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April 24, 2012
Governor Announces Crime Victims' Rights Week
Crime Victims' Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about issues that affect victims of crime and ensure that we are providing needed services to those who have been victims. -
April 10, 2012
Funding for second phase of Metro's Silver Line uncertain
Fairfax County is expected Tuesday to approve funding for the second phase of Metro’s new Silver Line, but the project could be in jeopardy because of disputes over its cost and the role of unions in constructing it. -
April 9, 2012
McDonnell offered millions for Metro, but offer disappeared, senator says
State budget negotiators stripped $300 million in Metrorail funding from their spending plan this week after Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s transportation chief made it clear that the governor would not agree to the extra money. -
March 27, 2012
Virginia Senate passes state budget; $450 million of Metrorail funding included
After weeks of political showmanship from both parties, the Virginia Senate on Monday night passed a state budget that includes an additional $300 million for Phase Two of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. -
March 22, 2012
Virginia state budget standoff ends
Virginia’s partisan budget standoff came to a close Thursday, the second day into a special General Assembly session, as Republicans and Democrats on a Senate committee unanimously agreed to shift tens of millions of dollars toward schools, Medicare and toll relief, and to borrow $300 million more for the Metro-to-Dulles rail project. -
March 22, 2012
Senate Finance Committee Approves $300 Million For Phase 2 Of Rail
Only 24 hours after the General Assembly reconvened for a special session on the state's budget, Sen. Mark Herring (D-33) announced Northern Virginia could be seeing a larger state investment into the second phase of the Dulles Rail project. -
March 21, 2012
Belmont Ridge Interchange Money Transferred
The Board of Supervisors last week voted to recognize the state money needed to help pay for construction of the long-awaited interchange at Rt. 7 and Belmont Ridge Road. -
March 13, 2012
Lawmakers Return From Richmond Without A Budget
The 60-day General Assembly session ended late Saturday with no budget, but plenty of contention between the Democrats and Republicans as the votes on the spending plan fell along party lines. -
February 27, 2012
Loudoun State Representatives On Opposite Sides Of Budget Debate
Local state representatives left Richmond Friday frustrated after a week of heated debate over socially charged issues and a failed budget in the Senate. -
February 21, 2012
Metrorail Phase Two deserves more funding, Herring says
State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33), along with his Fairfax colleague, Sen. Janet Howell (D-32), is remaining vocal in his support of increased funding for metrorail into Loudoun County, calling for the commonwealth to pump as much as $500 million into the transportation venture. -
February 21, 2012
Keep guns away from convicted batterers
Legislation to ensure firearm restrictions are enforced has the support of prosecutors and advocacy groups. -
February 20, 2012
Bills would outlaw new designer drugs
RICHMOND – Legislators and medical experts are concerned about the rising use of synthetic drugs known as “bath salts,” which cause a cocaine-like high – and in rare instances can cause death. -
February 20, 2012
Assembly Bills: At The Halfway Point
With crossover-the last opportunity for bills to pass the House of Delegates or the Senate and pass to the other chamber-occurring Tuesday, many of Virginia's bills have captured the national media stage, while others, like those dealing with transportation funding, have been subject to familiar debate on the chamber floors. -
February 13, 2012
Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift: A New License Plate?
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia has long been known as the place for lovers, and if some have their way, it may also be known as the state where "Peace Begins at Home." -
February 9, 2012
Adoption law ‘conscience clause’ advances in Va. Senate
A flurry of Democratic amendments failed Wednesday to stop a bill in the Virginia Senate that would allow private, state-funded adoption agencies to turn away parents based on sexual orientation or religious beliefs. -
February 9, 2012
Panel halts bill on health exchange
Virginia has put the brakes on legislative action to carry out federal health care reform. -
January 25, 2012
Virginia could see elderly exploitation laws this year
For more than two years, state Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd) has lobbied for legislation aimed at criminalizing the exploitation of elderly or maimed citizens, only to have his proposal fail in the Senate Finance Committee. -
January 19, 2012
Threat of School Funding Cuts Has Lawmakers, Educators Speaking Up
Fear of a dip in education funding at the state level has lawmakers and educators speaking up on behalf of local schools. -
January 5, 2012
Herring opposes possible meal tax in Loudoun
Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudon) said Thursday that he would oppose a request by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to obtain the authority to impose a variety of new taxes on Loudoun residents, including a meals tax. -
December 9, 2011
New Delegation Meets With Chambers In Advance Of Assembly Session
Members of Loudoun new delegation to the General Assembly gathered before the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Friday morning to discuss their priorities for the 2012 session, with some of Loudoun's five new representatives facing the business leaders for the first time. -
October 26, 2011
The Loudoun Times Mirror Endorses Senator Mark Herring for Re-Election
Watch the Virginia Senate races very closely this year. With Democrats in control of this house of the General Assembly by only four seats, both parties have funneled their energies and campaign dollars into the strongly contested state Senate races. With redistricting, Loudoun is represented by four members of the 40-person body. -
October 24, 2011
Herring, Phillips Take on Economy, Education During DRCC Debate
Mark Herring (D-33) and Patricia Phillips (R) debated the issues at a candidates forum hosted by Cox Communications and the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning. -
October 19, 2011
The Washington Post Endorses Senator Mark Herring for Re-Election
DISTRICT 33: Nothing much has changed in this rerun of the 2007 race in a district that includes parts of eastern Loudoun and western Fairfax counties. -
October 4, 2011
Senate Hopefuls Share Goals, Platforms
Candidates for Loudoun's seats in the State Senate in the upcoming November elections were the latest to share their positions and passions in a forum organized by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. -
September 26, 2011
Virginia tax breaks available for businesses that support teleworking
Substantial tax breaks are now available for Virginia businesses that allow employees to stay off the state's clogged highways and work from home or other remote locations some of the time.
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