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"What
we do to poor women is the worst of all possible worlds. We say,
'Yep it's cancer, but we can't do anything.'"
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Del. Kristen J. Amundson, D-Fairfax, referring to the current
cancer screening program available for low-income, uninsured women.
She and other lawmakers are proposing legislation to pay for cervical
and breast cancer treatment for these women diagnosed through
a state-screening program. (Source: Richmond
Times-Dispatch)
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At
4 p.m. today, the Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on
Public Education meets in the East Conference Room on the third
floor of the General Assembly Building.
At
8:30 a.m. tomorrow, the House Transportation Committee meets in
House Room C of the General Assembly Building.
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During the 1999 elections, members of the General Assembly received
more than half their money from 150 groups and individuals.
Here
are the top donors,
and how they fared during the 2000 legislative session.
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House speaker delays re-election
of state auditor
House Speaker S. Vance
Wilkins Jr., R-Amherst, known for playing hardball politics, hindered
the expected re-election yesterday of the General Assembly's chief
accountant, according to the Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
He did so in apparent retaliation
on the auditor, who exposed questionable spending by Republican Gov.
Jim Gilmore on such programs as the no-car-tax plan.
Although Wilkins never
said whether he was motivated by partisan revenge, other Republicans
said the speaker was showing his dislike of embarrassing investigations
by Auditor of Public Accounts Walter J. Kucharski.
Gilmore sends 500 e-mails
for car-tax support
Five hundred e-mails in
support of the car-tax cut were sent out the other day from Gov. James
S. Gilmore III to his most faithful supporters around the state, and
eventually the message reached delegates and senators, according to
The Washington Post.
"Right now, Virginia legislature
is preparing to break the promise they made to the people of Virginia
to fully phase out the car tax," read part of the note that came from
Ray Allen, the Republican governor's main message man. Allen, a Richmond-based
consultant, runs media and direct-mail campaigns for GOP politicians.
The e-mail repeated all
the important things Gilmore has been saying: that the budget had
money to cut the car tax and that the General Assembly was spending
billions of dollars in taxpayer money. "Let's remind them that it's
our money they're spending and we want them to keep their promise
to give us a little bit back," Allen said in the e-mail.
Drunk-driving opponent
arrested for DUI
State Sen. Thomas K. Norment
Jr. of James City County, a legislator who has cracked down on drunk
driving throughout his career, was arrested for driving under the
influence early Tuesday morning, according to the Daily
Press of Newport News.
Police stopped him when
he headed back to his Capitol office after he had "a couple of drinks"
with friends during dinner. The 54-year-old Republican Senate leader
expressed embarrassment during a short interview with the Daily Press
on Tuesday.
He didn't deny the allegations
and offered no excuses. "I'm very regretful about what has happened
and intend to accept the responsibilities for it," he said.
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