Senate Kills Bill that Would Undermine LGBTQ+ Protections from Discrimination Yesterday, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) released the following statement on the Senate General Laws Committee’s vote to block a House bill (HB 753) undoing key sections of the Virginia Values Act passed in 2020 by exempting religious-affiliated organizations and non-profits from certain antidiscrimination provisions. “Today’s […]
Parents to Detail Need for Earned Income Tax Credit in Proposed Budget Virginia parents will detail their personal stories and call for the passage of a refundable Earned Income Tax Credit during a virtual press conference on Thursday at 10 AM. Parents will be joined by legislators in support of a fully refundable Earned Income […]
Immunocompromised individuals aged 18 years and older who received a Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Immunocompromised individuals aged 18 years and older who received a Johnson & Johnson Vaccine (J&J) primary vaccine are now advised to get an additional dose of an mRNA vaccine at least four weeks after the first dose of J&J. At least two […]
Prince William County has hired Giulia Manno as the new Environmental and Energy Sustainability Officer in the Office of Executive Management. Ms. Manno has over 10 years of experience in supporting large institutions and communities in reducing their environmental footprint. “With the passage of my ‘Climate Mitigation & Resiliency Goals’ resolution, this Board of Supervisors committed […]
A new license plate could be added this summer to the more than 250 options Virginians can choose from if the House of Delegates passes and the governor signs a bill to introduce the design commemorating a newspaper founded by emancipated men. The bill to create a license plate in honor of the Richmond Planet passed […]
Bill would strengthen Economic and Cultural Relations Between Virginia and African Nations Today, the Virginia Senate unanimously passed Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Richmond) SB 491 to establish the Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board to work with the Governor on ways to boost economic and cultural relations between the Commonwealth and African nations, with a focus on […]
Today, House Bill 434 was reported unanimously (8-0) from the Courts of Justice Subcommittee and is now headed to the full committee for consideration. Delegate Briana Sewell (D-51st House District) released the following statement: “The work is far from over, but today was the first step in expanding protections for victims of sexual assault.” “I […]
Two bills aimed to develop a public insurance option for low-income residents regardless of their immigration status A push to expand state health insurance to undocumented children in Virginia ended Tuesday after House and Senate panels blocked bills aimed at adding to the state’s coverage. The legislation, filed by Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and Del. Kathy Tran, […]
McClellan: Wheeler ‘would have sent exactly the wrong message to clean energy job creators’ RICHMOND, Va. – Today, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) voted to reject Andrew Wheeler’s nomination as Virginia’s next Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Wheeler’s nomination was defeated in a 21-19 vote. Under the Trump Administration as EPA administrator, Wheeler repealed numerous environmental […]
One family shares their struggle to receive medical help for their foster child Being a foster parent alone can be a challenge, but being able to get medical help for their child should not be one of them. Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the poor, picks up the tab for nearly all children […]
