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Your turn — Let’s look ahead
With the Thanksgiving holiday over and Christmas quickly approaching, it is time to look ahead to the 2023 ... Read more
Author: Matt Fariss | The Farmville Herald
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Your turn — The election is over. Now what?
The 2022 election is over and as the dust is settling, Republicans have taken a majority in the ... Read more
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Your turn — Let’s talk about the CDC and COVID-19 vaccines
Late last week an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted unanimously to ... Read more
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OPINION — Have you voted yet?
Last November, Virginians elected a GOP majority in the House and the first Republican governor in over a ... Read more
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Your Turn — Here’s what’s happening around the Commonwealth
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that total revenue collections in August for the Commonwealth’s general fund grew by 13% ... Read more
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Your Turn — Surplus should be used for tax rebates
The House and Senate Joint Money Committees met on Friday, August 19. Governor Glenn Youngkin began the meeting ... Read more
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Opinion — Budget provides help for agriculture, forestry
Agriculture and forestry are the first and third largest sectors in Virginia industry, respectively. With this in mind, ... Read more
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Opinion — Surplus indicates taxes in state are too high
Virginia is seeing its second consecutive multibillion-dollar revenue surplus. The fiscal year ended on June 30 with a ... Read more
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Your Turn — Tourism programs intended to bolster local economies
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced updated guidance on quarantine procedures following exposure to COVID-19 in school, childcare and camp ... Read more
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Your turn — New alert system, alcohol, marijuana laws take effect
Continuing from last week’s newsletter, I wanted to update constituents on more legislation that passed the 2022 session ... Read more
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Your turn — Gas tax increase among new laws effective July 1
Virginia drivers will be paying more at the pump, as the gas tax rose on Friday to keep ... Read more
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Your Turn — Education improvements highlight amended state budget
Last Wednesday, Governor Youngkin sent 38 budget amendments, three in HB 29 (the caboose budget) and 35 in ... Read more
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Opinion — Budget to get final OK after amendments considered
On Thursday, June 9, both HB 29 and HB 30 were duly enrolled, signed by the presiding officers ... Read more
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Your Turn — Prepare for hurricane season
The Virginia House and Senate passed two budget bills and sent the budget to the governor last Wednesday, ... Read more
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More flexibility for health care workers
In the 2022 General Assembly session, we worked diligently to ensure that our health care workers in Virginia ... Read more
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Opinion — Supporting our veterans
The mental health crisis being faced by our Veterans has been a crucial issue that needed to be ... Read more
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Opinion — Bills address education issues
The Virginia General Assembly has completed its 2022 legislative session and while we are still waiting on the ... Read more
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Opinion — The work continues
The Virginia General Assembly reconvened for Governor Youngkin’s veto session Wednesday, April 27, and the Republican-controlled House of ... Read more
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Opinion — Returning to Richmond
On Wednesday, April 27, we will return to Richmond to review and vote on Governor amendments. We are ... Read more
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Opinion — What’s up next
The Reconvened Session on April 27 is likely to be a lengthy session given the amount of actions ... Read more
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Opinion — New bills signed into law
Governor Glenn Youngkin has already signed over 700 bills into law from the 2022 General Assembly Session. This ... Read more
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Opinion — Budget work continues
When we adjourned Sine Die on March 12, there was a great deal of work left to be ... Read more
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Opinion — Gas tax relief possible
The 2022 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on March 12th. House Republicans came ... Read more
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Opinion — Making strides
Last week marked the fourth week of the 2022 General Assembly session. We’ve made huge strides when it ... Read more
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Opinion — We work for you
We’ve been hard at work for nearly three weeks now in the Virginia General Assembly, and we’ve already ... Read more
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Opinion — Taking decisive action
Governor Glenn Youngkin took decisive action Thursday in the fight against COVID-19. He is applying an equal mix ... Read more
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Your turn — Changes for the new year
The first week of session is completed. During that time, a new speaker was elected, and all appointments ... Read more