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UPDATE: The House Appropriations Committee revived the bill on Tuesday morning, passing it and advancing it to the full House floor. Read about it here. By Brandon Jarvis The Appropriations…
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — As part of a statewide push to increase testing across the commonwealth, the Chesterfield Health Department is hosting another round of free COVID-19 testing events in…
By Brandon Jarvis The Virginia Senate General Laws and Technology Committee failed to advance or kill legislation from Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) last week that would have given law enforcement…
By Andrew Ringle Capital News Service RICHMOND — The state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana. Activists say…
By Brandon Jarvis The House of Delegates passed legislation on Friday afternoon that would increase the opportunity for Virginians to vote amid the fear of contracting COVID-19 during the current…
By Brandon Jarvis The Virginia Senate convened at 10 a.m. on Friday morning to take up a slate of bills that have already passed through Committees. Without any discussion on…
Listen to Marques Jones and Brandon Jarvis interview the Republican Leader from the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert below. You can also listen on Apple Podcast and Spotify. As local…
By Noah Fleischman Capital News Service RICHMOND — As more universities open, they’re collecting and releasing COVID-19 data and grappling with contingency plans for those who contract the disease. The…
By Andrew Ringle Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A bill that could reshape how law enforcement responds when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis reported out of the…
By Brandon Jarvis The second week of the Virginia General Assembly’s special session began on Monday with both chambers advancing several pieces of legislation. Committees in the House and Senate…