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Lots of excitement in week 4!

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: February 1, 2020

News and updates on week 4 in Richmond News and updates from week 4! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter February 1, 2020 Lots of bills ….

Bills, bills, bills: What’s up Week 4?

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 26, 2020

Bills, bills, bills: What’s coming up week 4? Bills bills, bills: What’s up week 4? Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter January 26, 2020 As we’re ….

Exciting Week 3 at the General Assembly!

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 25, 2020

Excitement in Richmond during Week 3 of the General Assembly Week 3 excitement in Richmond! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter January 24, 2020 The pace ….

Week 3: What’s on the docket?

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 20, 2020

Third Week at the General Assembly: What’s Coming Up? Week 3: What’s on the docket? Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter Monday January 20, 2020 MLK ….

This week in the General Assembly: Majority matters!

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 17, 2020

This week at the General Assembly: Majority matters! This week: majority matters! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter This week in the General Assembly, Democrats find ….

What’s on the docket this week?

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 12, 2020

What’s ahead this week in the General Assembly? What’s on the docket this week? Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter The General Assembly got under way ….

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Women front and center in Richmond

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 9, 2020

Women front and center in Richmond as GA session begins! Women leading the way in Richmond! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter The 2020 General Assembly ….

Pre-Filing Day Newsletter

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 8, 2020

General Assembly Pre-Filing Deadline is Today! Pre-Filing Deadline is Today! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter It’s been a quiet couple of weeks in the General ….

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: January 8, 2020

Bills starting to come in! Bills starting to come in! Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Newsletter The pre-filed bills are starting to show up in the ….

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Shine a Light on Sentencing Guidelines to Potential Jurors

By: Cindy Cunningham
On: December 16, 2019

Guest author: Outgoing Chesterfield County Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Miles “We treat our jurors just like mushrooms. Keep ’em in the dark, and feed ’em manure.” ….

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Dels Wilt, Tata, Kent, Bloxom say in Emergency Comm. mtg we don't know much, this is all in flux. Bloxom: "We don't know if they're gonna make across the board cuts, change the rules, or what." Glad to see GOP members are aware of the total chaos their party has thrown us into.
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Del Wilt says the Emergency Committee should "Avoid theatrics, avoid using it for campaign speeches."

(Which nobody did, this was a meeting that focused entirely on what facts we have so far, what the possible outcomes and effects are. And nobody gave in to the desire to rant.)
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GOP Del Tata wants to incentivize Virginia employers to prioritize federal workers who've "lost their jobs."

I guess that means she doesn't think they were all out wasting taxpayer money golfing all day like her dear leader has said?
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According to VA Municipal League, some localities will be harder hit by loss of federal funds. These include the Towns of Marion, Bluefield, Bedford, Wise, Tazewell, Culpeper, Pulaski, the County of Wise, City of Bristol, Town of Bridgewater, City of Martinsville, Galax.
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VAPLAN @vaplan.bsky.social 6 hours

In Emergency Committee mtg, VA Municipal League: "There is a palpable sense of anxiety." Cites the lack of clear information (he quotes one local official: "unclear, contradictory, and confusing"), and says that local governments don't know how to set their budgets.