Post by Logan on Jan 13, 2016 18:28:55 GMT -6
Norment bars reporters from floor of state Senate
Reporters who showed up to cover the first day of the Virginia General Assembly session were surprised to see that the press tables has been removed from the Senate chamber.
At the order of Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City County, reporters were told to sit in the balcony, rather than on the Senate floor, where journalists have worked during General Assembly sessions for decades.
Asked about barring reporters from the Senate floor, Norment said: "You'll get used to this refrain during the session. I have no comment."
Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat who presides over the state Senate, criticized the change.
Continued reading at www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_0eabdd10-eed7-587b-afdb-fbf51e14eb2e.html
Reporters who showed up to cover the first day of the Virginia General Assembly session were surprised to see that the press tables has been removed from the Senate chamber.
At the order of Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City County, reporters were told to sit in the balcony, rather than on the Senate floor, where journalists have worked during General Assembly sessions for decades.
Asked about barring reporters from the Senate floor, Norment said: "You'll get used to this refrain during the session. I have no comment."
Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat who presides over the state Senate, criticized the change.
Continued reading at www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_0eabdd10-eed7-587b-afdb-fbf51e14eb2e.html