From public school systems to charitable organizations, a variety of groups are working together to make sure that children facing food insecurity still get healthy meals while schools around the state remain closed. On March 13, while declaring a state of emergency...
Northam Issues Order Limiting Public Gatherings to 10 People
The ban mainly applies to places like theaters, restaurants, and gyms, and law enforcement personnel have the power to enforce it. The state issued an order Tuesday that allows law enforcement to enforce a ban that prohibits more than 10 patrons in places such as...
Northam Signs Bill Mandating Statewide Policy For Transgender Students
Under the new law, Virginia's Department of Education has until the end of 2020 to create a policy that establishes a baseline for the way transgender students in the Commonwealth's public school districts must be treated. From Gavin Grimm's years of legal struggles...
LGBTQ Groups Celebrate Passage of ‘Historic’ Virginia Values Act
After years of struggling, advocates for Virginia's LGBTQ community have received a clear victory, as the Virginia Values Act passes both houses of the General Assembly. Legislators wore rainbow, heart-shaped stickers Thursday as the House and Senate passed the...
Lobby Day: A Peaceful Event Filled With Inflammatory Ideas
The Capitol Square gun rally Monday managed to avoid outbreaks of violence, but the abundant rhetoric still struck an ominous note for the Commonwealth. After all the talk, after all the hype, lobby day in Richmond on Monday came and went without any serious incidents...
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