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"I
have to tell you, I think the board has become a holding pool
for some cronies of the governor until they can move on to other
jobs."
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Sen. Madison E. Marye, D-Montgomery, referring to the $90,000-plus
salaries that State Parole Board members make.
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a.m. House: Transportation; House Room C, General Assembly Building
8:30 a.m. Senate: Education and Health; Senate Room B, General
Assembly Building
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a.m. House: Health, Welfare & Institutions; Appropriations Room
11:30
a.m. House: Republican Caucus; House Room 4, Capitol
11:30
a.m. House: Democratic Caucus; House Room 1, Capitol
2:30
p.m. Senate: Education & Health Subcommittee on Higher Education;
3rd Floor West Conference Room, GAB
5:00
p.m. Senate: Joint Mtg. of Finance Subcommittees on Public Safety
& General Gov't.; 10th Fl. Conf. Rm., GAB
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Southside Virginia seeks
economic aid
Unemployment has soared
in Southside Virginia, and residents think that NAFTA could be the
culprit. The area has lost more than 3,300 jobs in the past five months
as textile plants are closing their doors to move shop elsewhere.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
reported that more than 200 Southside residents made the trip to the
Capitol to voice their concerns to the House Labor and Commerce Committee.
The Textile Workers Relief Act would create a state program for displaced
workers, giving them at least 24 months of unemployment and health
insurance coverage. The full committee will consider the bill Wednesday
at 10:30 a.m.
Bill would make spreading
AIDS a crime
The House of Delegates
passed a bill making it a misdemeanor for someone to knowingly spread
the AIDS virus, except if the infected person tells his sex partner
he has the human immunodeficiency virus, the Daily
Press reported. The bill, proposed by Delegate Roger McClure,
R-Fairfax, passed the House 71-26 and now goes to the Senate. McClure
said the bill was prompted by a man who knowingly infected 28 women.
Opponents argued that the bill would discourage people from getting
tested for AIDS because they would be afraid of later getting sent
to prison for having sex. They also said it is less strict than the
law against sodomy, which is a felony.
Deposit on containers
dies again
The House General Laws
Committee killed a bill yesterday that would have put a 10-cent deposit
on beverage containers, The
Roanoke Times reported. The bill would have required consumers
to pay the deposit on any beverage container, and was aimed at discouraging
litter and promoting recycling. The committee voted decisively, 16-0,
to kill the bill, which was sponsored by Delegate Creigh Deeds, D-Bath
County. Steve Walker, a representative of Reynolds Metals, said the
proposed legislation would have increased prices, and that the private
sector has developed more innovative ways to promote recycling. Similar
legislation sponsored by Sen. Madison Marye, D-Shawsville, failed
several times.
Senator questions need
for Parole Board
The Virginia Parole Board
can breathe a sigh of relief. The Senate General Laws Committee yesterday
killed a bill that would have abolished the board. The bill was sponsored
by Sen. Madison E. Marye, D-Montgomery, who disputed the need for
the five-member panel, whose members earn about $90,000 apiece. Marye’s
main argument was that the panel would become useless now that felons
convicted after Jan. 1, 1995, must serve their full prison sentences.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
has the full story.
Boards of visitors could
have new look
A House proposal that would
require four-year colleges and universities to put nonvoting student
representatives on their boards of visitors is continuing to pick
up steam, The
Roanoke Times reported. The House Education Committee endorsed
the measure, and the full House of Delegates is likely to take a final
vote on the bill (HB 966) next week. The Senate approved a similar
version of the bill (SB 352). Five universities, including Virginia
Tech, already have nonvoting students on their governing boards.
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