Weekly News Roundup (2/28/21)
Just when you thought Amanda Chase was the most extreme 2021 VA GOP gubernatorial candidate, Pete Snyder says HOLD MY BEER!
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House Democrats Use 2021 General Assembly Session to Build a Better Virginia
Dynamic, Diverse, Determined Democrats Deliver: 2021 Virginia General Assembly Session Wrap-Ups
Virginia NORML: Legislature Gives Final Approval to Adult-Use Legalization
Video: Virginia General Assembly Passes Legislation to Legalize Marijuana
Virginia Hospitals Applaud FDA Authorization of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
Virginia General Assembly Passes Locke/McClellan Bill to Reform Discriminatory HIV Laws
McClellan/Bourne Criminal Justice Reform Bill Passes General Assembly
Flawed Electric School Bus (ESB) Program Barreling Down Old Dominion Highway
VA GOP Week in Review: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Parking Spots
“Good Riddance” to One of the Most Far-Right, Extreme Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia NAACP Commends General Assembly on Passage of HB1890 Virginia Voting Rights Act
Virginia Senate Passes Del. Danica Roem’s Bill to Ban the “Gay/Trans Panic Defense”
Hampton Elected Officials and Community Leaders Endorse Sean Perryman for Lt. Governor
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s Pipeline Accountability Bill Passes Senate
Video: Gov. Northam Updates Virginia On the COVID-19 Situation
Roundup: Virginia Senate Democrats Lead the Way on the Environment and Energy
The “Rigged” Republican Primary Moves Forward As Candidates Fight to Prove Extremist Views
BREAKING: Virginia State Senate Fails to Pass Bill Banning Personal Use of Campaign Funds
Jennifer Carroll Foy Announces Plan to Make Housing Affordable, Extend Eviction Moratorium, and More
The Interests of African American Students Will NOT Be Passed By
Bill To Make Virginia AG’s Office of Civil Rights Permanent Headed to Governor’s Desk
Virginia General Assembly Passes Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty
AFSCME District Council 20 Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor