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Delegate celebrates Senate passage of limited paid leave bill
The Virginia Senate passed an amended version of a bill by Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, mandating paid sick leave. The substitute bill, which now only extends to some in-home health care workers, heads back to the House where the initial bill passed on a 54-46 vote.
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'There Is No Context': General Assembly Votes To Remove Byrd Statue
The Virginia General Assembly has voted to remove the statue of former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. from Capitol Square, the area around the Virginia State Capitol.
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Northam lays out priorities with legalizing marijuana in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to introduce legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the 2021 legislative season.
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Delegate Plans To Reintroduce Quarantine Pay Bill Next Session
Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, has a mission to secure better financial benefits for minimum wage workers, but she said it’s not going as planned.
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Mixed Success For RVA Restaurants During Coronavirus Pandemic
“For us, it wasn’t about Phase One,” said Liz Kincaid, a manager with RVA Hospitality. “There’s no one to feed down there.”
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‘Hands up, don’t shoot’: Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Richmond
“At this point, I don’t think there’s any other response,” said protester Aaliyah Kilpatrick as she watched the bright orange flames coming from the police car. “You’ve got to fight violence with violence.”
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