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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined a group of senators in a letter to Senate leaders urging them to include the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act in the next coronavirus relief package.
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass legislation cosponsored by to repeal the administration’s existing executive order blocking travel from several majority-Muslim countries.
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Unless we take back the reins—and soon—looking back on this time years from now, historians may well point to the events of 2020 as the death blow to America’s short-lived experiment in self-government.
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Environmentalists, indigenous people and others exploited by logging in developing countries rejoiced at the launch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in 1993.
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A law extending existing state non-discrimination protections in public employment, housing and credit to Virginians on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and several other characteristics is in effect as of today.
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A Marion man, James Brown, was arrested last week on a charge that he lied to federal agents about his involvement in the burning of a cross on the front lawn of an African-American woman’s home.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner led Democrats on the Senate Rules Committee calling for efforts to counter any attempts to suppress vulnerable and historically-disenfranchised voters during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from Virginia voters experiencing problems at the polls on Tuesday.
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Twenty newly approved state historical highway markers will address topics of national, state, and regional significance in Virginia’s African American history.
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) today introduced legislation that would prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance tools on footage from body cameras.
