Richmond5d
Speaker Scott leads remembrance of General Assembly's Black pioneers
An emotional General Assembly gathering to remember the 100 Black Virginians served in the Virginia General Assembly from the late 1870s to 1890 and in the 1867 constitutional convention.
WRIC5d
Richmond’s first African American mayor dies at 91
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Henry Marsh III, Richmond’s first African American mayor, has died at the age of 91. According to the ...
Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion
Abigail Spanberger left the U.S. House for good, she strolled onto the floor of a different political chamber: the Virginia ...
Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...
Virginia Mercury3d
Virginia moves to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups
Virginia took another decisive step in its ongoing reckoning with its Confederate past as the House of Delegates in a ...
The Washington Post5d
Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
RICHMOND — General Assembly Friday checklist ... Glenn Youngkin (R) joined House Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) and leaders of both parties to commemorate 100 Black men who served in the ...
Trump’s funding freeze roils fears for vital projects in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
President Trump’s announcement of a freeze on federal loans and grants has left officials through Maryland, Virginia and the ...
Cardinal News5d
Stanley bill to explore dental school in Southwest or Southside advances
You can look up all the bills before the legislature and their status here: https://lis.virginia.gov/home ... and falls in line with the conclusions of Speaker [Don] Scott’s rural healthcare workgroup ...