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Deaths in the state near 200, but daily increase in number of new cases slowing Virginia health officials reported Wednesday that the death toll in the state from the coronavirus has jumped to 195, an increase of 41 deaths from the 154 reported Tuesday. The Virginia Department of Health reported that 6,500 people in the state have…

Virginia is set to enter Phase 3 on Wednesday. Here’s what to expect.

Real estate mogul Stanley Chera passed away on Saturday. He reportedly left New York City after President Trump warned him he would be “safer” outside of the city.

The backing is a crucial development for Biden, who must bridge the Democratic Party’s ideological divide to unify voters against President Donald Trump in the fall.

Most of Virginia is set to begin Phase One of the governor’s three-phase reopening plan. While northern Virginia, Richmond and Accomack county were granted two-week delays, the rest of the state will loosen some of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  Gov. Ralph Northam said that he’s basing his…

Last week 2,706 people filed for unemployment. This week it was nearly 18 times higher. Nearly 47,000 people filed unemployment claims in Virginia last week, marking another grim record in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Within a week, the number of claims filed jumped nearly 18 times higher, from 2,706 claims last week to 46,885 this…

The murder of George Floyd and ongoing unrest across the country has placed renewed interest on the progress local officials have made to address criminal justice reform, or rather the lack thereof.  When Democrats took full control of the state legislature in Virginia, many ran for their seats on the promise of criminal justice reform.…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to delay some long-sought Democratic priorities until more is known about how the pandemic will affect the economy, pushing back decisions on whether to give teachers and state workers raises, freeze in-state college tuition, and implement other new spending in the budget lawmakers passed only last month.

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