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By Hyung Jun Lee Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The General Assembly is advancing legislation that allows Virginia consumers more protection with their online data, though opponents say the…
Getty Images by Brandon Jarvis Earlier this week, Virginia Scope reported that a group of Republican State Central Committee (SCC) members took advantage of quorum requirements and scheduled a meeting…
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday that Virginians can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine either online at vaccinate.virginia.gov, or by calling 877-VAX-IN-VA. Northam’s announcement said that the Commonwealth’s new, centralized…
State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Va Beach) By Ashley Spinks Dugan There are 41,000 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) currently working in Virginia. And it’s not enough. Virginia was already dealing with…
(Photo at a protest in Richmond, Virginia in the summer of 2020. Credit: Brandon Jarvis) By Sarah Elson Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A Senate committee recently killed a…
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that $524 million in new federal funding will help provide relief to renters in Virginia amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Rent Relief…
by Brandon Jarvis “This is the bill that speaks to opening schools,” said the legislation’s sponsor, Virginia state Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), when she presented it Monday in the Education…
by Brandon Jarvis A group of Republican State Central Committee (SCC) members has taken advantage of quorum requirements and scheduled a meeting of the committee for February 20. The group…
Governor Ralph Northam at an independent senior living facility in Richmond to visit with residents after they received the #COVID19 vaccine. Here are some additional announcements from Governor Ralph Northam’s…
(Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) by Brandon Jarvis After spending the better part of a year on policies that would reduce the number of altercations between members of the public and…