House and Senate Must Move Quickly to Hammer Out Differences in Monument Legislation
Richmond’s statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee along the city’s Monument Avenue. (Credit: Ron Cogswell via flickr.com / CC)
As lawmakers finish out the General Assembly session this week, they are making final touches on an effort to allow local governments to remove Confederate statues.
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