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boards in that, unlike the General Assembly, school boards actually appear to be able to get things done from time to time. Delegate Lingamfelter smiled and withdrew his amendment. HB 783 went on to pass, 95-1. The one “no” vote was a result of another timehonored tradition done to haze new members. On uncontroversial new members’ bills, fellow members initially push the button to vote “no” and then change their votes to “yes.” One of the veteran members apparently wasn’t fast enough changing his vote before the roll closed and then he got hazed as well.
On to business, the multilane expansion and tolling of I81, proposed by a consortium of large construction companies, has created a tsunami wave of opposition among Shenandoah Valley citizens, history buffs, preservation groups and businesses across the Commonwealth. One of my first acts as your Delegate was to introduce HJ 143, which requests V-DOT to halt negotiations with STAR
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