Keeping you informed on state politics
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday that Virginians can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine either online at vaccinate.virginia.gov, or by calling 877-VAX-IN-VA. Northam’s announcement said that the Commonwealth’s new, centralized…
State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Va Beach) By Ashley Spinks Dugan There are 41,000 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) currently working in Virginia. And it’s not enough. Virginia was already dealing with…
(Photo at a protest in Richmond, Virginia in the summer of 2020. Credit: Brandon Jarvis) By Sarah Elson Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A Senate committee recently killed a…
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that $524 million in new federal funding will help provide relief to renters in Virginia amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Rent Relief…
by Brandon Jarvis “This is the bill that speaks to opening schools,” said the legislation’s sponsor, Virginia state Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), when she presented it Monday in the Education…
by Brandon Jarvis A group of Republican State Central Committee (SCC) members has taken advantage of quorum requirements and scheduled a meeting of the committee for February 20. The group…
Governor Ralph Northam at an independent senior living facility in Richmond to visit with residents after they received the #COVID19 vaccine. Here are some additional announcements from Governor Ralph Northam’s…
(Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) by Brandon Jarvis After spending the better part of a year on policies that would reduce the number of altercations between members of the public and…
By Andrew Ringle Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Jillian Floyd hasn’t seen her son in a year. She is one of many Virginia prisoners experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic in…
Delegate Lashrecse Aird (D-Petersburg) announced on Thursday that in partnership with The Virginia Department of Health, Sports Backers, and the City of Petersburg, she was able to coordinate an effort…