Update, 2/25/16 The budget conferees have been announced, & the conference process is set to begin. The Senate conferees: Norment, Hanger*, Newman, Wagner, Ruff, Howell*, Saslaw The House conferees: Jones,…
Update, 2/25/16 The budget conferees have been announced, & the conference process is set to begin. The Senate conferees: Norment, Hanger*, Newman, Wagner, Ruff, Howell*, Saslaw The House conferees: Jones,…
This past Sunday, February 21st, the Senate and House “money committees” released their budgets. While there are differences in the House and Senate budget proposals, the great news is that…
As you may recall, early childhood care and education proposals started out on good footing in the Governor’s budget proposal back in December. After the House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees…
We are just at the halfway point of the 2016 General Assembly Session. At this point, bills have been reported out of committees and are up for a vote on…
The Short Story: We’re doing well, but we have a long way to go… The official halfway point for the 2016 legislative session isn’t until Tuesday, Feb. 16th, but most…
Update (as of 2/5/16): This week, the Health & Human Resources (HHR) committee heard testimony on HB 203, the House version of Fostering Futures. Del. Lingamfelter gave a thoughtful, passionate…
Low-income, working parents in Virginia such as Melyssa Dove of Culpeper are going without needed health care and racking up debt from medical emergencies because they cannot qualify for health…