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Virginia House Democrats push forward amendments on abortion and marriage
In Virginia, Democrats pushed forward resolutions in the House of Delegates aimed at getting measures on abortion, marriage, and felon voting on the ballot in 2026. Democrats, who hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the state House,
Virginia Democrats pass constitutional amendments blasted by Republicans
The Democrat-led Virginia Senate has voted to enshrine the right to an abortion and to vote in the state's constitution
Virginia House advances constitutional amendments on same-sex marriage, abortion, voting rights
The Virginia House of Delegates passed three state constitutional amendments Tuesday that would enshrine in state law reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and automatic restoration of voting
Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution
The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated the chamber’s decorum,
Virginia Democrats pass abortion, voting rights constitutional amendments
Virginia’s Democratic-led Senate on Tuesday passed constitutional amendments on abortion and voting rights that were quickly lambasted by Republicans who could use the issues as the party tries to regain ground in November’s statewide elections.
Virginia Senate paves way for constitutional amendments
Three amendments are one step closer in a long journey to being enshrined in the Virginia Constitution after passing the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate paved the way to enshrine abortion, marriage equality,
Virginia moves one step closer to passing progressive constitutional amendments
The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to advance a trio of constitutional amendments to guarantee Virginians' right to abortion care, automatically restore voting rights to disenfranchised felons and remove an antiquated law banning same-sex marriage .
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted ...
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Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott
As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, ...
House fire in Virginia Beach caused by a space heater
One person was displaced from a home on Seven Springs Court after a space heater caused a house fire. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — ...
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One resident displaced following house fire in Powhatan County
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — One person is without a home after a house fire occurred in Powhatan County Tuesday night. In ...
Roanoke County house fire leaves three adults, three birds and a dog displaced
The home was occupied by three adults, three birds and a dog at the time of the fire. Officials say that two of the adults ...
Biden grants final pardons: Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia honored
On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a ...
$850,000 Homes in New Mexico, Virginia and Montana
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Biden pardons Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott
On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who ...
Va. lawmakers cross partisan divide to address data center growth
A recent state study found that, left unchecked, the industry’s expansion could triple Virginia’s electricity needs by 2040.