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2012 General Assembly - Now In Session

Virginia’s state lawmakers are now back in session. What might they do that will affect you?

From funding cuts, to gun rights, to a reinvigorated social conservative agenda, it looks like big change could be coming over the next two months. 

Guests:
Anita Kumar - Richmond-based political reporter for The Washington Post.

Bob Gibson - Executive Director of The Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership and former political writer at The Charlottesville Daily Progress.

Robert North Roberts, J.D., Ph.D. -  Government Policy Specialist.  Author of numerous books on American politics, among them --  Ethics in U.S. Government (Greenwood), The Public Integrity Wars (Praeger), Public Journalism and Political Knowledge (Rowman & Littlefield), and Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns (Greenwood).  Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, James Madison University.

Additional Contributor:
Ben Cline, J.D. - Republican. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 24th House District -- the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista, as well as Bath and Rockbridge counties, plus portions of Amherst and Augusta counties.

Tom Graham was Senior Producer and host of WMRA's Virginia Insight from 2006 to 2015.