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Final Week of the 2022 Session

March 15, 2022 by Creigh Deeds

The 2022 Session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned on Saturday, March 12. This has been an exhausting eight and a half weeks. The days have been long, and the news has not always been pleasant. We saw several recurrent themes this year. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2022 Tagged With: judicial appointments, Senate procedures, Virginia budget, Virginia General Assembly Special Sessions

Week 8 of the 2022 Session

March 5, 2022 by Creigh Deeds

The session is rapidly winding down as we move towards our final week. The budget is the primary issue still in dispute, with a $2.8 billion difference between the House and the Senate versions. Closing this gap seems insurmountable, but a couple of scenarios seem possible. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2022 Tagged With: campaign finance laws, conservation and environmental protection, judicial appointments, Senate procedures, Virginia budget

Week 7 of the 2022 Session

February 25, 2022 by Creigh Deeds

Throughout the last few months people have been sure to tell me how they thought the so-called surplus Virginia enjoys ought to be spent – more money for education, more money for our beautiful state parks, more money for transportation projects, more money for human services like mental health, more money for healthcare, and the list goes on. I’ve consistently advised people that we will have to find a path forward that resolves the demand of the Governor for tax cuts with the need for funding other priorities. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2022 Tagged With: conservation and environmental protection, health care costs, Higher Education funding, K-12 funding, mental health policy and funding, Sales taxes, State employee compensation, state parks, Virginia budget

Week 6 of the 2022 Session

February 18, 2022 by Creigh Deeds

On Tuesday, we reached crossover. With the exception of the budget, the House of Delegates can only consider bills originating in the Senate and the Senate can only consider House bills. There were some momentous votes this past week. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2022 Tagged With: Covid masking requirements, local control, promoting economic growth, Sales taxes, Senate procedures, Virginia budget

Week 5 of the 2022 Session

February 13, 2022 by Creigh Deeds

The past week produced dramatic news on a couple of fronts.

First, the economy continues to expand. Record growth in tax revenues continued through January, and it looks like we will have about $2 billion more than we anticipated in this year’s budget. The growth combined with our unemployment rates continuing to fall are both good signs. However, inflation remains high. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2022 Tagged With: Covid masking requirements, Gubernatorial appointments, Sales taxes, tax relief

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Senator Creigh Deeds represents the 25th Senate District, which includes the counties of Albemarle (part), Alleghany, Bath, Highland, Nelson, and Rockbridge, and the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, … [Read more...]

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Justice

August 16, 2021 By Creigh Deeds

Special Session 2021

The administration of justice is a key principle in a democracy. The rule of law and the fair application of the law are the key standards of this principle. In Virginia, we have made significant progress in our effort to make justice more accessible to people. This year we made key reforms to the appellate process that will ensure a fair review of all cases. [Read More…]

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Thank you for visiting my website to learn about what initiatives we are working on to improve Virginia's mental health system. The Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the … [Read more...]

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