Update: Judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
by Brandon Jarvis Crews doing roadwork on Route 10 in Chesterfield cut a Verizon cable causing a network outage for several state agencies on Tuesday. One of those affected agencies…
Virginia voter registration continues to climb as deadline looms
By Sam Fowler Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The deadline to register to vote in Virginia is Tuesday, Oct. 13, and organizations and government officials continue to remind people…
Bill closes ‘loophole’ to make carnal knowledge of detainees a felony
By Ada Romano Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A bill to charge law enforcement officers with a Class 6 felony if they engage in sexual relations with a detainee…
Virginia Health Department confirms third case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in child
The Piedmont Health District has confirmed a case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. The child is showing marked improvement. To protect privacy, no other patient…
Compromise needed to reconcile Marcus alert bills
By Andrew Ringle Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A House bill that would establish statewide protocols for how law enforcement responds to a mental health crisis has passed both…
Va House Committee begins advancing Senate criminal justice reform legislation
by Brandon Jarvis The Courts of Justice Committee in the House of Delegates took up several pieces of criminal justice reform legislation on Tuesday that the full Senate has already…
VCU Poll: Women voters favor Biden; mixed support for mail-in voting
By Anya Sczerzenie Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A poll released this week by the Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government shows presidential candidate Joe Biden…
The Virginia Senate killed a bill that opened up police officers to civil lawsuits
by Brandon Jarvis The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Wednesday afternoon to take up the bill from Delegate Jeff Bourne (D) that would eliminate the qualified immunity legal construct that…
The Virginia Senate passed a bill that would publicize parole board votes
By Brandon Jarvis The parole board in Virginia has been facing increased scrutiny in recent months as officials have pushed for the early release of eligible offenders during the COVID-19…
House Courts Committee advances automatic expungement bill in General Assembly
By Brandon Jarvis The Courts Committee in the House of Delegates took up HB 5146, a bill that would implement a system of automatic expungement from an individual’s record for…