Martin Luther King vs.
Confederate icons:
Whose holiday should come first?
Some admirers of Confederate
Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson disagree with the governor's
plan to split the state's King-Jackson-Lee Day into two state holidays.
[Full story by April Duran]
A shot in the arm for
immunizations
Delegate Preston Bryant,
R-Lynchburg, is pushing for measures to ensure that all children are
immunized from major diseases at an early age, the Lynchburg News
& Advance reported. His bill recommends that insurance companies
cover the cost of vaccination shots for measles, mumps, rubella, polio,
hepatitis and other childhood diseases.
The ties that bind
Four senior Democrats arrived
in the House of Delegates on Thursday wearing identical ties, The
Roanoke Times reported. Their ties were red, black and blue and
displayed the Latin phrase "Non illegitimi carborundom." On the back
of each tie was a loose translation: "Don't let the b------- grind
you down."
Democrats seek money for
services
Democrats in both chambers
of the General Assembly are seeking more than $100 million over the
next two years for programs to improve mental health services, assist
families caring for elderly relatives, aid unemployed textile workers
and help poor children gain health insurance, the Richmond
Times-Dispatch reported.
Lawmaker, governor clash
over standards
Delegate Alan Diamonstein,
D-Newport News, stole the floor during a House budget committee meeting
by opposing Gov. Jim Gilmore's proposal to establish performance standards
for state colleges and universities, The
Roanoke Times reported. Gilmore's budget plan calls for performance
agreements to go into effect at each college and university by July
1, 2001.
