Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney spoke at an event in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, laying out changes his administration is implementing to make Richmond a pro-worker environment.
The Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources in Virginia's House of Delegates met Wednesday to consider legislation that would impact hunting laws.
The Senate passed a bill earlier this week that would allow a person who changed their sex to have a new birth certificate issued, something that the transgender community said will help eliminate problems experienced when their legal identification doesn’t match their transition.
As people drink less dairy milk and some turn to plant-based alternatives such as oat, soy and almond milk, dairy farmers say they’re struggling. That’s why Virginia is the latest state to advance legislation restricting the use of the word milk formarketing purposes.
A House Bill could make it a little easier for those wanting to get their cosmetology license. The bill would reduce the number of hours currently set by the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology. As the Bill makes its way through the House many cosmetologist say they want more hours.
The pro-gun masses had their day at the Virginia Capitol Monday. But mathematical reality quickly set in Tuesday morning as a Democratic-led House of Delegates panel easily dispatched nearly a dozen Republican-sponsored gun bills.
A Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday voted down a proposal to ban political donations from state-regulated utility monopolies like Dominion Energy.
Hours after the 18th annual Lobby Day Gun Rally at Capitol Square ended, demonstrators on both sides of the debate have already begun weighing in on the effectiveness of the demonstrations.
“Today, more than 100 Moms Demand Action volunteers from Virginia and 24 other states made at least 2,300 calls to thank Virginia lawmakers for their dedication to gun safety and encourage them to continue passing common-sense legislation,” a press release stated.
Capitol Police estimate about 22,000 people were downtown Monday for the Gun Rights Rally. From drums to chants more than 6,000 people filled Capitol Square all wanting to make their voices heard.
Capitol Police estimate six thousand demonstrators filtered inside Capitol Square for the gun rights rally, plus another 16,000 rallied outside the square.
The rally’s official program included about an hour of speeches on Capitol Square from elected state officials and other gun-rights supporters before demonstrators filed out peacefully into the streets. Many thanked police on the way out.
State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia that’s expected to draw a mix of militias, firearms advocates and white supremacists to Richmond.
As the day of Gun Rally at Capitol Square draws nearer “For Richmond,” a local organization that connects dozens of churches in the greater Richmond area, is hoping to ease the fears going into Monday’s rally by inviting congregations all over the commonwealth to pray for peace.
Governor’s Northam’s State of Emergency is now in effect which bans all weapons from Capitol Grounds. The ban comes as tens of thousands of people are expected to show up Monday both for and against guns. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” State Senate Representative Ryan McDougle said.
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Virginia Beach Del. Barry Knight’s milk bill cleared its first hurdle Wednesday afternoon when the House Agriculture Subcommittee voted 7-1 to pass it on for consideration to the larger Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.
The Virginia Senate passed an initial wave of gun bills Thursday amid denunciations from Republicans and assurances from Democrats that they were responding to voters’ demands for stronger firearm safety laws.
Republicans imposed a 24-hour-waiting period and mandatory ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in 2012 when they last controlled both branches of the General Assembly and the Executive Mansion.
Hundreds of clean energy supporters trekked to the State Capitol this week demanding Virginia move away from reliance on carbon-based energy, invest in alternative energy supplies and lower rates for customers.
In one of the more modern meeting rooms at the over two centuries old State Capitol, 22 lawmakers gather on Mondays to confront the increasing cybersecurity threats looming over Virginia residents.
A gun-rights group has filed an emergency appeal of a judge’s ruling upholding the Virginia governor’s ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally that’s expected to draw thousands of gun activists to the state Capitol on Monday.
Thousands of supporters of the Second Amendment are expected to show up in front of the Capitol Building Square on Monday for a gun rally put on by the Virginia Citizen Defense League (VACDL).
Advocates dressed in black stood Wednesday at the base of the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial to voice their support of marijuana legalization, repeating a variation of, “the time is now,” in each of their statements.
One official says the Democratic governor plans to announce the plans at a news conference Wednesday afternoon because of credible threats of potential violence and extremism.
Students with asthma could be breathing easier soon. New legislation in the Virginia General Assembly with local ties would let school nurses carry and administer inhalers to students in emergencies.
There will be five processor plants each located in a health service area of the Commonwealth. Aaron Lopez is the public affairs director for the facility located in northern Virginia.
The bills are dedicated to telling, “more comprehensive and [the] inclusive story of the past, teaching history that accurately reflects the stories and experiences of everyone.”
Amid a conspiracy theory-tinged uproar over the possibility of Virginia passing new gun-control laws, pro-gun activists have scoured the state budget for evidence validating their fears about the government coming for their firearms.
A bill before the General Assembly this year would require the state Department of Education to develop model policies for issues affecting transgender students.
As if they didn’t have enough on their plates with energy legislation, lawmakers this session are set to consider a vast array of environmental bills, ranging from small fish (menhaden) to problems perplexing leaders worldwide (climate change).
Governor Northam delivered his State of the Commonwealth address tonight. He highlighted his goals for the 2020 General Assembly session now that Democrats have won control of both the House and Senate.
Local governments across central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley are working to make sure you have access to public records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
History was made today as the 2020 General Assembly session began. For the first time, a woman was elected Speaker of the House as the Democrats took control of the House and Senate.Delegate
An increasingly diverse Virginia General Assembly convened Wednesday, led for the first time in more than two decades by Democrats who are promising to enact a litany of changes.
