Posts Tagged Virginia Senate
Virginia Senators Censure Amanda Chase
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 27, 2021
Members of the Virginia Senate are taking action to censure one of their own. Michael Pope reports.
Voting in a Pandemic: Drop Boxes Legislation Moves Forward in Virginia Senate
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 27, 2020
Lawmakers in Richmond are considering a plan to fund drop boxes for ballots across Virginia. Michael Pope reports.
Legislating in the Era of COVID: Zoom Meetings and Electronic Votes
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 24, 2020
Republican Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment says the Senate has never voted on anything virtually, and he warns it will be a “dangerous precedent” to start voting via Zoom during Monday’s Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee meeting.
Members of the Virginia Senate are joining the era of Zoom, voting electronically during a special session. Michael Pope reports.
Several Criminal Justice Reform Bills Quickly Pass Through Senate Panel
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 19, 2020
Lawmakers are back in Richmond, and they’re already taking action on reforming policing. Michael Pope reports.
Lucas Charges Had Lawmakers Buzzing on First Day of Special Session
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 18, 2020
President Pro Tempore of the Senate Louise Lucas
moves that the Senate adjourn until, ending the chamber’s first day of special session. Lucas has been the center of attention this week because the Portsmouth Police Department
is charging her with “injury” to a Confederate monument (Credit: Michael Pope)
As lawmakers arrived in Richmond for a special session to rewrite the budget and adopt criminal justice reform, lawmakers are buzzing about one of their own members charged with a felony. Michael Pope has the story.
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From NPR News- Amazon Alabama Warehouse Workers May Get To Vote Again On Union August 2, 2021Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted the spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results, according to the union. Workers had rejected unionization more than two-to-one.
- Your Facebook Account Was Hacked. Getting Help May Take Weeks — Or $299 August 2, 2021When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service.
- Mutaz Essa Barshim And Gianmarco Tamberi Share The Gold Medal In Olympic High Jump August 2, 2021After two star athletes could not outdo one another, an official said they could move to a "jump-off." They had another idea: why not share?
- U.S. Baseball Team Loses To Japan, But It Still Has A Tight Path To Gold Medal Game August 2, 2021Both the U.S. and Japan had been undefeated after going 2-0 to win their groups.
- Some States Are Working To Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates August 2, 2021The vast majority of these laws apply only to state and local governments, meaning private schools and employers could still require people to get vaccinated.
- Amazon Alabama Warehouse Workers May Get To Vote Again On Union August 2, 2021
- From BBC News
- NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts August 2, 2021The app in England and Wales will now only alert contacts from the previous two days in asymptomatic cases.
- Covid-19: Amber watch-list travel idea scrapped August 2, 2021A government source says they have dropped proposals for a new category in the traffic light system.
- Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city August 2, 2021The militants are battling to take control of a provincial capital for the first time in years.
- Dizzee Rascal: Rapper charged with assaulting woman August 2, 2021The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Mills, is charged with assault after an incident in south London.
- Hugs and tears at Heathrow as families reunite August 2, 2021Changes to UK travel rules for fully vaccinated US and EU passengers have lead to emotional scenes.
- NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts August 2, 2021
