March 1,
2008
HRTA Struck Down By
Supreme Court
Yesterday, the Virginia
Supreme Court ruled that the transportation plan passed by the
General Assembly last year was unconstitutional. The citizens
in my District were overwhelmingly opposed to it. In 2002, my
husband and I led the kNOw Campaign to oppose a similar plan which
was defeated at the polls by nearly 75% in the 96th District. You
may remember that I spoke against this authority as being
unconstitutional last fall during my campaign.
February 14, 2008
Pogge Says Cuts to K-12 Education Ill Advised
Responding to Governor Kaine's proposed $220 million in cuts to
dedicated funding to K-12 education; Delegate Brenda Pogge issued
this statement:
"By his willingness to raid education funding in order to finance
$600 million in new and expanded programs, I believe that the
Governor is sending a mixed message to all Virginians concerning the
importance of funding core services in uncertain economic times.
Furthermore; out of the $220 million dollars being cut from
education, $165 million will be taken from lottery profits. This
adds insult to injury...."
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February 3,
2008
Visit the
"Governor's
Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness" referenced in
question five.
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March 1, 2008
Senate Democrats
Oppose Parental Rights -
HB1400
On Thursday, the Senate Education and Health
Committee killed a piece of legislation which I authored that would
ensure parents would be allowed to get the results of non-diagnostic
drug screenings for their minor teenagers. This bill passed
the House in a spirit of bi-partisanship with a unanimous
vote. I put this bill in because a constituent told me that he
had taken his grandson to a clinic to have him checked for drugs and
the grandson was told by the clinician that according to Virginia
law, he did not have to consent to the drug test...
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February 7, 2008
Wednesday, the Virginia General Assembly honored a former member and
friend, the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis. All the members
of the House of Delegates and the Senate joined me in patroning
House Joint Resolution 286, Celebrating the Life of Jo Ann Davis.
I was honored to present Jo Ann's husband, Chuck, with a framed
resolution
in a center aisle presentation during the morning session. It
was an emotional moment for all in attendance. Chuck was
joined by his son, Charlie and Jo Ann's sister, Melinda...
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Click here to read the resolution.
February 3,
2008
We are closing in on the half way point of the
2008 General Assembly Session. After a very busy three weeks, I feel
as if I have comfortably settled into my role as your representative
in the 96th House District. I am happy to report that my
first three pieces of legislation passed out of the House last week
unanimously. I fully expect that tomorrow will bring the passage of
the fourth. I owe much to my Legislative Aide, Debra Belcher.
Debra was Delegate Melanie Rapp's Legislative Aide and has been
instrumental in helping me navigate the daily business of the
General Assembly... Read more
February 2,
2008
Delegate Pogge Expresses Disappointment to William & Mary Leadership
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