I’ll be spending a good chunk of Monday hanging out around the General Assembly. It will be my first visit to the proper chambers, since they were in temporary quarters for the past few years while the building was renovated. (I went in high school, but I barely remember.) Can anybody recommend anything interesting I should watch? Nothing on the calendar jumps out at me.
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Posted by Lowell on 18 January 02008 @ 5am
Waldo, you might find Courts of Justice interesting – it starts one-half hour after Session ends.
Posted by Ben Cline on 18 January 02008 @ 11am
After your Downtown work is done, perhaps you should consider watching a couple of Happy Hour beers disappear at Chiocca’s.
Posted by F.T. Rea on 18 January 02008 @ 1pm
I’d advocate watching the debacle in the Courts of Justice committee followed by the Criminal Law sub-committee where your duly elected representatives will attempt to destroy the civil rights of thousands of people. If that’s not interesting, what is?
Posted by L. Lawless on 19 January 02008 @ 1am
Coalition for Virginians with Mental Disabilities (broad-based mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse coalition) annual coalition rally/lobby day takes place tomorrow. 10 – 11 am at St. Paul’s (right across from GAB). Hundreds of participants. Lots of legislators expected to stop by on their way to floor session. At 7:00 pm the House Courts mental health subcommittee will be taking up HB 499, the omnibus bill for involuntary committment, arguably the biggest changes that may take place to Virginia’s mental health law in about 30 years. House Room D, 7:00 pm.
Posted by Coalition Rally on 20 January 02008 @ 11am
Wow, sounds like there’s lots going on!
Terry & Jason, I’m afraid I can’t join y’all. I’m headed down with my wife and sister-and-law, and I’m slave to their schedule and route. Next time, though, eh?
Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 20 January 02008 @ 10pm
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