Weekly News Roundup (2/7/21)
Virginia General Assembly passes "Crossover" as Democrats get good stuff done; VA GOP lurches to the Marjorie Taylor Greene-style far right
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Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty Passes the Virginia House of Delegates
Governor Northam Calls on School Divisions to Safely Return Students to Classrooms Statewide
It’s Time for APCo to Stop Throttling Solar on Schools and Governments
Video: Gov. Northam’s 11am Press Conference to Discuss COVID-19 Vaccines, Schools, etc.
New Poll of Virginia AG Democratic Primary: Mark Herring 46%-Jay Jones 6%
Video: After Passionate Debate, State Senate Votes 21-17 to Abolish Virginia’s Death Penalty
Virginia Hospitals Have Administered More Than 435,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses So Far
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to Serve as 2021 Appalachian Regional Commission States’ Co-Chair
AG Mark Herring Announces Senior Staff for Reelection Campaign
Will the Mountain Valley Pipeline Get the Keystone XL Treatment?
Amanda Chase Leads the Virginia GOP’s Reckless Bolt to the Right
Conservation Groups File Request for Emergency Stay of FERC Approvals on Mountain Valley Pipeline
Virginia Republicans Sprint to the Right, Fight to Prove Support for Donald Trump
Councilperson Mike Jones Announces Campaign for 69th Virginia House of Delegates District
Virginia’s 1st Congressional Democratic Committee Pushes for Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) to Resign
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