Donate Life Virginia (DLVA) acknowledges Delegate Villanueva for his commitment to supporting organ, eye and tissue donation in Virginia. This past session, Delegate Villanueva sponsored House Bill 330 which gave the Virginia Transplant Council more freedom to hire and compensate their own employees. It authorizes the Council to manage both the Virginia Donor Registry and [...]
Earlier this morning, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce held a press conference in the Jefferson Room at the Capitol to announce the release of its 2012 Legislative Report Card, the first of its kind, and to recognize the winners of the Chamber’s legislative awards. Among those recognized for their pro-business voting record, Delegate Ron Villanueva [...]
According to MoneyRates.com, Virginia is the best state in the country to make a living in 2012. Soaring from fourth place on last year’s list, Virginia takes the number one spot based on factors like average income, cost of living (based on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index), state income take rate and unemployment rate. [...]
Friends and Neighbors, I would like to first publicly thank the men and women of the Capitol Police who work tirelessly to keep all visitors, secretaries, interns, aides, and elected officials safe and to protect our Capitol grounds. We are all very grateful for their sense of duty and professionalism. This last week, the focus [...]
Friends and Neighbors, With less than a week remaining in the 2012 General Assembly Session, it is my hope that the Senate can reach an agreement on our budget to ensure Virginia’s government is working to meet its responsibilities to the citizens of the Commonwealth. After both budget bills have come before the Senate and [...]
Friends and Neighbors, On Thursday, we passed the House version of the 2012-2014 biennial budget. Our structurally balanced budget makes strategic investments in the core areas of government that House Republicans have emphasized this Session – helping create private sector jobs, improving education opportunities, protecting our families, and ensuring we have a more efficient and [...]
Congratulations to the Virginia Beach fifth grade finalists who have qualified to compete for first place in this year’s Battle of the Books, being held at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library this upcoming Saturday, February 25, at 6pm. The members of the winning team will enjoy gift certificates to Barnes & Noble and a trophy [...]
