The Aisle News

08/17/2020

This website is no longer live. The internship program was paused when the staff involved left the legislature. Maybe one day it will be restarted.

01/30/2013

Delegate Todd Gilbert in the Virginia House of Delegates teaming up with the Aclu to protect privacy rights in the Virginia General Assembly

RICHMOND, VA - Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) is teaming up with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in an effort to pass HB 1616, legislation that would limit government use of drone aircraft technology in Virginia Delegate Gilbert expressed concern regarding the potential misuse of the…

01/30/2013

Virginia House of Delegates Chris Stolle's Bill to Fight the "Brain Drain" in Schools

RICHMOND, VA – Studies have shown that lower income students may lose much of what they learned in school the previous year over a long summer break. Norfolk Public School Superintendent Samuel King and Delegate Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) discussed methods to address this problem and as a resu...

01/28/2013

Delgates Barry Knight & Lee Ware in the Virginia House of Delegates decide it's time to Cut Bait in the Virginia General Assembly and stop the overfishing of Menhaden

RICHMOND, VA - While once a delicacy, today the Menhaden, a small fish that inhabits both the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean of Virginia, is used primarily today in omega-3 supplements, as fishmeal, and as a baitfish. For some time now, Menhaden have been overfished in the Chesapeake Bay. “I...

01/21/2013

Virginia Senate/Virginia General Assembly's Creigh Deeds bill to review electoral process in VA to save money and increase efficiency

RICHMOND, VA – Elections are big business in the United States. Candidates hire campaign managers, political consultants, purchase advertisements on TV, put up signs, mail out campaign literature, and make phone calls. While most of us are aware of the money that the campaigns spend on elections, ...

01/18/2013

Delegate Chris Stolle Streamlining Government to Improve Schools

RICHMOND, VA - There has been a great deal of discussion over the last four years regarding the potential benefits of charter schools in Virginia, however, according to Delegate Christopher P. Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, no new charter schools have opened during that time. HB 2076 is an attempt to st...

02/10/2012

In many ways, Virginia prides itself on being different from other states. We Virginians often cite our state’s many successes and awards as proof that we do things better here and that being different is not always a bad thing. Currently, in Virginia a small business is defined as one having 250 ...

02/10/2012

Ever since the Kelo v. City of New London case in 2005, legislators have been paying particularly close attention to their state’s eminent domain and property rights laws. The Virginia General Assembly has analyzed the Code of Virginia in search of methods to protect Virginians and private property...

02/10/2012

Currently, the federal health care program does not allow legal immigrants to receive Medicaid and FAMIS during their first five years as citizens of the United States. However, individually states may choose to “opt” in and allow individuals access to medical assistance from the government if they...

02/10/2012

There are a number of children in Virginia who have been going to our schools, speak English, who have no memory of any other country but the United States, and who have been living here illegally for their entire lives. As Americans, it is in our nature to protect children, the elderly, and those ...

02/10/2012

It is extremely expensive to invest in and build new electrical utility facilities, and there is a lengthy approval process. There is a movement right now to find and develop alternative energy sources to protect the environment and to alleviate our dangerous dependence on foreign oil. Because of o...