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Medicaid and Mental Health

April 10, 2017 by Creigh Deeds

The General Assembly reconvened on the 5th of April to consider the Governor’s amendments and vetoes of legislation from the 2017 Session. While it was a busy day, we saw few surprises. The Governor’s vetoes, which totaled 40 this year and made him the Governor who has exercised the veto pen the most often, were all sustained. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: Medicaid expansion, mental health policy, opioid crisis

Packing Up

February 20, 2017 by Creigh Deeds

With about a week left before the 2017 Session ends, many of the controversial issues have been resolved. However, there are still some things to finalize. Several committees will be meeting on Monday, which is the final day for committees to act on legislation. In addition, the budget and many other bills are already in conference. As I mentioned in an earlier newsletter, the budget conferees will be working to develop a compromise budget during this final week of session. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Medicaid expansion

Final Weeks of the 2017 General Assembly Session

February 10, 2017 by Creigh Deeds

One of the strengths of Virginia’s legislative process is that legislators are part-time. One hundred forty men and women from all over Virginia and from all walks of life come to Richmond to serve in the legislature during this time of year. The sessions are 60 days in length during even-numbered years and 46 days in odd-numbered years. The rest of the year we spend our time in our communities, working and volunteering, and meeting with constituents. But there is a move, albeit subtle, to change all that. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: mental health policy, State employee compensation, Virginia budget

Crossover 2017

February 3, 2017 by Creigh Deeds

Groundhog Day was yesterday, which means we are very close to the crossover of the 2017 legislative session. Crossover, which comes shortly after the midpoint of each session, is the point by which the Senate must act on all senate bills and the House on all house bills. The bills then cross over to the other side for consideration.

At the beginning of each session each legislator has goals they want to accomplish. I am no different. One hundred forty legislators sponsored thousands of bills this year and had policies they sought to advance. Now however we are in the heart of the sausage-making process, and many of those dreams have been dashed. By next Tuesday, everything but the budget will cross over from each side to the other. The pace now is frenetic. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: conservation, gun safety, mental health policy, power company regulation, redistricting

You Win Some, You Lose Some

January 27, 2017 by Creigh Deeds

The 2017 Session of the General Assembly is flying by. We are two and a half weeks into the session, and we only have about four weeks left. The committees are meeting around the clock to try to dispose of bills, and often legislators must be in three places at the same time. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: conservation, K-12 funding, mental health policy, Renewable Energy, State employee compensation, Virginia budget

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2021 Virginia General Assembly

Week 6: In the Homestretch

February 19, 2021 By Creigh Deeds

The 2021 Session of the General Assembly is winding down. We only have a week left in the regular session, which is anything but regular this year. We are in a pandemic, and we had to go through extraordinary means simply to meet for the normal 46 days. [Read More…]

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