Hanover school touts donation from group that participated in Capitol insurrection
by Brandon Jarvis Trevor Southerland, the parent of a student in Hanover County was shocked to see that a local school shared a photo on social media with the leader…
Virginia lawmakers advance bills eliminating mandatory minimums
By Aaron Royce Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly advanced criminal justice reform measures that would eliminate mandatory minimums in favor of…
Virginia House and Senate Advance Bills to Abolish Death Penalty
By Christina Amano Dolan Capital News Service RICHMOND — After over 400 years of conducting the most executions than any other state, Virginia may become the first Southern state to…
Governor Northam calls on school districts to offer in-person learning
Governor Ralph Northam called on all K-12 school divisions across Virginia to make in-person learning options available by March 15. Northam says the schools should reopen in accordance with the…
Amanda Chase volunteer upset over not being notified that they were exposed to COVID-19
by Brandon Jarvis A volunteer for Amanda Chase’s Republican gubernatorial campaign says that they were not notified of possible exposure to COVID-19 at an event with the senator last weekend.…
Virginia Senate votes to abolish the death penalty
(Gerry Givens, the former chief executioner in Virginia. He eventually became an advocate against the practice. He passed away in 2020 from COVID-19.) by Brandon Jarvis The Virginia state Senate…
Virginia Senate passes legislation that would require school districts to offer in-person learning option
by Brandon Jarvis Governor Ralph Northam left it up to individual school boards to decide on whether students return to in-person learning this year. Virginia Legislators who are unhappy with…
Virginia Senate committee rejects hate crime expansion bill
By Cierra Parks Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Legislators attempted to pass a bill that would expand the definition of a hate crime to include crimes against people based…
Jennifer Carroll Foy announces plan to limit lobbyist power in Virginia
by Brandon Jarvis Virginia is the wild west of campaign finance with very few restrictions on what an individual or corporation can donate to a political candidate or elected official.…
Senate moves to make ballot drop-off boxes permanent, publicize individual parole board votes, move primary elections
by Brandon Jarvis Virginia’s General Assembly is approaching the three-week mark of their short 30-day legislative session and both chambers are really starting to pass a large number of bills…