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Virginia may lead way on the 'Repeal Amendment'
It was one of the reasons the civil war was fought. 150 years later, the cry of "state's rights" is again gaining traction in legislatures across the country. Virginia may be among the first to consider what's called the Repeal Amendment.
Tags: Repeal Amendment , Constitution , Bill Howell , Congress , Virginia Senate , Virginia House of Delegates , Bob McDonnell , states' rights
Va. Assembly opens 2011 with packed docket
Virginia's General Assembly has opened its 2011 session with a heavy agenda and self-proclaimed "united" Republican party.
Tags: Va. General Assembly , illegal immigration , ABC stores , liquor sales , Repeal Amendment , Bob McDonnell , Dave Albo , Hank Silverberg
Gov.'s proposal to keep Va. in wholesale liquor
There may be a compromise in the works concerning the sale of Virginia's liquor stores.
Tags: Bob McDonnell , liquor sales , liquor laws
Bumpy road ahead for Va. transportation funding
A number of Virginia lawmakers discussed proposed solutions at a transportation forum in Herndon on Thursday, but admitted there is little consensus on any of them.
Tags: Virginia General Assembly , Vivian Watts , Northern Virginia , ABC stores , Virginia Department of Transportation , Tom Rust , Bob McDonnell , Virginia roads , transportation funds , gas tax , Virginia transportation , Hank Silverberg
Va. gets budget help with approved amendment
A decision by Virginia voters last week could lessen the possibility of more state layoffs and make it easier to get into a commonwealth college.
Tags: Rainy Day Fund , Hank Silverberg , Gary Emerling
