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The House of Delegates and State Senate on Tuesday each approved by overwhelming bipartisan votes in both houses legislation that calls for a two year moratorium on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the Commonwealth.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today ruled that Ophelia De’lonta stated a “plausible” claim that the Virginia Department of Corrections violated her constitutional rights when it refused to have her evaluated for sex reassignment surgery. The ruling allows Ms. De’lonta’s case to move forward in the lower court.
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Shenandoah Valley Network announced on Tuesday its strong support for a new legislative caucus created in Richmond. Nine members of the General Assembly representing the Shenandoah Valley have joined forces in a Northern I-81 Caucus to address problems with the state’s plan for widening Interstate 81 through the Valley.
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The 2013 Session of the Virginia General Assembly is moving rapidly toward the crossover, the date when each house has to finish work on its respective bills. The short, 46-day session does not leave much time for delay or maneuver. Things move fast, and many issues of importance have already come up for debate.
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Let’s get straight to the issue here. Should the Washington NFL franchise drop the name Redskins? Well, yes, of course, it should. And also, of course, no, it shouldn’t. How’s that for the wishy-washiest of wishy-washy answers?
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The National Rifle Association pledged to offer “meaningful contributions” to make sure that school shootings like the one last week in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 26, including 20 first-graders, would never happen again. Those “contributions” took on a familiar form on Friday, with the gun-rights lobby attacking gun-control laws and unveiling a plan to placed armed guards in every school in America.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will answer questions from voters who encounter problems at the polls on Election Day and is prepared to advocate on behalf of voters whose rights have been abridged.
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An evening of heart-racing frights and spine-chilling experiences – all calculated to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and the Bridgewater College Equestrian Club – will be on tap Saturday, Oct. 27, at the BC Equestrian Center from 8 p.m. until midnight.
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With the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War now into its second year and attracting visitors to the Commonwealth from around the nation, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced 11 state grant awards to organizations working to conserve historic battlefield lands for present and future generations of Americans.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today sent a letter to Christopher Newport University urging the administration to revise its demonstration policy to ensure the First Amendment rights of students, staff and faculty.
