“On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people,” reads the main page on the No Kings website. This Saturday, October 18, Richmond will again find itself on the frontlines of a national...
RICHMOND – On a 9-5 bipartisan vote, a Senate committee Thursday endorsed a bill specifying when an animal can be tethered outside. The bill, SB 872, is the companion to HB 646, which was killed in a House subcommittee Monday. The Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources Committee voted in favor of SB 872, sending it to the full...
How is marijuana still an issue in 2018? Oh wait, because Virginia. Unlike, San Francisco and other localities all through the US who are decriminalizing marijuana, Virginia just killed a bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in committee. Earlier this week, nine Republicans who sit on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted...
Attorney General Mark Herring has joined with attorneys general from eleven other states in calling for a ban on offshore drilling. In a letter addressed to Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, the lawmakers expressed "opposition" to the Department of Interior's 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed...
Senate Republicans have just killed a bill in the Courts of Justice Committee that would have criminalized the presence of paramilitary groups, like those seen during the tragic Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last August. For those who were on the ground, the presence of heavily armed men and women wearing tactical gear, body armor, and...
Sunday night, the Democratic Committee for the 7th District House of Representatives seat decided to hold a primary to choose the nominee to compete against the Incumbent Republican Dave Brat in the November election. The first vote taken by the Committee ended in a 10-10 tie – the second vote, which was taken without public discussion, or...
“This is a real threat. We’re continuing to see a rise in white supremacists, neo-nazi violence, we’re also seeing a rise in hate crimes,” said Attorney General Mark Herring when asked about Virginia’s new domestic terrorism bill, filed by Delegate Marcia Price (D-Newport News). “A lot of communities are deeply concerned and what happened in...
While much of the media attention surrounding marijuana reform in Virginia has been focused on decriminalization this past year, it is another facet of the movement that appears most poised for a major legislative advance this session of the General Assembly: Medical marijuana. “The biggest hope for gains is on the healthcare front,” said Jenn...
Ralph S. Northam was sworn in as the 73rd governor of Virginia just as the sun broke from an overcast sky on Saturday at the state Capitol. Northam promised to work for all Virginians, invoking the Virginia Way stump speech he used throughout the campaign, and provided a clear rebuke to the divisive Trumpian worldview his GOP opponent Ed...
One of Virginia's most precious assets is its thousands of miles of shoreline, which not only graces the Commonwealth with a diverse ecosystem but also generates a significant portion of the gross domestic product (GDP) that fuels the economy. This is true for all states that rely on their coastal economies for revenue generation. According to...
