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September 8, 2008
Gov. Kaine launches online community to allow exchange of ideas on improving govt. performance
From the office of Gov. Kaine: Governor Timothy M. Kaine today launched an online community that allows citizens to submit ideas for improving government performance and to collaborate with others to highlight those worthy of consideration through an interactive voting feature. Read more >
June 19, 2008
Gov. Kaine’s proposed transportation legislation
From the office of Gov. Kaine: “Governor Timothy M. Kaine today stood with members of the House and Senate and released his proposed transportation legislation to be considered during the upcoming special session of the General Assembly. The GovernorÂ’s legislation will provide much-needed funding for our growing highway maintenance needs; fund congestion relief in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads; and invest in more innovative, energy-efficient transportation solutions.” Read more >
June 13, 2008
Delegate Dance to Hold Town Hall Meeting June 18th
Del. Rosalyn R. Dance will hold a Town Hall meeting June 18, 6:30-7:45pm, at Union Train Station, 103 River St. The meeting will address, among other things, the past General Assembly session, college financing, and transportation. Also, a Q&A session will be held, and written suggestions for the 2009 session of the General Assembly will be collected. Read more >
March 14, 2008
Miss the Governor’s town hall meeting? Not to despair…
From the Gov’s office — Governor Timothy M. Kaine today [Mar 13] highlighted the success of his 2008 legislative agenda, which included major initiatives in mental health reform, economic development, early education, campaign and election reform, consumer protection, public safety, children‚Äôs services and environmental protection. As the legislature adjourned sine die, the Governor issued the following statement: Read more >
March 3, 2008
Gov. Kaine brings Town Hall Meeting to ARGS
Governor Timothy M. Kaine will begin a series of statewide town hall meetings on Monday, March 10 through the reconvened session, to discuss the budget and legislation passed during the 2008 General Assembly Session and take questions from the public. No sign-in is required to attend or ask questions. All town hall meetings are open to the public and media. The meeting comes to Petersburg Tuesday March 11, 6:30-8pm, at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, 512 W. Washington St.
January 14, 2008
Del. Dance on this year’s General Assembly
In today’s P-I, Del. Dance highlights bills she is patroning/co-patroning. The article concludes with an invitation to the public: “Hearing from you helps us represent you better. Let us assist you in scheduling a tour of the capitol, or maybe a time for you to observe your government at work from the House Chamber Balcony. We will be in Richmond until March 11 and can be reached at (804) 698-1063″ or by email.
January 6, 2008
Richmond Sunlight, with new (and handy) VA General Assembly bill tracking tools
RichmondSunlight.com, a user-friendly VA General Assembly bill tracking engine dynamo, currently counts approx. 550 House and Senate bills to be considered in the coming session. This site now helps folks keep track of the various and sundry bills by way of tools including: newest bills, most watched bills, most discussed bills, newest comments, tag clouds (you can follow all the bills under a particular category, e.g., payday lending), and a bills-of-personal-interest-portfolio-building-tool called Photosynthesis.
November 26, 2007
2008 Virginia Assembly proposed legislation is starting to roll in
If you want to stay apprised, and/or if you want to read an interesting sea turtle -slash- lawmaking analogy, check out Richmond Sunlight.
