The joint Courts meeting took a turn while reviewing two retired judges
A meeting that took place Tuesday night spiraled towards the end when two retired judges were up for review in a joint meeting of the Senate and House Courts Committees.
The new seventh congressional district
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D) built a loyal army of die-hard supporters in the seventh congressional district in 2018 which followed her to a successful reelection bid in 2020. The core…
A Senate committee advanced legislation that would drastically increase unclaimed attack ad penalties
The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee amended and advanced legislation Tuesday that would drastically increase penalties for attack ads that are missing a disclaimer.
Governor Youngkin uses his veto pen for the first time
Glenn Youngkin has used his veto pen Tuesday for the first time since becoming governor in January.
House Republicans killed the Senate’s second look bill
The House Courts of Justice Subcommittee just killed a bill that would provide incarcerated individuals who meet a certain criteria with the opportunity to petition the circuit court for a…
House Republicans kill legislation that would have established marijuana sales
Republicans in the House of Delegates killed legislation Monday that would have established a retail market for buying marijuana in Virginia. Currently, marijuana is legal to possess but you cannot…
From Showtime to the Executive Branch for a GOP activist
A woman who appeared in a Showtime special discussing Critical Race Theory is now working for the state government in a paid-political position. Patti Hidalgo Menders was featured briefly on…
House Republicans and Senate Democrats advance their budget proposals
Republicans in the House of Delegates and Democrats in the state Senate released their proposals Sunday for the next two-year budget as well as an update to the current fiscal…
They can only pass what the other chamber allows
Crossover has arrived and the majority parties in both chambers of the General Assembly are touting the work they did with their legislative agenda. Now with the arrival of crossover,…
Lawmakers want to increase access to virtual services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
New legislation aims to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities continue to virtually access government services.