Sen. Sen. Barbara Favola, (D, Arlington), is hoping to improve the way sexual assaults are handled on college campuses and eliminate the backlog of untested rape kits with the proposal of two bills in the 2016 General Assembly. SB 158 deals with untested rape kits, or...
Senator proposes $8/hr minimum wage increase with $10/hr by 2018, includes minimum wage for tipped employees
The minimum wage went up in 14 states starting Jan. The minimum wage went up in 14 states starting Jan. 1, 2016, but Virginia was not on that list - despite legislation, both dramatic and reasonable, submitted during last year's General Assembly session. But that...
Delegate aims for looser liquor licenses for RVA concert venues but leaves smaller stages in the cold
Running a venue ain't easy in the Commonwealth. Running a venue ain't easy in the Commonwealth. We don't have "bars" here in Virginia, in order for a venue to get and keep a liquor license for mixed beverages they need to sell a 45% ratio of food to booze. But...
Virginia Delegate aims to allow college professors to carry concealed guns on campus
A new bill set for the 2016 General Assembly hopes to give college professors the right to carry concealed guns on public college campuses across the state, and activists on both sides of the issue ar A new bill set for the 2016 General Assembly hopes to give college...
Virginia Delegate seeks to keep man’s best friend out of locked, parked cars
A NOVA legislator hopes to save distressed pets from being left in cars with the help of two new bills aiming to protect man's best friend. A NOVA legislator hopes to save distressed pets from being left in cars with the help of two new bills aiming to protect man's...
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