
House Democrats reintroduce Fair Representation Act
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and a group of House Democrats have introduced the Fair Representation Act, an election reform bill to change the way U.S. representatives are elected.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and a group of House Democrats have introduced the Fair Representation Act, an election reform bill to change the way U.S. representatives are elected.

As President William Howard Taft prepared to leave the White House, he told his successor Woodrow Wilson, “This is the loneliest place in the world.”

Walraven Inc., a global installation company, will invest $7.15 million to relocate its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation from Cadillac, Mich., to Danville-Pittsylvania County.

Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who represented Virginia in the Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2009, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94.

The Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act prohibits debts collectors from threatening a servicemember with reducing their rank, revoking their security clearance, or prosecuting them under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The Pipeline Security Act is a response to the cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which forced the shut down of the gas pipeline for several days.

The U.S. House voted on Friday to pass Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied reasonable accommodations that would allow them to continue working.

Bipartisan legislation to address the unique maternal health risks facing pregnant and postpartum veterans passed the U.S. House this week.

Seventh District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger spoke Thursday on the floor of the House to honor the U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

A Forest man who owned and operated Lighthouse Properties of Virginia Inc. pleaded guilty this week in connection with an embezzlement scheme in excess of $550,000.
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