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he governor ana Democrats Monday sat down to search for possible compromises concerning welfare reform. After emerging from behind closed doors. Gov. Allen threatened once again to veto the legislation.
But Lt. Gov. Beyer, who led the Democratic representation to the governor’s meeting, said he thinks the two groups are closer to a compromise and in more agreement than others speculate.
Attorney General James S. Gilmore III has been achieving some success with his legislative agenda.
The Courts of Justice Committee approved a measure that would broaden the authority of grand juries that can be assembled to investigate crimes that cross local boundaries.
The bill, sought by Attorney General Gilmore, would allow multijurisdictional grand juries to investigate any alleged felony crime instead of only drug-related crimes.
Mr. Gilmore’s proposal to'amend the state constitution for victims rights unanimously passed the Senate on Monday.
The amendment would grant crime victims the right to address the circuit court during sentencing, to be advised when the offender is released and to confer with the prosecutor.
This proposal will have to be passed again by next year’s General Assembly and then be approved in a statewide referendum.
Mr. Gilmore is planning to conduct a series of forums on college campuses to address the sexual assault issue.
The forums will explore solutions to this serious problem. “Protecting women from sexual assault on Virginia’s college campuses is a serious problem that demands serious solutions,” Mr. Gilmore said. “I want to use these public forums to talk oneon-one with the students and inform them of their legal rights and hear firsthand what their concerns are.”
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