Voices for Virginia’s Children announced on Thursday that the organization will host its 2nd Annual Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week (RTRW) from August 22-28. The event is set to feature many experts and policy-makers including Governor Ralph Northam and Dr. Janice Underwood, Virginia’s Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. According to a press release, Voices […]
The Virginia General Assembly’s new Joint Commission on Cannabis Oversight held its first meeting on Tuesday, and members expressed their interest in speeding up the process to legalize the retail sale of recreational marijuana across the Commonwealth. Despite the fact that recreational marijuana use was legalized earlier this year in Virginia, legal retail is not […]
While the Commonwealth of Virginia tops CNBC’s list for best states in the country for businesses, it was recently ranked the worst state in terms of teacher pay. On July 13th, Northam spoke in Norfolk expressing his pride in Virginia being named as the top state for business in the United States. “CNBC confirmed to […]
The Virginia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Monday affirmed its full support for the adoption of Virginia’s African American History and Social Science Curriculum implementing recommendations from Governor Ralph Northam’s Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth. This endorsement of anti-racist education comes at […]
$250 million in American Rescue Plan funding, $250 million in local matching funds, will complete nearly all currently planned school HVAC projects
Delegate Hala Ayala, who has represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2018, has been a fierce advocate for her community long before she held office. As a cyber security specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard, she defended our nation’s national security, and as the former president of the Virginia chapter […]
Sam Rasoul is a Virginia House Delegate known across the commonwealth for his grit, truthfulness, and loving approach to politics. As a Democrat who was first was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in January 2014, Rasoul is currently one of the two Muslim members of the Virginia General Assembly. He currently represents Virginia’s […]
Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty, making Virginia the 23rd state, and the first in the South, to stop executions. Senate Bill 1165, sponsored by Senator Scott Surovell, and House Bill 2263, sponsored by Delegate Mike Mullin, prohibit the use of capital punishment for any violation of Virginia law. Governor Northam signed the […]
Last November, the citizens of Virginia voted in favor of Amendment 1, which transferred the power of the General Assembly to draw the state’s congressional and legislative districts to a redistricting commission composed of both state legislators and citizens. Yesterday, a panel of five retired judges picked the six men and two women from 62 […]
Article co-written by Alex Sakes Delegate Lee J. Carter, who was elected to the 50th District in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, announced on Friday that he plans to enter Democratic Primary to become Virginia’s next Governor. Carter first hinted at his gubernatorial aspirations in mid-November, and at the beginning of December, he […]
