So long, RVA!
The House of Delegates unanimously passed the final pieces of Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s package of heroin and prescription drug legislation on Tuesday, meaning that all four bills have made it halfway through the approval process in the General Assembly.
Mothers across Virginia can rejoice now that both houses of the General Assembly have unanimously passed legislation that would protect the right of mothers to breastfeed in public.
Environmental activists pledged to continue fighting after a legislative panel killed a bill that would have made Virginia part of a regional cap-and-trade initiative to cut greenhouse gases.
Gay rights activists celebrated as the Senate passed two bills supported by the LGBT community: one banning discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; and the other to reword gender-specific terms in state law now that same-sex marriage is legal in Virginia.
The curtain is closing on the General Assembly’s chance to select a new state song for Virginia this legislative session.
Worried collectors of ninja stars and ballistic knives in Virginia could soon breathe more easily. A bill to legalize the sale of those weapons and others like it won a committee’s endorsement Wednesday, making way for the legislation to be heard on the Senate floor.
To the dismay of Catholic advocacy groups, a Senate committee has voted against a bill to restrict capital punishment in Virginia.
Advocates for people who take care of elderly parents and other family members are urging the General Assembly to provide support for family caregivers.
A coalition of state legislators and tourism officials voiced support for the current law requiring schools to begin after Labor Day, the traditional end of the tourism season, unless they get permission from the state.
A lawsuit against the City of Richmond seeking to unearth documents under the state’s Freedom of Information Act about the departure of the former chief administrative officer Byron Marshall will still be considered in Richmond Circuit Court.
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