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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

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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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: judicial appointments, Senate procedures

Budget Update

August 10, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

Special Session 2021

The passage of the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) this past spring gave us an unprecedented opportunity here in Virginia. The Commonwealth was allotted $4.3 billion to address the lingering health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

The Governor called the General Assembly back to Richmond for a Special Session this past week for two purposes, the first of which was to consider the Governor’s 18-page plan to spend the ARP funding. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: broadband access, COVID-19, judicial appointments, K-12 funding, mental health policy and funding, promoting economic growth, State employee compensation, Virginia budget, Virginia General Assembly Special Sessions

2021 Veto Session

April 9, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

The 2021 Reconvened Session, commonly known as the veto session, occurred on April 7, 2021. Typically a one day affair, the session has been known to go long into the evening or the early hours of the following day. With the reduced bill limits this year, the legislature only sent about 550 bills to the Governor for consideration. In turn, he did not veto any bills and only amended 37, including the budget. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: COVID-19, judicial appointments, marijuana legalization, Senate procedures, state parks, Virginia budget

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