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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot every week on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now for a conversation about Virginia politics. This week, Bob stops by WINA’s studio on his way back from Richmond, where he’s covering the General Assembly.First up for discussion is the proposed resolution calling for the state to apologize for its role in the slave trade. Bob has the details on a new resolution introduced today by Delegate Frank Hargove, and says he thinks Delegate Donald McEachin’s bill calling for an apology will be re-worded to express “profound regret.”
The other piece of news in Richmond this week is a possible breakthrough on a transportation plan to raise money to build new roads in the state. Gibson says the plan is not a done-deal due to a concern that much of the funding will come from local taxes, as well as a fear of relying too much on bond initiatives. Coy and Bob also talk about the death of Delegate Ken Plum’s bill to require recorded votes in subcommittees. There’s also a slew of redistricting bills before the General Assembly, including one introduced in the Senate by Creigh Deeds that made its way out of the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. |