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How to Vote and Register on Election Day in Virginia – It’s Not Too Late!

by RVA Staff | NEWS, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

Missed Virginia’s voter registration deadline? No worries—you can still register and vote on Election Day thanks to Virginia’s new same-day registration law. Starting with the 2022 General Election, the General Assembly passed a law allowing voters to register all the...

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Bill Allows Renters To Make Some Repairs If Landlord Doesn’t Respond

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...

Leveling The Field

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...

Bill Banning Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving Clears House & Senate

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...

GRTC Connects: Route 5 – Carytown To Downtown

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...

10,000 Years In Virginia

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....

Virginia Moves Closer To Raising Minimum Wage

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...

Bills Fail To Snuff Out Flavored Tobacco This Session

Bills attempting to ban everything from candy-flavored vape syrups to menthol cigarettes stalled in the General Assembly this year -- but they'll be back next year. Yan Gleyzer was watching via livestream when the state Senate voted Tuesday to defeat a bill that would...

Amended Assault Firearm Bill Squeaks Out of House

Gun rights groups don't like it, but regardless, there's an increasing possibility that the General Assembly will pass an assault weapons ban this year. A controversial bill banning assault firearms passed the House this week along party lines, and after several...

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