Tuesday morning with the clock approaching 2:00, the House of Delegates voted to not appoint to a judgeship Tracy Thorne-Begland (see roll call vote). After spending more than twelve hours debating and voting on budget amendments and discussing issues … Read more>

Our comments earlier today regarding the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s unprecedented flying of the homosexual pride flag has sparked a media and political frenzy of sorts. Earlier, OneNewsNow.com reported on the controversy, quoting Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb. … Read more>

Last Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee appeared to send a major reform to oblivion without having to go on record: Although it had jurisdiction of HJ 615, a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent tax increases from … Read more>

Tomorrow morning in Senate Room B beginning at 8:30, the Senate Education  and Health Committee will vote on three remaining life bills. Not known for its dedication to the sanctity of life, thus the moniker Committee of Death, makes Thursday’s battle is an … Read more>

Delegate Bob Marshall’s (R-13, Manassas) budget amendment defunding Planned Parenthood passed the House 57-39 within the last minute. The House is debating floor amendments to its proposed budget in a marathon session.

In his floor speech, he cited the recent undercover video … Read more>

Today is crossover at the General Assembly, the day when the House and Senate have to complete work on bills introduced in their respective chambers. Consequently, yesterday the House spent nearly 11 hours on the floor debating bills, with … Read more>

A bill (HB 1440), patroned by Delegate Bob Marshall (R-13, Manassas), to provide protection (civil recourse) for the unborn in cases where they lose their life due to the negligence of another will face an up or … Read more>

Sometimes General Assembly session is tough — and lonely. Certainly, you can feel beat up by the world.

This afternoon, in the House Rules Sub-committee on Studies (yes, there is such a thing), which had a loooooong, drawn out docket (in the … Read more>

This is the first in a series about key issues facing this year’s General Assembly.

Last year, The Family Foundation successfully advocated for the passage of one of our top priority bills: the “Baby Bill.” While the “Baby Bill” closed … Read more>

As we speculated previously (here and here), Jamie Radtke, the organizer of the successful Virginia Tea Party convention in October, will run for office. Specifically, for the U.S. Senate in the 2012 Republican primary, eschewing a 2011 primary opportunity in … Read more>