Sunday, Jan. 15, marks one year since Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin assumed office in Virginia—and what a year it has been. Between COVID-19, divisive education policy, and campaigning in other states, Virginia’s governor has kept himself busy–but not always with...
From abortion and LGBTQ rights to marijuana and gun safety, Virginia lawmakers have a lot on their plates when the General Assembly convenes on Wednesday.
Rouse will replace Republican Jen Kiggans to represent District 7 in the Virginia state Senate, a win for reproductive rights in the Old Dominion.
Abortion helped drive turnout during midterms in November, and it would seem the issue is set to do the same in Virginia’s District 7 state Senate race.
Del. Keith Hodges’ proposal would replace policies intended to help communities harmed by the drug war with new financial incentives for corporations who locate businesses in disadvantaged areas, according to legalization advocates.
For states like Virginia, last November’s midterm elections weren’t the end of election season. The Old Dominion–along with Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Jersey—will hold state elections in 2023. Why is this?
Kellen Squire writes in a new essay that the perspective of those with firsthand experience with abortion care is something that’s missing from politics.
Since Morrissey’s views on abortion align more closely with his Republican colleagues than with those of the party he belongs to, his election could mean a potential nationwide abortion ban.
The bill’s signing comes as Democrats and LGBTQ advocates have expressed growing fear over the possibility that the landmark 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges—which legalized gay marriage nationwide—could be overturned following the Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade earlier this year.
Between Republicans’ economic agenda, spurious investigations, and threatened impeachments, the House is looking at a busy but unproductive year.
