WMAL GUEST: 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - GEARY HIGGINS - Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates – Recapped this legislative session, his legislative priorities and what’s next 
SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/GearyHiggins
ABOUT THIS SESSION OF THE VA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
On the evening of Feb. 22, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned after a short, 45-day session. The session got off to a rocky start after a winter storm and power outage disrupted the water supply system in Richmond and the surrounding area, delaying the start to the session. In the beginning of the session there were nearly 2,000 bills introduced. Of those, roughly 900 are headed to the desk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin. He now has until March 24 to sign, amend or veto each of these bills. After he has done that, the general assembly will return to Richmond on April 2 to vote on the governor’s actions. The bills that the governor and both chambers agree to then become law on July 1.
GEARY’S BILLS: More than 150 bills sponsored by Republicans were never given a hearing at all, including 5 of Geary’s bills –  Banning Sanctuary Cities, Parent’s Bill Rights, School Safety, etc. Dems did however hear and pass a bunch of absurd bills that the Governor already vetoed last year.
JAMES MONROE’S HOME: Geary is working very hard on getting James Monroe’s home, “Oak Hill”, which is in his district in Loudoun, to be a State Park. This would be huge for the Commonwealth and Nova specifically. Might be a good question to ask “Did the Democrats fail on getting this in the budget?”
CBS: A plan to make James Monroe's Virginia estate a state park was rejected. Now, it's in limbo.


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Episode: Monday, March 24, 2025 / 8 AM Hour 

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<li>WMAL GUEST: 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - GEARY HIGGINS - Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates &ndash; Recapped this legislative session, his legislative priorities and what&rsquo;s next&nbsp;</li>
<li>SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://x.com/GearyHiggins">https://x.com/GearyHiggins</a></li>
<li><a href="https://appvoices.org/2025/03/17/vaga-wraps-up/">ABOUT THIS SESSION OF THE VA GENERAL ASSEMBLY</a></li>
<li>On the evening of Feb. 22, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned after a short, 45-day session. The session got off to a rocky start after a winter storm and power outage disrupted the water supply system in Richmond and the surrounding area, delaying the start to the session. In the beginning of the session there were nearly 2,000 bills introduced. Of those, roughly 900 are headed to the desk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin. He now has until March 24 to sign, amend or veto each of these bills. After he has done that, the general assembly will return to Richmond on April 2 to vote on the governor&rsquo;s actions. The bills that the governor and both chambers agree to then become law on July 1.</li>
<li>GEARY&rsquo;S BILLS: More than 150 bills sponsored by Republicans were never given a hearing at all, including 5 of Geary&rsquo;s bills &ndash;&nbsp; Banning Sanctuary Cities, Parent&rsquo;s Bill Rights, School Safety, etc. Dems did however hear and pass a bunch of absurd bills that the Governor already vetoed last year.</li>
<li>JAMES MONROE&rsquo;S HOME: Geary is working very hard on getting James Monroe&rsquo;s home, &ldquo;Oak Hill&rdquo;, which is in his district in Loudoun, to be a State Park. This would be huge for the Commonwealth and Nova specifically. Might be a good question to ask &ldquo;Did the Democrats fail on getting this in the budget?&rdquo;</li>
<li>CBS:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-monroe-virginia-estate-state-park-plan-rejected/">A plan to make James Monroe's Virginia estate a state park was rejected. Now, it's in limbo.</a></li>
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