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Chris Suarez

Senate committee says 'no' to dreamers - The Arlington Catholic Herald - 0 views

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    Virginia Senate legislation designed to give in-state tuition to undocumented childhood arrivals was defeated last week by a Health and Education Committee vote of 6-7. Senate Bill 249, patroned by Sen. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) and known as the Virginia DREAM Act, sparked heated rhetoric on whether state or federal legislators should be held responsible for immigration-related measures.
Chris Suarez

Virginia House Kills Bill To Ban Ex-Gay Therapy on Youth | Gay Richmond News, Entertain... - 0 views

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    The Virginia House subcommittee tabled a measure that would have banned conversion or "ex-gay" therapy programs for minors, on a 4 to 1 party line vote early Thursday Morning. The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association are among the organizations condemning gay conversion therapy.
Chris Suarez

A-F School Accreditation Delay Passes Senate, Awaits Vote in House | Williamsburg Yorkt... - 0 views

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    A bill to delay and possibly change the proposed A-F grading scale for public schools is making its way through the General Assembly. The House of Delegates Education Committee approved a bill last week that would delay implementation of the A-F school grading system that ranks schools based on SOL performance. A school that gets an "A" receives full accreditation and a school that receives an "F" can lose accreditation.
Michael Melkonian

Watchdog group blasts General Assembly's "murky practices" - RVANews - 0 views

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    Transparency Virginia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan legislative watchdog group, released a report last Tuesday highlighting "murky practices" and "disturbing" findings from the 2015 General Assembly session with regard to unrecorded votes and short notices for committee meetings.
ashjor

House OKs transporting loaded shotguns - RVANews - 0 views

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    Virginians who have a concealed handgun permit could legally transport loaded shotguns in vehicles under a bill that passed the House of Delegates on a split vote this week.
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