Recently, the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) released its annual post-election report for the 2021 November General Election; this report not only generates a historical record of the election, but it also highlights its successes and areas where improvements could be made. The November 2021 General Election continued to pose the same challenges election administrators […]
The Virginia Bar Association installed Victor O. Cardwell as its 2022 president Friday, Jan. 21, during its virtual Annual Meeting. He is co-chair of Woods Rogers PLC’s labor and employment practice team as well as chairman of the firm’s board of directors. He is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and is the seventh Woods Rogers attorney […]
Bill Will Allow Localities to Utilize Sales Tax to Fix Crumbling Schools Yesterday, the Virginia Senate passed Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Richmond) bill (SB 472) to allow any Virginia locality to fund school construction and renovation through an up to 1% increase in sales tax passed in a local referendum. McClellan’s bill passed with a strong […]
703 Cheerleading’s new directors talk about preparing for the Spring Session The sport of cheerleading can often be tough, physical, and very demanding. It also creates a culture of camaraderie that can last for a lifetime, resulting in greater confidence, identity, and self-fulfilling purpose for all who take part. Developing this culture is at the […]
The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) announced Prince William Public Libraries (PWPL) as one of 10 Top Innovators during the 2021 Innovations Celebration held virtually on January 21. The annual Innovations Awards recognizes transformative programs that address structural racism, bridge digital divides, provide lifelong education opportunities, meet the needs of under-resourced populations, and improve essential library service […]
The Federal Government is making 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free. • Federal Government is making available 400 million N95 masks from the Strategic National Stockpile for free to Americans. • N95 masks will be available for the public to pick up at tens of thousands of local pharmacies and thousands of […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced he has chosen Angela Sailor to be Virginia’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Governor Youngkin also issued Executive Order #10, designating Sailor as a member of his cabinet as the Commonwealth Chief Diversity, Opportunity & Inclusion Officer with a stronger and more focused role in promoting ideas, policies, and […]
Virginia political operatives can continue to use voters’ personal information to try to shame them into casting a ballot, despite a lawmaker’s effort to ban a practice he described as invasive and inappropriate. The Democratic Party of Virginia angered some of its own voters last year with mailers, styled as “voter report cards,” that included the recipient’s name […]
Not long after being sworn-in as Virgina’s 74th governor, Glenn Youngkin has already followed through on his Day One promises by signing nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives. The first two involved the ban on concepts such as Critical Race Theory in public education, and an executive order affirming the rights of parents to […]
Governor Ralph Northam said today that he has granted pardons to over 1,200 Virginians over the past four years—including exonerating eight individuals who served lengthy prison sentences after being wrongfully convicted for crimes that they did not commit. He also has restored civil rights to more than 126,000 individuals who completed their sentences and fully […]
