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Ban on abortion coverage through exchange plans repealed
By CAMERON JONES of Capital News Service undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly passed two bills that...
Virginia lawmakers vote to remove segregationist’s statue
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of segregationist Harry F. Byrd Sr., who served as...
Senate spikes bill to rein in personal use of campaign cash
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate effectively killed a measure Tuesday that would have...
State reform of Governor’s Schools blocked; local boards act
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A push to increase the numbers of Black and Hispanic...
State confirms 5 cases of pediatric illness linked to COVID
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health has confirmed five cases in the Richmond area of a pediatric...
Lawmakers pass bill to stop student meal debt lawsuits
By NOAH FLEISCHMAN of Capital News Service undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Adelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches...
Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation...
New Virginia school-reopening bill tightens requirements
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers advanced a new version of bipartisan school-reopening legislation Monday,...
Virginia lawmakers give final approval to bill ending the death penalty; governor expected to sign measure into law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers give final approval to bill ending the death penalty; governor expected to sign measure...
Panel approves paid sick days for home health care workers
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill that would have mandated paid sick...
Bill to make farmworkers eligible for minimum wage killed
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Monday killed a...
2 hikers rescued after falls along the icy Appalachian Trail
BIG ISLAND, Va. (AP) — Two separate hikers braving the icy conditions fell while traveling along the Appalachian Trail in...
Commissioner of Revenue to step down
By Taylor Boyd Janet Rorrer, Commissioner of the Revenue, is set to retire July 1, after serving in her position...
Tilley to retire with more than 40-years of service
After more than 40-years in the post, Stuart Town Manager Terry Tilley announced he will retire later this year. (Contributed...
Virginia opens new COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration website, call center
By Taylor Boyd Virginia launched a new unified, state-wide pre-registration system for the COVID-19 vaccine On Feb. 18. It can...
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Sprawling winter storm hits more of Northeast, dumping snow
Parts of northern New England were waiting their turn to be pummeled by a heavy winter storm Tuesday, while residents of the New York City region were digging out from under piles of snow that shut down public transport, canceled flights and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. The National Weather Service said a foot (31 centimeters) or more could be on the ground in New England by the time the snow finally tapers off in the northernmost states by Wednesday evening. Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the weather service office in College Park, Maryland, noted that while several areas in the...
Read moreBan on abortion coverage through exchange plans repealed
By CAMERON JONES of Capital News Service undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly passed two bills that repeal the ban keeping some health insurance plans sold in the state from covering abortions House Bill 1896, introduced by Del. Sally L. Hudson, D-Charlottesville, and Senate Bill 1276, introduced...
Read moreVirginia lawmakers vote to remove segregationist’s statue
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of segregationist Harry F. Byrd Sr., who served as Virginia's governor and a U.S. senator, will be removed from the state capitol grounds under a bill that won bipartisan final approval from lawmakers Tuesday. By a vote of 36-3,...
Read moreSenate spikes bill to rein in personal use of campaign cash
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate effectively killed a measure Tuesday that would have prevented politicians from putting campaign funds toward personal uses, with an exception for child care-related expenses. Virginia has one of the least restrictive and policed campaign finance systems in the...
Read moreState reform of Governor’s Schools blocked; local boards act
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A push to increase the numbers of Black and Hispanic students at Virginia's selective "Governor's Schools" by changing admissions policies has failed, despite the support of Gov. Ralph Northam's administration. But what supporters were unable to achieve at a statewide...
Read moreState confirms 5 cases of pediatric illness linked to COVID
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health has confirmed five cases in the Richmond area of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the coronavirus. The department said in a news release on Monday that the condition is known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C. The syndrome...
Read moreLawmakers pass bill to stop student meal debt lawsuits
By NOAH FLEISCHMAN of Capital News Service undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Adelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches were being taken out of children's hands when they couldn't pay for the meal. Instead, children were given a cheese sandwich or a snack. Settle was inspired to start Settle...
Read moreVirginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its long history than any other. The legislation repealing the death...
Read moreNew Virginia school-reopening bill tightens requirements
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers advanced a new version of bipartisan school-reopening legislation Monday, moving to tighten the requirements for in-person instruction that districts must offer in the next school year. The lawmakers negotiating the bill said the latest version aims to require school...
Read moreVirginia lawmakers give final approval to bill ending the death penalty; governor expected to sign measure into law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers give final approval to bill ending the death penalty; governor expected to sign measure into law.
Read morePanel approves paid sick days for home health care workers
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill that would have mandated paid sick leave for a range of essential workers cleared a key Senate committee Monday, but only after it was sharply whittled down to cover only certain home health care workers. The...
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