Virginia State General Assembly
Lawmakers to meet in August to allocate federal relief money

Jun. 23, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers will meet in Richmond in August for a special session focused on allocating more than $4.3 billion in federal...

Judge tosses lawsuit over Virginia state senator's censure

By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie May. 13, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sided with the state of Virginia and tossed a lawsuit filed by state Sen. Amanda Chase over her censure by the...

FOIA bill allows access to criminal investigation records

By Anya Sczerzenie Capital News Service Apr. 16, 2021 05:48 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill allowing the public access to limited criminal investigation records will go into effect in July, along with a handful of other...

Virginia Asian communities, lawmakers react to violence

By David Tran Of Capital News Service Apr. 02, 2021 09:07 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — White signs reading “End Violence Against Asians” and “Stop Asian Hate” illuminated against candle flames outside the Richmond Korean...

File-This Monday, March 15, 2021 file photo shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va. A bill that recently passed the Democrat-controlled General Assembly aims to fix several issues with Virginia's unemployment system that were laid bare by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Bill aims to fix unemployment issues laid bare by pandemic

By Sarah Rankin Mar. 24, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

Voters choosing who will fill southwest Virginia Senate seat

Mar. 23, 2021 09:31 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Travis Hackworth has been elected to the Virginia Senate in a special election to fill the seat of the late state Sen. Ben...

Gov. Northam signs more of this year's bills into law

By Sarah Rankin Mar. 19, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed more bills into law, including a measure that aims to boost the sale of electric...

Virginia State Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, left, Sen. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia Beach, center, talk with Senate minority leader Thomas Norment, James City County, during the Senate session at the Science Museum in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
From booze to balloons, a wide range of legislative action

By Denise Lavoie And Sarah Rankin Mar. 01, 2021 06:19 PM EST

The budget bill, HB1800 was approved by a vote of 29-10 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Virginia lawmakers wind down this year's session

By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie Feb. 27, 2021 11:49 PM EST

Virginia State Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, Henrico, speaks on a bill requiring in person learning at state schools during the Senate session at the Science Museum in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Virginia lawmakers pass bill requiring in-person learning

By Sarah Rankin Feb. 25, 2021 02:10 PM EST

New Virginia school-reopening bill tightens requirements

By Sarah Rankin Feb. 22, 2021 06:25 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers advanced a new version of bipartisan school-reopening legislation Monday, moving to tighten the requirements for in...

Panel approves paid sick days for home health care workers

By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie Feb. 22, 2021 12:25 PM EST
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...

Bill seeking transparency in redistricting commission killed

By Anya Sczerzenie Of Capital News Service Feb. 19, 2021 06:53 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate killed a House proposal to expand access to the commonwealth’s new redistricting commission and help make the process...

Bills that help first responders hit by COVID-19 advance

By Sam Fowler Of Capital News Service Feb. 19, 2021 05:32 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that allow certain first responders to file workers’ compensation benefits for being disabled from...

House speaker Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, gavels in the session to an empty Virginia House of Delegates chamber after a Zoom Legislative session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Hiccups as Virginia lawmakers adapt to legislating by Zoom

By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie Feb. 18, 2021 09:11 AM EST

Virginia Democrats make push on return to in-person school

By Sarah Rankin Feb. 15, 2021 12:55 PM EST
RICHMOND. Va. (AP) — Virginia House Democrats unveiled legislation Monday that would require public school districts to offer at least some access to in-person...

Virginia House, Senate unveil differing budget plans

Feb. 10, 2021 08:52 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House and Senate have unveiled their proposed amendments to the two-year state budget, with differences that must be worked...

Virginia House advances resolution on water as a human right

By David Tran Of Capital News Service. Feb. 05, 2021 06:05 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Petersburg made headlines last year when the city disconnected water service to non-paying residents preceding the COVID-19...

Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, seated, talks with Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexendria, right, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
House passes bill offering sick leave for essential workers

By Sarah Rankin Feb. 04, 2021 04:09 PM EST

Earl Lewis, manager of Black Lives Matter 757, stands in front of Capitol Square with members of the New Black Panther Party, The Fred Hampton Gun Club, and The Original Black Panthers of Virginia during Lobby Day in Richmond, Va. Monday Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Senate gathers on 'Lobby Day' under heightened security

Jan. 18, 2021 07:59 AM EST