
Ken Plum: Not over until it is over
Hundreds of new laws went into effect last Wednesday. A total of 1,289 new laws passed the General Assembly in its regular session in January and February and were signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam.

Hundreds of new laws went into effect last Wednesday. A total of 1,289 new laws passed the General Assembly in its regular session in January and February and were signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam.

President Trump wants kids back in school in the fall. Joe Biden wants kids back in school in the fall. There’s a presidential election in the fall. You can see where things get complicated.

What exactly is going on? Is this revolution? Is this anarchy? Is this a spectacle engineered to distract us from the machinations of the police state?

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV), a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces “The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News” to inform legislators and the public.

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor and warned of a rise in voter suppression tied to the coronavirus pandemic.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit of Enterprise award her support of pro-business legislation.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120) passed the House of Representatives today.

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV), a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces “The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News” to inform legislators and the public.

A Twitter exchange between a Washington Post reporter and a MAGA sycophant got me thinking about the people who called for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign last year.

A constitutional amendment to end the dominance of concentrated money in politics is prominent among the key reforms recommended in a report announced this week by the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship.
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