RICHMOND, VA—Today the Virginia House of Delegates passed the amended 2020-2022 biennial budget (HB 1800) by a vote of 68-30. The House’s package of budget amendments will fund policies that support the House Democratic Caucus’s 2021 agenda aimed at building a better Virginia. This fiscally responsible budget will also protect the Commonwealth’s “AAA” bond rating…
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Virginia has conducted more executions than any other state in U.S. history RICHMOND, VA—Today, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure to abolish the death penalty. HB 2263 would eliminate capital punishment sentencing in the Commonwealth, and convert existing death sentences to life in prison without parole. If signed into law by Governor Ralph…
Richmond, VA—Today, as the Virginia House of Delegates closes the 2021 Regular Legislative Session, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus continued to deliver on their “Building a Better Virginia” agenda. Over the past three weeks, House Democrats delivered on their promise to act immediately on the economic and health concerns Virginians are currently facing due to…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, Governor Ralph Northam called for a special legislative session to begin on February 10, which will give the Virginia General Assembly the necessary 46 days to complete the docket of 2021 legislative priorities. This comes after Republican House leadership broke a 50-year precedent by blocking an extension of the regular legislative session. In…
This is a new heading block There’s an excitement that comes from listening to a new song, especially one you love. It may become part of one of your playlists, or evoke an emotional response years later, cementing itself into your life and identity. But at some point, our taste for new music dwindles, eventually…
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