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As Appalachian Power Seeks A Rate Hike, Does A New Consumer Protection Law Apply?
The legislation restored the State Corporation Commission’s power to set the schedule for utilities to recover remaining costs.
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Virginia Applying To Participate In Trump’s $300-A-Week Unemployment Supplement
But officials cautioned many questions remain about the program, including uncertainty about how long the additional funds will last.
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Senate Committee Advances Bill To Limit Emergency Decisions By Virginia Health Commissioner
Five of the Senate Education and Health Committee’s nine Democratic members voted with Republicans to advance legislation for a 30-day limit
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Appalachian Power Seeks Rate Bump Decried By The Attorney General’s Office As ‘Unconscionable’
The company, whose territory covers most of Southwestern Virginia, argues that its rates have been flat for roughly a decade.
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Truth, Trust And Transparency’: What Black Americans Want From Policing
The surveys provide insights into the way Black motorists and pedestrians approach encounters with police "usually with dread."
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Northam To Lead Chesapeake Executive Council As It Outlines New Diversity, Equity Goals
The annual meeting of the council includes the governors of several states.
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Cheat Sheet: Where Virginia Democrats Agree On Criminal Justice Reform And Where They Diverge
Democrats, who have full control over the legislative process in Virginia, are in broad agreement on a range of criminal justice reforms.
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Could Antigen Tests Solve Virginia’s Testing Problems? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.
The potential purchasing agreement is still preliminary, but a total of 10 states are now involved.
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Northam Wants Absentee Ballot Drop-Off Boxes In Virginia: Here’s How They’d Work
Gov. Northam’s proposal — included in his budget — would require drop-off sites at locations where in-person voting already takes place.
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Portsmouth Police Chief Said To Have Conflict Of Interest In Statue Investigation; Moratorium Vote Delayed; Committee Rejects Bill; More
Portsmouth City Manager Lydia Pettis Patton said she expected police to drop their investigation into the Confederate statue incident.
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Northam Says VA's Budget Isn’t In Terrible Shape, But Legislators Should Stay Cautious
“We feared worse,” Northam told lawmakers in a virtual budget briefing before the start of the special session.
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SCC: Dominion Under-Earned Last Year, But Excess Profits Have Topped Half A Billion Since 2017
The numbers appeared in a report the body, which oversees electric utilities, is required to submit to lawmakers every year.
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Virginia House Will Legislate The Special Session Remotely After Contentious Rule Changes
The House of Delegates will be meeting remotely as it decides the future of legislation on state spending.
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At Today's Special Session Legal Action Against Trump Is Mulled, UVA’s Memorial To Enslaved Laborers; More
The General Assembly returns to Richmond today for a special session, with COVID-19 relief and police reform as big items.
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‘Let’s Just Feed Our Kids’: Advocates Press To Extend Federal Aid For School Meals
“One of our primary needs at this point is to try to maintain the summer food service,” director Larry Wade Sr., said.
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Don’t Let Water Quality Become Another COVID Casualty
You often smell them before you see them. Harmful algal blooms are an annual summer curse in Virginia’s waterways.
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Virginia House Democrats Want To Make It Easier For Localities To Take Down Confederate Statues
Democrats in the House of Delegates want to revisit the law that empowers local governments to remove Confederate statues.
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Legislative Priorities, New And Deferred, Face Cold Reality Of A Wrecked State Budget
Northam, enjoying a verdant fiscal environment for the state since he took office in January 2018, now faces a colossal deficit.
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Portsmouth Police Charge State Sen., With Felonies, Riggleman Mulls Gubernatorial Run, Uncertainty About Danville Casino; More
The move to charge Democratic senator, NAACP leaders is called "disturbing and suspiciously timed."
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Do Not Miss This Chance To Fix Redistricting
In November, Virginians have a unique opportunity to fundamentally improve the structure of democracy.