Posts Tagged General Assembly 2019
Analyzing Virginia’s Upside Down Education Funding Model
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 27, 2018
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How much money should school districts with the poorest students get? That’s an issue that will be debated in Richmond next month. Michael Pope reports.
Refund or Credit? Tax Showdown Looms
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 18, 2018
Virginia’s Democratic Governor and Republican lawmakers may be headed for a tax showdown this upcoming legislative session. The question at hand is what to do with new revenues created by the Trump administration’s tax cuts. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
Northam Proposes 5-Percent Teacher Raise
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 11, 2018
Governor Ralph Northam is proposing a five-percent pay raise for teachers. It’s just one among a list of education priorities the Governor will present to lawmakers next week. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
With 2019 Session Around the Corner, State Lawmakers Already Looking Ahead
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 7, 2018
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Lawmakers are about to assemble in Richmond for the next session of the General Assembly. But, as Michael Pope reports, many of them are already thinking ahead to the next election.
Should Gun Owners Be Liable If Their Guns Are Used in a Crime?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 6, 2018
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Gun control is expected to be a major flashpoint in the upcoming session of the Virginia General Assembly, and lawmakers are preparing a long list of potential new laws. Michael Pope reports on one measure in the works.
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From NPR News- Pope Accepts Resignation Of Top Cardinal In Chile March 23, 2019Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati faces charges of covering up multiple claims of sexual abuse in Chile's Catholic Church. Pope Francis has named Monsignor Celestino Aos Braco as a temporary replacement.
- Next Steps In The Mueller Report March 23, 2019NPR's Scott Simon talks about the Mueller Report with EmptyWheel.net's Marcy Wheeler, an independent journalist covering national security and civil liberties.
- Passengers Rescued From Disabled Cruise Ship Off Norway's West Coast March 23, 2019Helicopters were being used to evacuate some of the vessel's 1,300 passengers after its crew issued a mayday call on Saturday amid engine problems, high seas and strong winds.
- Death Toll From Cyclone Idai Climbs To More Than 600 March 23, 2019As the floodwaters from Cyclone Idai have started to recede, the death toll has begun to rise dramatically across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
- Rep. Ben Cline On The Mueller Report March 23, 2019NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Virginia Republican about the Russia investigation.
- Pope Accepts Resignation Of Top Cardinal In Chile March 23, 2019
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- Million joined Brexit protest, organisers say March 23, 2019"Put it to the People" placards and banners spell out protesters' demand for a say on the Brexit deal.
- 'Cancel Brexit' petition woman receives death threats March 23, 2019The "Stop Brexit" petition on the Parliament website has broken the record for most signatures.
- Trump hails fall of Islamic State 'caliphate' in Syria March 23, 2019The Islamic State group remains a threat despite the fall of its final territory, President Trump says.
- Josh Hanson murder: Shane O'Brien detained in Romania March 23, 2019Suspected killer Shane O'Brien is wanted in connection with a fatal bar stabbing in London.
- Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems March 24, 2019About 1,300 people are being airlifted from the cruise ship which had engine problems in choppy seas.
- Million joined Brexit protest, organisers say March 23, 2019
