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Home Health Care Agencies Face Crisis, Author Says
(Tim Hanold, the author, is the CEO of a home health care company.)
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Push To Accelerate Richmond Combined Sewer Fix Halted In House
It would have accelerated a state-imposed timeline for Richmond to finish separating its stormwater and sewer systems.
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Proposal To Forbid Local Gas Bans Dropped In Senate
A controversial proposal to forbid local governments from banning or limiting use of natural gas has been dropped.
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Virginia Faces A Booming Waste Sector And Bullish Market Forecasts, Authors Say
Charles Mullis and Mary Finley-Brook, environmental researchers, say, "We need to rethink waste."
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Virginia Needs To Get Serious About ‘Megasites,' Outgoing Official Says
The report centers on performance assessment and random analyses of various Virginia businesses since 2016.
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Virginia Lawmakers Still Cannot Bring Themselves To Ban Personal Use Of Campaign Cash
After years of debate, Virginia lawmakers aren't ready to pass a law preventing themselves from using campaign cash on personal expenses.
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From The ERA To Abortion: Five Cases In Which Virginia's New AG Changed The State's Legal Position
A law professor said the changes made by Miyares, the first Republican to hold the office in nearly a decade, "will not matter at all."
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Virginia Lawmakers OK Bill To Replace The Term ‘Alien' In State Code
The bill centers on a section of Virginia law dealing with minority-owned businesses.
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Bill Stripping Citizen Air And Water Boards Of Permitting Power Headed To Governor
It would remove permitting power from Virginia's citizen air and water boards and transfer it to the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Virginia Lawmakers Give Parents A Say On What Republicans Call "Sexually Explicit" Classroom Materials
In a largely party-line vote, the Virginia House of Delegates approved legislation that will give parents a say.
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Virginia ABC Puts $77K Worth Of Russian Vodka Into Storage
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority says $77,000 worth of Russian-sourced vodka pulled from shelves will not be discarded.
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Biogas Bill Gains Bipartisan Support But Opposition From Environmental Groups
The legislation would encourage the state's natural gas utilities to invest in projects that could capture and reduce methane emissions.
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Bills Prohibiting Insurer Discrimination Against Organ Donors Wins Bipartisan Support
It would involve bills that would ban insurance companies from refusing or limiting coverage for living organ donors.
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House Panel Kills Push To Let Localities Fund Their Own School Construction Costs Through Sales Tax
A Republican-led panel voted to kill legislation that would have allowed localities to raise local sales taxes for school construction.
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House GOP Blocks Recreational Marijuana Sales From Beginning This Year
A House of Delegates subcommittee voted down legislation that would have allowed recreational marijuana sales to begin this September.
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Senate Democrats Top House GOP In Rush To Boost Police Funding
Police agencies in Virginia are set to get big budget increases under spending plans advanced by the House and Senate.
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Youngkin Administration Action Masks Opposition To Critical Race Theory, Report States
The report treads familiar ground for Youngkin, who made opposition to “divisive concepts” — what he’s described as critical race theory.
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One Result Of War In Ukraine? Inflation, On Top Of The Highest Rates In 40 Years, Author Says
(William Hauk, the author, is an associate professor of economics at South Carolina.)
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Budgets Call For Polystyrene Ban Delay, Despite 2021 Compromise
This occurs despite last year's compromise involving a phased state ban on food containers made from a plastic foam called polystyrene.
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House Panel Punts On Bill To Limit Solitary Confinement In Prison
The report indicates the bill would have "strictly limited" the amount of time state prisons could hold inmates in solitary confinement.