Medicaid expansion might stick, but proposed snow law didn’t
The clue this time? The budget amendments state lawmakers had to file by last week don't say a word about nixing former Gov.
Nor do they include a new version of the so-called Stanley amendment -- the language that legislators have inserted in past budgets to keep the governor and the state
That's not to say that the money committees won't have their own ideas about Medicaid. The co-chairmen of the
They're all playing their cards pretty close to their vests.
But another possible clue is this: listen carefully to at least some
Hmm.
Might this be ...
Elementary, my dear Watson, as it turns out
Snow luck for Mullin
Perhaps it was the warmer weather, or perhaps the typically calm, deliberative way Del.
Mullin's proposal would have made it a traffic offense to drive around with piles of snow and ice on your car.
Inspiration struck (and a rooftop load of snow nearly did) while he was driving back from a night meeting in
Fellow legislators were sympathetic, but worried about unequal enforcement.
Still, though there won't be legislation this year, it's a good idea to clear off your car when venturing on the highway after a snow storm.
After all, the driver behind you might be a member of the Transportation Committee.
Counting on election law reforms?
It can be a challenge coping with the increasingly heavy demands that come from Virginians for absentee ballots, as well as with our
Having some clear rules on recounts wouldn't hurt either -- as the uncertainties over the tie vote in the
So Speaker
Asked about the goal,
Period.
The aim is for a bipartisan group, and the early signal from the
"These issues are not about who wins or loses elections, but about the confidence of the public in our elections," Norment said.
Cox said the joint committee will have a broad mandate.
"There were numerous questions raised during the 2017 elections about the delivery and acceptance of absentee ballots, the assignment of voters in split precincts, and
The committee will look at them all, he added.
The goal is to have a package of bills ready for the next session, probably to be aired later this year.
Batting 1.000 -- so far
State Del.
Brewer, who was adopted as an infant, said during her campaign that adoption law would be her first focus, and that's where she found her first victory -- a bill that would reduce from three years to two the amount of time a child has to reside with close relative prospective adoptive parents prior to the adoption process getting under way.
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