Here’s an alert for Virginia taxpayers! A special tax refund check is coming. The Virginia Department of Taxation expects to have the refund checks sent out to eligible taxpayers by mid-October. Qualifying individuals will get 110 dollars, and couples will get 220 dollars as part of the Virginia Tax Relief Refund program. The Virginia Tax […]

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has called a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to discuss and vote on common sense gun legislation. So far, over 30 bills has been submitted for votes. The session with 140 members will convene today at 12:00 p.m. Community Advocates and Elected Officials joined me at Barbershop Talks on […]

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, […]

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 […]

Virginia lawmakers on the Senate Courts of Justice committee will hear the Senate bill (sb1437) today at 4 p.m. in Senate room A. Description Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes; investigations and reports by probation officers. Provides that a person is entitled to parole who was sentenced by a jury prior […]