Senator Webb is asking the right question of the administration. I’m looking forward to the response.
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LIS adds schedule feeds.
Check it out: the General Assembly’s meeting schedule is now available in ICS or RSS format. That’s a nice addition.
Commendations require a size cap.
The tag clouds on Richmond Sunlight have been having a little trouble. Given that a quarter of all General Assembly bills are commendations, the word “commendation” has been so enormous as to dwarf everything else. So I’ve had to artificially cap the size of that tag to prevent it from taking over. Next time your …
HB2945: No need to yield to pedestrians.
Unless I’m missing something, Del. Jackson Miller’s HB2945 would eliminate the law that requires drivers to yield to pedestrians. I cannot imagine what would motivate him to file such a bill.
Landes’ HR45: Webcasts and telecasts of proceedings.
On Tuesday, Del. Steve Landes (R-Augusta) introduced HR45, which would create a one-year pilot projected to provide internet-based video and audio transmission of House of Delegates sessions. Providing an MP3 stream and — far better — daily MP3s of House proceedings would be enormously valuable. Citizens could take that resource and use it for all …
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Should D.C. residents have a House vote?
Brian, of Snapped Shot, thinks Rep. Tom Davis is nuts to support a House vote for D.C. residents.
VPAP lists lobbyists.
Virginia’s original open government website, The Virginia Public Access Project, has added a lobbyists section. They list all registered General Assembly lobbyists, the companies for whom they lobby, and to whom those companies have given money and how much. This is a brilliant and helpful bridge between lobbying and contributions, making the money trail all …
Richmond Sunlight press conference.
The press event for Richmond Sunlight will be held tomorrow, at 9:30am, in the General Assembly briefing room adjacent to House Room C. Rev. C. Douglas Smith (the Virginia Interfaith Center’s executive director), Delegate Chris Saxman and I will all participate. All are welcome, of course — bloggers and traditional journalists alike.
Carpitcher case goes before Virginia Supreme Court.
Aleck Carpitcher has a shot at being freed from prison. His girlfriend’s nine-year-old daughter didn’t like him, so she accused him of molesting her. Carpitcher was convicted solely on her claim, sentenced to 38 years. Then she recanted, admitting that she’d made up the charge to get him out of the house. But the state’s …
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What else is new?
A headline for all occasions: “New Jersey eyed as source of stench.”