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Valentine Seeks More Open Government
   posted 10:44 pm Thu January 03, 2008 - Lynchburg, VA
tags:  valentine   •   general assembly   •   legislat
Virginia's General Assembly session starts next week - and Lynchburg's Delegate says she plans to fight for a more open government.  Shannon Valentine is working on a bill that would make all sub-committee votes public.
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Right now, any two lawmakers can kill a bill without the public ever finding out who they are.  She's also helping write a bill that could make Virginia politics more competitive.

Every 10 years, the majority party in Richmond gets to re-draw district lines, often to its benefit.  Valentine thinks it's time for change.

ABC 13 myTAKE - What's Your Opinion?Del. Shannon Valentine, (D) 23rd District - "I really believe, regardless of who's in power after the next census, they should not have the right to draw the district lines -- that it really should be a non-partisan or bi-partisan panel.  And, I think this is the right time for Virginia to make that decision."

Delegate Valentine also hopes to find more money in the budget for mental health issues.
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