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Virginia House bill 1160: Unlawful detention of United States citizens. Prevents any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the conduct of the investigation, prosecution, or detention of a United States citizen in violation of the United States Constitution, Constitution of Virginia, or any Virginia law or regulation.

The Commonwealth of Virginia would begin minting its own gold and silver coins as an alternative currency to the U.S. dollar under a bill that Virginia Del. Bob Marshall says he will file in coming days.

Last night Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) had a town hall meeting to talk about the rash of violent crime that has been happening there recently. VCDL and the press were there. Things started off on a sour note as a VCU police officer tried to tell VCDL member Don Litton that he could not video tape on campus because it was "private property."

Coverage from Richmond Channel 6 (CBS):

Virginia Hemp Law

Laws and Resolutions Authorizing Hemp Research

Year Passed: 1999
Summary: The Virginia Legislature approved House Joint Resolution 94 "memorializing the United States Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to permit the controlled, experimental cultivation of industrial hemp in Virginia."

Virginia Tech Shooting: Shots Fired At Virginia Tech, Gunman Spotted

Gunshots were reported near a parking lot on the Virginia Tech campus on Thursday, according to a Twitter alert issued by the school.

The political machine continues to be running scared of the magnitude of Ron Paul's impact on their charade, and will continue to stop at nothing to undermine his ability to become President Paul. The most recent developments of the 'Gingrich fails to make ballot in Virginia' debacle. << Should have known that sounded too good to be true...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia motorists are being ticketed and convicted of a violation that is not a crime under state law: driving without proof of insurance.

Looks like only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney will be on the Virginia primary GOP ballot. I hope the CNN reporters ask Gingrich and Perry if they will consider 3rd party runs, seeing as how they are unelectable.

For more than two weeks, the University of Virginia has been in an uproar over the abrupt resignation of school President Teresa Sullivan. Sullivan stepped down after just two years in office, citing "philosophical differences" with the institution's governing Board of Visitors. The June 10 announcement shocked students and faculty, who had just finished graduation festivities and had begun settling in for a hot, quiet summer surrounded by the Charlottesville school's neoclassical columns and red brick architecture.