Virginia Faces Major Fiscal Clash in 1976 Assembly
Richmond AP says the 1976 Virginia General Assembly faces a major fiscal clash as Gov. Mills Godwin and lawmakers weigh a tight budget. With about $7 billion planned for 1976 78, concerns include possible deficits, cuts to local aid, and potential layoffs. Godwin hints at restraint on bonds or tax hikes, while assembly members discuss revenue boosts and new taxes. The governor also plans to unveil an anticrime package including penalties for using a gun in crime, aiming for stronger crime control.
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Virginia General Assembly
Mills Godwin
Assembly
Godwin
Virginia press groups honor two Virginia papers
The Newport News Times-Herald and the Dumfries Potomac News win Virginia Press Association awards for community service and journalistic integrity. Times-Herald earns a second straight community service prize. Potomac News is recognized among nondailies.
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Newport News Times-Herald
Dumfries
Potomac News
Virginia Press Association
VPA
Times-Herald
Newport News Daily Press
Virginia says 2,200 awaiting transfer to state prison system
The State Corrections Department reports about 2,200 convicted persons are held in local jails across Virginia awaiting transfer to state facilities, while the state system faces a capacity shortfall of roughly 700 beds. Jails house 4,763 inmates of 4,693 capacity, with Roanoke City Jail and Fairfax County Jail the most over capacity.
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State Corrections Department
Virginia
Roanoke City
Fairfay County
Halifax
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Powhatan Correctional Center
Powhatan
Mecklenburg County
Powhatan Center
Southampton Correctional Center
Jack F. Davis
Snow Boosts Holiday Ski Attendance Across Regions
Snowstorms push strong holiday crowds at many resorts, with Aspen shattering single day attendance on Dec 30 at 15 722 and Christmas week up 16 percent. New York and Pennsylvania see solid gains while Far West reports the only declines due to sparse snow.
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Aspen
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Vail
Colo
Ford
New York State
Commerce Department
Associated Press
Far West
California
Nevada
Hans von Nolde
Squaw Valley
Cal Conniff
The
National Ski Areas Association
Conniff
Big Tupper
New York
Adirondack Mountains
Stowe
Hunter
N.Y. Vail
Sun Valley
Caucus Tentatively Okays 4-Cent Gasoline Tax Hike
A bipartisan group of 14 Northern Virginia legislators tentatively supports a four cent gas tax to fund a 68 million Metro operating deficit over two fiscal years. The plan targets Fairfax Arlington Alexandria Falls Church and Fairfax City with a two year levy and possible wider adoption statewide. The measure ties to a Metro management audit and faces a difficult fight in the General Assembly.
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Northern Virginia
Fairfax
Arlington Counties
Alexandria
Falls Church
Fairfax City
Metro
Virginia
Carrington Williams
General Assembly
Highway Trust Fund
Gaso
Clarke County Humane Society forms local chapter meeting
Thirty five Clarke County residents attended a Humane Society official talk on forming a local chapter. Fifteen Handley High School Practical Nursing students were capped in Handley High School auditorium. Police in London pursued the Westminster Abbey Stone of Scone theft, a symbol of the English Scottish crown union.
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Winchester School of Practical Nursing
Handley High School
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