Sunday, April 21, 2013
Watts discussed two of many bills she and other local representatives will focus on passing in 2013.
Del. Vivian Watts (D-39th) spoke to a room of about 50 residents Wednesday afternoon at Greenspring Community in Springfield. During her speech, Watts updated residents on transportation funding, two bills she's currently working on and answered questions from the audience. Watts explained that the 2013 General Assembly finally passed a package for new transportation funding that will total more than $1 billion by 2017, and residents should soon see some action on improving local roads in Northern Virginia — including the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and Spring Village Drive, the entrance to the Greenspring Community. In the past, Watts has openly expressed her concerns about the improvement in the 39th District of local roads, …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Preparing for U.S. monetary collapse, Annandale Dels. Kory, Watts and Scott voted against a proposal from Del. Bob Marshall that would weigh need for Commonwealth's own gold and silver coins.
A measure introduced by Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas) to study a Virginia currency is now in front of the state Senate after approval from the House of Delegates on Monday. The House voted, 65-32, for the study of a metallic-based monetary unit in the event the U.S. dollar crumbles. Read the entire bill, as approved by the House. Annandale Dels. Kaye Kory (D-38th) and Vivian Watts (D-39th) voted against the bill. Del. Jim Scott (D-53rd) also voted against the bill. According to the bill, the committee would meet four times this year to "consider recommendations for legislation, with respect to the need, means and schedule for establishing a metallic-based monetary unit to serve as a contingency currency for the Commonwealth." The bill …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dels. Kaye Kory, Vivian Watts, Sens. Dick Saslaw, Chap Petersen, and other lawmakers gather in Richmond for the 2013 Virginia General Assembly.
The Virginia General Assembly convened Wednesday for its 2013 session at the state Capitol in Richmond with lots of hot-button issues before them such as transportation, school security, gun laws and uranium mining. As they arrived today, lawmakers likely saw several hundred protesting demonstrators on both sides of the abortion debate demonstrating outside of the Capitol. According to Richmond Sunlight, the 100 members of the House of Delegates have filed 1,153 bills and the 40 members of the Senate have filed 597. The 140 elected representatives are from an equal number of constituent districts across the commonwealth. The House of Delegates is presided over by the Speaker of the House. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant …
