Democratic Leader Filler-Corn wrongly claimed Governor Northam’s budget wasn’t paid for with $1.2 billion in higher taxes on 600,000 middle class Virginians. The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s editorial board disagreed — strongly.
House Republicans announced a unified front behind a plan offering tax relief to 2.7 million low and middle income Virginians. The House GOP plan blocks Governor Northam’s “hidden tax increase” on 600,000 middle class taxpayers.
The measure not only drew ire from Democrats, it sparked an angry confrontation between advocates of the bill and the Republican state senator who sponsored it.
Virginia is close to becoming the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, but the legislation now faces a House of Delegates where it has died five times in the past eight years.
As the confirmation hearings continue, Barr will also be grilled on presidential powers, immigration enforcement, abortion, torture, protections for journalists, and his past actions in previous administrations.
Del. Bob Thomas’ bill would eliminate the age cap for coverage of ASD by health insurance plans. Current law requires coverage from ages two through ten. Thomas says its time for families to have access to life-changing treatments.
The move by Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment (R-James City County) and Senator Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) could be an election-savvy effort to set up all 19 Senate Democrats to vote on a bill that is widely unpopular in the small business community.
The bill from Delegate Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) would mean that 10 processors could run up to 20 medical cannabis dispensaries across the state, four times more than the five already approved by the Board of Pharmacy.
“We are not going to participate in that. We are not going to discuss that. That is a non-starter for this caucus, and we are not going to go along with it,” said House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) regarding Governor Ralph Northam’s tax proposals.
As no ground has yet been made by either party in Congress on reopening the federal government, President Trump remains steadfast in building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, which has now been dubbed “peaches.”
