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  Richmond’s Mayor Levar Stoney is calling on Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia General Assembly to legalize marijuana in the Commonwealth.  This is a major announcement for the incumbent candidate as he nears a very contentious election in November. The Mayor, who was recently featured in an article on the Huffington Post, sent a […]

Protesters against Governor Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order are gathering in Richmond today. Northam announced that phase one of reopening Virginia after the Coronavirus pandemic will begin late next week. However, some protesters want the state to open now and not wait until next week. ReOpen Virginia and organizations like it in other states are supportive […]

Models show that social distancing is working in Virginia. Does this mean that businesses will remain closed? Governor Ralph Northam is preparing to extend social distancing guidelines in Virginia. His original order, which includes restaurant and recreational venue closings, is set to expire on April 23, 2020. Northam said yesterday that coronavirus cases will spike […]

We have been warned to STAY AT HOME and use social distancing in large gatherings for weeks now and lets say a lot of people were not listening. So, here is the latest, Governor Ralph Northam has amended the Executive Order effective March 30, 2020 that shall remain in full force and in effect until […]

Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Emergency Support Team provide daily updates at 2:00 p.m. on Virginia’s COVID-19 response live facebook @ Governor of Virginia. Be sure to watch for our community’s health and safety. According to the Virginia Department of Health, the number of coronavirus cases is 219, with 32 concentrated in James City […]

Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Emergency Support Team provide daily updates at 11:00 AM on Virginia’s COVID-19 response.

Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Emergency Support Team provide daily updates 11:00 a .m. on Virginia’s COVID-19 response live facebook @ Governor of Virginia. Be sure to watch for our community’s health and safety. According to the Virginia Department of Health, the number of coronavirus cases is approaching 100. Virginia health officials identified 94 […]

According to the Virginia Department of Health, there are currently 51 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth. While over 400 people have already been tested for the virus.

Lawmakers from across the Commonwealth of Virginia introduced, killed and passed hundreds of pieces of legislation during the 2019 General Assembly Session. As a result, Governor Ralph Northam has signed hundreds of changes to Virginia’s laws that went  into effect on Monday, July 1, 2019. Changes to Virginia’s new laws include Voting, Criminal offenses, Education […]

This publication provides a brief summary of legislation passed by the 2019 General Assembly that is of interest to the citizens of Virginia and is likely to have an impact on their daily lives. The legislation has been signed by the Governor Ralph Northam and most is due to go into effect on July 1, […]

The Virginia General Assembly will reconvene on April 3, 2019 to take up Governor Northam’s actions on amendments to the budget bill. New Virginia Laws will go into effect on July 1, 2019. Governor Northam is revisiting efforts to end driver’s license suspensions over unpaid court fines. He added on an amendment to the budget […]

Prominent black leaders in Virginia want to give Governor Ralph Northam a second chance. For more than a week now, Governor Northam has come under fire locally and nationally for a racist photo that appeared on his 1984  yearbook page. Yesterday, the governor found some allies. Five prominent figures in the Commonwealth’s black community spoke […]