http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/21/%e2%80%98one-stop%e2%80%99-licensing-for-new-businesses/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/21/%e2%80%98one-stop%e2%80%99-licensing-for-new-businesses/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:36:37 +0000 Lizi Arbogast http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=26141 New businesses would have an easier time getting licenses and completing other paperwork under a proposed law]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/21/%e2%80%98one-stop%e2%80%99-licensing-for-new-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/10/proposal-to-outlaw-sweepstakes-cafe-submitted/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/10/proposal-to-outlaw-sweepstakes-cafe-submitted/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:29:03 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=24922 A bill introduced last week in the General Assembly could signal that Internet sweepstakes businesses are running out of luck]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/10/proposal-to-outlaw-sweepstakes-cafe-submitted/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/lawmakers-target-car-title-loans/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/lawmakers-target-car-title-loans/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:31 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8906 Now that newly passed regulations have severely hampered the payday loan industry in Virginia, lawmakers are setting their sights on car title lenders. A legislative study committee held its first meeting today at the state capitol to discuss how to approach regulation of car title lenders during the 2010 General Assembly session. Car title lenders ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/lawmakers-target-car-title-loans/feed/ 5 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/18/tougher-runoff-standards-would-slow-growth/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/18/tougher-runoff-standards-would-slow-growth/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:46:41 +0000 Greg Pearson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8598 The state is seeking to reduce the amount of phosphorous runoff allowed by new developments, a measure that could limit the scope of new construction projects if it becomes law. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/18/tougher-runoff-standards-would-slow-growth/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/13/distracted-delegates-exposed/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/13/distracted-delegates-exposed/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:46:00 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6404 And you think you have a productivity problem. A video by a Virginia Commonwealth University journalism student Tracy Kennedy shows how state delegates make use of official time—they check Facebook and shop online using the Capitol’s wireless network. Kennedy photographed legislators surfing the Internet on their Dell laptops during a formal session of the General ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/13/distracted-delegates-exposed/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/10/car-title-lenders-dodge-regulations/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/10/car-title-lenders-dodge-regulations/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:13:14 +0000 Sara Griffith http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5439 The General Assembly continued to tighten the reins on payday lenders this session, while car-title lenders eluded all legislative efforts to regulate their industry. The two sponsors of the payday lending bills – Delegate Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, and Sen. Richard Saslaw, D-Springfield – have expressed their intentions to follow through on car-title lenders next ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/10/car-title-lenders-dodge-regulations/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/19/digital-media-tax-passes-general-assembly/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/19/digital-media-tax-passes-general-assembly/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:43:54 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4853 Yesterday the General Assembly approved a 10 percent tax on hotel room media purchases to fund the attraction of film production projects to the state. The House of Delegates passed the bill with a vote of 69-27. The Senate approved the bill earlier this month by a vote of 36 to 3. The bill now ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/19/digital-media-tax-passes-general-assembly/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/17/eye-on-the-general-assembly-house-budget-bill-tunes-out-public-broadcasting/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/17/eye-on-the-general-assembly-house-budget-bill-tunes-out-public-broadcasting/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:36:38 +0000 Tracy C. Kennedy http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4723 The House Appropriations Committee has recommended eliminating the state’s contribution to public broadcasting stations, and the PBS organization in Richmond is seeking viewers’ help to save its funding. The proposed cut comes as the General Assembly considers slashing expenditures for an array of services, including public schools and Medicaid, to plug a $4 billion hole ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/17/eye-on-the-general-assembly-house-budget-bill-tunes-out-public-broadcasting/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/03/smoking-bills-advance-in-senate/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/03/smoking-bills-advance-in-senate/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:04:44 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4084 Smoking is a hot topic in this year’s General Assembly. Several bills were introduced in the Senate that either ban or regulate smoking in Virginia. The Senate Education and Health Committee voted last week to allow five of those bills to move forward and appear before the full Senate. The bills considered by the committee ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/03/smoking-bills-advance-in-senate/feed/ 0