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Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax says sex assault allegations against him are a smear. Big League Politics reports that a woman contacted their editor through a private Facebook post and said Fairfax assaulted her at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. A woman approached the Washington Post in 2017 about this, but the Washington Post decided not […]
Eleven years before Rosa Park took her famous seat on that Birmingham bus, Irene Morgan Kirkaldy refused to move, sparking a landmark supreme court case. One summer morning in 1944 Irene Morgan boarded a Greyhound bus in Gloucester, Va, where she took her seat in the ‘colored’ section and settled in for her four-hour trip to Baltimore, Md. A short […]
What are lawmakers discussing at the 2019 Virginia General Assembly session? The late term abortion bill is dead this year, but the debate continues between democrats and republicans. Earlier this week, a video of Delegate Kathy Tran admitting that her bill would allow a woman going into labor to get an abortion if just one […]
I am Miss Community Clovia and sometimes you just have to encourage yourself. However, I want to share a word of encouragement with you, by way of, the Clo-ism… In this season of catching something, Be infected with greatness!
Miss Community Clovia is “Keep An Eye on G-A” and here’s the latest on the Virginia smoking bill: A bill to raise the legal age of smoking is making progress. Tuesday night, the state Senate voted 32-to-eight to raise the age to legally buy tobacco products and vape products to 21. The bill now heads […]
Registered voters will you support or oppose a bill that will eliminate the statutory reasons to vote by absentee in Virginia? (HB1641) Absentee voting; no-excuse absentee. Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under […]
This is a great day to be alive, in spite of what it looks and feels like today. I hear you want “success” “big time” or your name in “lights” well, you will have to lift something heavy to get “big”. The heavy is hurdling over obstacles with a humble attitude and not giving up but because you […]
The 2019 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws report says Virginia has only enacted six out of their 16 recommended safety laws. The study was put out by the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. They say Virginia is especially lacking in laws that target distracted driving and teen driving. The report says the annual […]
Happy Hour laws in Virginia could be changing soon if approved by the governor. Lawmakers in the House and Senate voted on Wednesday to loosen up regulations around how bars and restaurants can advertise their happy hour. If the bills are signed into law, these establishments will be able to use creative marketing tools to […]
The Virginia General Assembly is now in session over the course of 45-days and legislators from around the Commonwealth of Virginia are in Richmond. Senators and Delegates will represent you so check in on them by taking an active role in the legislative process. Some frequently asked questions “Who is my legislator?” “What bills are being introduced?” […]
Snow and sleet rolled through Virginia last evening leaving power outages across the region. According to Dominion Energy some 8,000 residence are still without power. To report a power outage, visit dom.com. Here’s a complete list of closings and delays from WRIC TV8 News
The Virginia General Assembly is now in session over the course of 60-days and legislators from around the Commonwealth of Virginia are in Richmond. Senators and Delegates will represent you so check in on them by taking an active role in the legislative process. Some frequently asked questions “Who is my legislator?” “What bills are being introduced?” […]