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On Richmond Morning News with Jimmy Barrett, Delegate Cox discussed the progress of several bills, including the teacher tenure bill, at the midway point of the Session. Click here to listen to the interview.
RICHMOND – Delegate Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, hosted about 50 members of the Virginia Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America for their annual “Storm the Hill” on Jan. 23. It was the 15th straight year Cox hosted the group of military officers who were at the General Assembly to meet with [...]
BY MASON BROWN (CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE) RICHMOND – As the General Assembly enters the third week of its 2012 session, the delegates representing the Tri-Cities – Kirk Cox of Colonial Heights, Rosalyn Dance of Petersburg and Riley Ingram of Hopewell – took time to discuss their legislative goals. Cox, the Republican majority leader in the [...]
On Thursday, Jan. 12, Delegate Cox spoke with Jimmy Barrett on WRVA to discuss Governor McDonnell’s State of the Commonwealth address, K-12 education reform, higher education reform, and transportation funding. Click here to listen to the interview.
ROANOKE, VA — They’ve fought on the battlefields of Iraq and now veteran groups and supporters are fighting for them in Richmond. Since the Iraq War is over thousands of veterans are coming home to face a struggling economy and a dismal job outlook. Support groups and legislators say making sure there’s money for veteran’s [...]
Virginia House Majority Leader Kirk Cox doesn’t like the odds of the General Assembly altering the rules to allow more candidates onto the GOP presidential primary ballot in March. In an interview with NBC12′s Andy Jenks, Cox said the chances of that happening are “zero to none”. Cox sympathizes with Texas Governor Rick Perry and [...]
RICHMOND – House Majority Leader Kirk Cox, a Republican lawmaker from Colonial Heights, will keep his leadership position in the Virginia House of Delegates. The House Republican Caucus on Sunday unanimously re-elected Cox to serve as House majority leader, the second ranking leadership position in the House of Delegates. Cox was first elected majority leader [...]
In the interview, Kirk discusses the results of the 2011 elections and looks ahead to the 2012 General Assembly Session. The interview starts 14 minutes into the audio clip. Click here to listen to the interview.
Updated – 8/29/11 I wanted to take a few moments to update you on Hurricane Irene and the clean-up efforts undertaken by Virginia and its utilities in our area as well as throughout the Commonwealth. While significant parts of Virginia were devastated by Hurricane Irene, no “sustained” hurricane force winds were recorded in Virginia. The [...]
This morning, Kirk was interviewed by Jimmy Barrett on WRVA- 1140AM this morning. During the interview, Kirk discussed the faulty assumptions in a liberal think tank’s study that claimed Virginia is facing an $800 billion shortfall in the upcoming biennial budget. Click here to listen to the interview.