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The governor is pulling out his veto pen and rejecting a bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell that would’ve allowed local governments to require supermarkets and convenience stores to separate waste from compost.
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Places like New Kent County and Goochland County are the fastest growing parts of Virginia.
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Members of the General Assembly will return to Richmond next month to consider the governor's vetoes and amendments. That might be a time when they could come to a final agreement on the budget. Or perhaps they'll continue the standoff toward the beginning of the next fiscal year on July the 1st.
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“Its loyalty is to China, not its customers,” Virginia Senator Mark Warner said Thursday.
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A new study estimates that one in 50 people living in a coastal city could experience significance flooding by 2050. This is more than had earlier been predicted because it combines sea level rise predictions with another problem—sinking land.
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The General Assembly has passed its bills. Now we wait to see what the governor signs and vetoes.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
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When Democrats regained the majority last November, they promised to put the state back in the multi-state, climate change-fighting compact.
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Advocates for a bill to crack down on junk fees are disappointed that the bill failed at the last minute as the General Assembly session ended.
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The General Assembly voted to make sure health insurance plans cover contraception. But Governor Glenn Youngkin wants an exemption for those with certain objections.
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The 2024 Virginia Scholastic and College Chess Championships were held this past weekend at William Fleming High School in Roanoke.
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“Any bill that pretends gender is separate from biology paves the way to erasing girls from sports or worse,” said Victoria Cobb with the Family Foundation of Virginia.
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City employees in Richmond are on the verge of becoming one of the first public workplaces in the state to form a union, negotiate a contract, and start seeing the benefits. It’s a journey that became possible after state lawmakers reversed a decades-long ban on collective bargaining for local government employees back in 2020.