the governor’s veto power.… Read more
The Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday that he had signed a bill that will force the state’s Department of Education to develop policies to ensure parents in the Commonwealth are notified when sexually explicit materials are included in a classroom’s curriculum. The legislation introduced by State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) also requires local school boards to adopt the policies developed within the Department of Education.… Read more
Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law, including tax relief, a paid family leave program and an extensive measure aimed at slowing climate change.… Read more
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has put an end to what he deemed the “burdensome” ban on single-use plastics within state agencies and public universities. The ban was initially implemented by Governor Ralph Northam and outlawed the use of water bottles, straws, plastic cutlery, disposable bags among other single-use items.… Read more
The subject during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was wetlands licenses, but Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the thing that everyone was actually thinking about – the boat.… Read more
The Office of Attorney General Miyares has secured thousands of dollars for Virginians through a settlement with Lovettsville-based Wheeler & Wheeler Inc. d/b/a West End Motors for alleged significant price increases on gasoline, a necessary good, after a state of emergency was declared on May 11, 2021 in response to the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. The Colonial Pipeline supplies gas to many East Coast states.… Read more
On Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin amended legislation that would force the Loudoun County School Board elections to take place a year earlier than previously scheduled. The amendment came as part of a busy day for the governor, as he signed into law more than 700 pieces of legislation and vetoed 25 and amended an additional 114 bills. In total the General Assembly sent 841 total bills to his desk.… Continue Reading
Governor Hogan held a press conference on Monday to discuss the end of the 2022 legislative session that adjourned at the end of last week. The governor appeared optimistic and enthused by his administrations accomplishments in what will be the final legislative session of his tenure as Maryland governor.… Continue Reading
Governor Glenn Youngkin was busy on Monday, as his office announced that he had vetoed 25 pieces of legislation passed by the General Assembly. The vetoes follow what was contentious legislative session earlier this year, with many votes falling on partisan lines.… Continue Reading
Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates are once again rejecting a plan proposed by Governor Youngkin to suspend the state’s gas tax during a time when prices at the pump continue to soar. The democratic caucus in the House has proposed rebates of $50 per car or up to $100 per household as an alternative to the governor’s plan.… Continue Reading
The democrat-controlled General Assembly in Maryland overrode a veto from republican Governor Larry Hogan over the weekend to expand abortion access statewide. In a partisan vote, the House voted 29 to 15 and the Senate 90 to 46 in favor of bypassing the governor’s veto power.… Continue Reading
The Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday that he had signed a bill that will force the state’s Department of Education to develop policies to ensure parents in the Commonwealth are notified when sexually explicit materials are included in a classroom’s curriculum. The legislation introduced by State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) also requires local school boards to adopt the policies developed within the Department of Education.… Continue Reading
Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law, including tax relief, a paid family leave program and an extensive measure aimed at slowing climate change.… Continue Reading
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has put an end to what he deemed the “burdensome” ban on single-use plastics within state agencies and public universities. The ban was initially implemented by Governor Ralph Northam and outlawed the use of water bottles, straws, plastic cutlery, disposable bags among other single-use items.… Continue Reading
The subject during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was wetlands licenses, but Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the thing that everyone was actually thinking about – the boat.… Continue Reading
The Office of Attorney General Miyares has secured thousands of dollars for Virginians through a settlement with Lovettsville-based Wheeler & Wheeler Inc. d/b/a West End Motors for alleged significant price increases on gasoline, a necessary good, after a state of emergency was declared on May 11, 2021 in response to the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. The Colonial Pipeline supplies gas to many East Coast states.… Continue Reading