According to the Associated Press, the legislature will reconvene on June 23 to discuss a transportation funding package. As noted by the AP, partisan and regional disagreements are enormous impediments to a compromise.
Entries Tagged as 'Transportation'
General Assembly to return June 23
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · General Assembly, Gov. Kaine, Transportation
Tags:
Supreme Court rejects transportation plan
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments · General Assembly, Supreme Court of Virginia, Transportation
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled today that the regional transportation plan for Northern Virginia violates the state constitution.
The constitution bars the imposition of taxes by non-elected bodies such as the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn wrote for a unanimous court. It doesn’t matter that the all but two of the members [...]
Tags:
Supreme Court hears transportation authority arguments
January 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Supreme Court of Virginia, Transportation
Attorneys for opponents of regional transportation authorities told the Supreme Court of Virginia today that the General Assembly cannot delegate the power to impose taxes to non-elected bodies.
William G. Broaddus, responding for the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, countered that no delegation is involved because the legislature specified the type of taxes and fees and their [...]
Tags:
Supreme Court to hear challenges to transportation plan
December 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Northern Virginia, Supreme Court of Virginia, Transportation
The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted expedited review and will hear arguments Jan. 8 on the constitutionality of regional transportation the General Assembly adopted for Northern Virginia.
That means the court will hear two related cases, Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Record No. 071959 and Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County v. Northern Virginia [...]
Tags:
Arlington judge upholds transportation authorities
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Arlington, Transportation
Arlington Circuit Judge Benjamin N.A. Kendrick yesterday upheld the new law allowing for the establishment of regional transportation authorities that can issue bonds and impose taxes.
This 2007 General Assembly, as part of a comprehensive transportation package, authorized the creation of authorities in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
Richmond lawyer Patrick McSweeney and the challengers [...]
Tags:
Suit takes aim at driver ‘fees,’ transportation plan
August 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Civil Remedial Fees, Transportation
A group of anti-tax conservative activists filed a lawsuit yesterday in Richmond Circuit Court, challenging the state’s new scheme of “abusive driver” fees and the transportation plan passed by the 2007 General Assembly, reports The Associated Press. The 25-page, 13-count lawsuit was filed by Richmond lawyer Patrick McSweeney.
Plaintiffs in the suit include Del. Robert [...]
Tags:
