Virginia is the 10th State to Pass Domestic Worker Protections
The Virginia General Assembly passed multiple bills providing protections and benefits for the state’s domestic workers.
Virginia General Assembly begins process to legalize marijuana in 2024
Virginia Democrats voted Saturday to eventually legalize marijuana across the Commonwealth with some important caveats. As of January 1, 2024, adult possession of marijuana will be legal.
Parole board comes under fire after a report showing misconduct is discovered
Virginia’s parole board is coming under fire again after a new report from a Richmond TV station showed that an inspector general allegedly omitted several important details when he released…
VA House passes bill with in-person learning mandate
Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) crafted the legislation with Senator Siobhan Dunnavamt (R-Henrico) by Brandon Jarvis The House of Delegates passed a bill Wednesday that would require school districts in Virginia…
A bipartisan bill to require in-person learning full-time advances in the House of Delegates
The Education Committee in the House of Delegates advanced legislation on Monday that will require school districts to offer in-person learning to students five days a week. If it passes…
Virginia abolishes the death penalty
The Virginia state Senate and House of Delegates both passed each other’s identical pieces of legislation on Monday that will put a halt to the use of the death penalty…
Spaceship leaves Virginia for International Space Station
The 15th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station successfully launched Saturday at 12:36 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of…
Kiggans Aims to Mitigate Nursing Shortage
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…
Northam announces additional federal funding to help Virginians with rent payments
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…
The GOP nomination discussion in Virginia has a new development
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…