Limited 30-day emergency order issued to help hospitals address rising number of patients admitted with COVID-19 ~ overwhelming majority are unvaccinated Governor Northam today took steps to increase Virginia’s hospital capacity and support healthcare workers responding to COVID-19, after a record number of hospitalizations were posted on Friday of last week. He issued a limited […]
The past few days have seen horrible conditions in Virginia. Some areas have faced a foot of snow, passengers were stranded on an Amtrak train for almost 40 hours, thousands of people were stuck on Interstate 95 without help for more than a day, and hundreds of thousands of Virginia residents are still without power. […]
Program is a companion to the Virginia Rent Relief Program, widely recognized as best in the country Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of a statewide Mortgage Relief Program to help people stay in their homes and help ease mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures due to the pandemic. Applications open on Monday, January 3. The Mortgage […]
Child Care Subsidy Program extended through May 2022 Governor Ralph Northam today announced more Virginia families have access to quality and affordable childcare than ever before thanks to historic investments in early childhood education. “Pam and I firmly believe there is power in every child,” said Governor Northam. “Investing in early childhood education is an investment in the […]
Funding will conserve historic landmarks of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and re-acquire land for Tribal Nations Governor Ralph Northam continued his ‘Thank you, Virginia’ Tour, announcing that his proposed budget includes $10 million to conserve historic and cultural sites that are important to Virginia’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and $12 million in […]
Funding will create the Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention at the Department of Criminal Justice Services Governor Ralph Northam yesterday continued his ‘Thank You, Virginia’ Tour, announcing that his proposed two-year state budget will include $27.4 million to address gun violence in Virginia. The funds will establish the Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and […]
Major new funding for operations, building construction, creation of first-ever HBCU Opportunity Fund, and increasing Tuition Assistance Grant to $5,000, a 50% increase over the past four years Governor Ralph Northam yesterday continued his ‘Thank You, Virginia’ Tour, announcing that his proposed two-year state budget will increase funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to […]
Next two-year budget will include $2.4 billion increase for grades pre-K through 12; Includes 10% pay raise for teachers, further expanding largest teacher raises in 15 years Governor Ralph Northam today launched his ‘Thank You, Virginia’ Tour, announcing that he will propose a two-year state budget next week that includes record funding for public education, […]
With just a month and a half left in office, Governor Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that he has appointed Frances Bradford as Secretary of Education following former Secretary Atif Qarni’s decision to leave the administration to accept a position as Managing Director at Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. […]
Republicans saw a number of staggering wins across Virginia on Tuesday night, leaving them in control of the Commonwealth’s executive branch and with a two-seat majority in the House of Delegates. Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin emerged victorious in a close race against his Democratic opponent, former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Governor-elect Youngkin finished the race with […]
