Governor Abigail Spanberger has said she wants to protect Virginians from harmful federal overreach. If that is true, this is a moment to prove it. This week, Hanover County confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to purchase a...
Del. Chris Hurst's bill ensuring the freedom of speech to student journalists has passed both houses of the General Assembly, but still faces complications in route to becoming law. Meanwhile, advocates say the bill doesn't do enough for student journalists who need it most. On Tuesday, the Virginia state Senate passed a bill that would protect...
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Less than a week ahead of Virginia's primary, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders energized a near-capacity crowd at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center on Thursday. “In case you didn’t notice it, there are a lot of people in this room,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders to a crowd of thousands at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center. ...
The Virginia Senate has passed a bill allowing tenants to make repairs on their property and deduct the costs from their rent. The House is expected to pass the bill as well. A bill that gives tenants the power to make repairs on their property and deduct the costs from their rent, with conditions, recently passed the Virginia Senate and is...
Both houses of the Virginia General Assembly have now passed bills allowing undocumented immigrants in Virginia to pay in-state tuition, making college a more realistic option for the Commonwealth's undocumented students. The prospect of receiving in-state-tuition rates in college never seemed real for T.C. Williams High School senior Mikeala, an...
Invest in a phone mount now; once this bill is signed into law by Governor Northam, Virginia will become a hands-free driving state. The state Senate voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would prohibit holding a phone while driving a motor vehicle on Virginia roadways and which implements a penalty for the traffic violation. House Bill 874 will...
The eleventh and penultimate installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to discover the ways transit connects us all. Carytown: Given just one day to show a tourist around town, it’s hard to imagine any classic Richmond...
Through English settlers, Jim Crow, and the road to federal recognition, Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe stands strong. If you haven’t spent much time in the river country of Virginia’s Tidewater region, you might mistake it for a standard-issue rural community. Mobile homes and tin-roofed Cape Cods scatter across flat fields, framed by...
With federal minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hour for over a decade, the General Assembly is finally trying to get Virginia workers a little more cash. For the first time in over a decade, Virginia’s workers might be getting a raise. The Senate passed a bill by a vote of 21-19 that would incrementally increase the commonwealth’s minimum wage to $15...
