The General Assembly reached its "crossover" milestone on Tuesday, which usually lightens the load of both chambers for the remainder of the legislative session.  "Crossover" is the deadline by which each body - the House and the Senate - must act on its own legislation so that it can (if passed) move to the other body for consideration.  Surviving House bills are now in the Senate and vice versa.  Needless to say, some bills get more media attention than others.  Below is a link to a Virginian-Pilot synopsis regarding where things stand right now.

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