Some of the General Assembly’s most worthwhile work goes virtually unnoticed as the hot-button issues get all the chatter. Date published: 2/21/2012 AS the Virginia General Assembly ignites controversy with legis-lation involving the hot-button issues of the day, other bills that easily span the political divide are overshadowed. Some are designed to…..
School officials would have to promptly notify the parents of students suspected of serious wrongdoing at school under a bill that cleared the Virginia Senate on Monday. The bill, inspired by the suicide of a Fairfax County high school student in the aftermath of disciplinary proceedings last year, passed the…..
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation Tuesday afternoon that guarantees insurance companies will cover young children with autism by the end of the year. Families with autistic children between ages two and six were already supposed to be covered after McDonnell approved a bill last year mandating it. But Attorney…..
