
Liberty’s Malik Willis named to Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
Preseason honors continue to roll in for Liberty’s Malik Willis with the redshirt junior being named to the nation’s top quarterback award watch list.

Preseason honors continue to roll in for Liberty’s Malik Willis with the redshirt junior being named to the nation’s top quarterback award watch list.

The Sierra Club Virginia chapter today released its annual legislative scorecard, an informative scoring of legislators’ votes for constituents concerned about protecting Virginia’s environment.

Gov. Ralph Northam’s first budget proposal for American Rescue Plan funding invests $353 million to boost recovery among Virginia’s small businesses and industries hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ralph Northam marked Constitution Day earlier in the week by visiting the Library of Virginia to view original copies of four of Virginia’s Constitutions and commemorate 50 years since the current Virginia Constitution took effect on July 1, 1971.

Gov. Ralph Northam highlighted new laws that take effect July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year in the Commonwealth.

UVA coach Tina Thompson has been named as co-head coach for Team WNBA at the 2021 AT&T WNBA All Star Game, being held on Wednesday, July 14 at Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The political action committee of the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for Women has endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor.

It will be 50 years since the ratification of the 26th Amendment on July 1st of this year. Despite being one of American history classes’ most unheralded, this amendment was a landmark constitutional addition that lowered the eligible age of voting from 21 years old to 18.

The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance S.1, For the People Act, a bill that would protect and strengthen the right to vote.

The House voted – not unanimously; more on that in a moment – to pass S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, to designate June 19th as a federal holiday.
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