Other VA bills moving right now
RICHMOND, Va. -- Legislation honoring the Virginia big-eared bat moved one step closer to passage Wednesday.
On a unanimous voice vote, the state Senate General Laws Committee endorsed Del. Jackie T. Stump's bill designating the endangered species as the official state bat. Stump, D-Buchanan, said the idea was offered by the Virginia Cave Board as a tool for educating Virginians about caves and the creatures that inhabit them.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Mark R. Warner and some Republican legislators are urging the General Assembly to revamp the way Virginia taxes telecommunications services in light of the new phone, cable, wireless and Internet options available to consumers.
The new tax system, which industry analysts say would be the first of its kind in the country, would replace a decades-old patchwork of local levies placed on services that Virginians use to communicate and receive information.
This is my favorite selection though
Virginia yields to no state in its protection of individual rights. This year, the legislature has stood tall against the threat to freedom posed by the use of cameras to enforce the law against running red lights. Lawmakers made certain that Virginians would not be barred from entering a day-care center with a loaded gun. And the House is poised to reject an effort to restrict teenagers' use of cell phones while driving.
