Virginia House Advances Paid Leave Bill for Essential Workers
By Zachary Klosko Capitol News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill on Thursday which would provide paid leave to essential workers. House Bill 2137,…
Amanda Chase volunteer upset over not being notified that they were exposed to COVID-19
by Brandon Jarvis A volunteer for Amanda Chase’s Republican gubernatorial campaign says that they were not notified of possible exposure to COVID-19 at an event with the senator last weekend.…
Amended bill to limit solitary confinement heads to Senate floor
By Noah Fleischman Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — David Smith remembers dancing to music in his head and having conversations with television shows during 16 months in solitary confinement…
House Kills Bill Requiring Hazard Pay For Essential Employees
By Cameron Jones Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers unanimously shot down legislation this week that would have required employers to provide hazard pay to essential employees and provide…
Virginia Senate votes to abolish the death penalty
(Gerry Givens, the former chief executioner in Virginia. He eventually became an advocate against the practice. He passed away in 2020 from COVID-19.) by Brandon Jarvis The Virginia state Senate…
House of Delegates advances legislation aimed at assisting Virginians with childcare costs
The House of Delegates passed HB-2206, legislation introduced by Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn to assist low and middle-income Virginia families with childcare costs during and after the pandemic. The bill would…
Virginia Senate passes legislation that would require school districts to offer in-person learning option
by Brandon Jarvis Governor Ralph Northam left it up to individual school boards to decide on whether students return to in-person learning this year. Virginia Legislators who are unhappy with…
Virginia Senate committee rejects hate crime expansion bill
By Cierra Parks Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Legislators attempted to pass a bill that would expand the definition of a hate crime to include crimes against people based…
Jennifer Carroll Foy announces plan to limit lobbyist power in Virginia
by Brandon Jarvis Virginia is the wild west of campaign finance with very few restrictions on what an individual or corporation can donate to a political candidate or elected official.…
Senate moves to make ballot drop-off boxes permanent, publicize individual parole board votes, move primary elections
by Brandon Jarvis Virginia’s General Assembly is approaching the three-week mark of their short 30-day legislative session and both chambers are really starting to pass a large number of bills…