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Virginia lawmakers OK marijuana possession starting July 1April 7, 2021 at 9:45 PM The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill legalizing simple possession of marijuana, becoming the latest state to modify its laws around cannabis use and possession that disproportionately jailed Black people for nonviolent offenses.Tags: Virginia, Cnn, Virginia General Assembly 40 people like this. Like Virginia Lawmakers OK Northam's Changes to Marijuana BillApril 7, 2021 at 4:56 PM The Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly voted Wednesday to accept Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a marijuana legalization bill that will allow limited possession and cultivation of the drug beginning in July.Tags: Virginia, Bill, Virginia General Assembly, Ralph Northam, Northam 11 people like this. Like Virginia General Assembly passes law allowing for legal possession of one ounce of MarijuanaApril 7, 2021 at 5:35 PM Tags: Politics, Virginia, Marijuana, Trends, Speed, Richmond, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Senate, Virginia State Capitol, Zach Gibson Getty, Justin Fairfax, Azmi Haroun 147 people like this. Like After my sister died trying to stop gun violence, the Senate couldn't find the votes for background checks. We can't let that happen again.April 5, 2021 at 9:18 AM Tags: Colorado, Senate, White House, US, America, Trends, Atlanta, Washington Dc, House, US Senate, Boulder, District Of Columbia, Sandy Hook, Nra, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mary 55 people like this. Like Virginia Lawmakers Establish More LGBTQ ProtectionsApril 2, 2021 at 6:34 PM The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked in its second year to establish more protections for LGBTQ people.Tags: Virginia, Virginia General Assembly 8 people like this. Like Lawmakers Create Asian American and Pacific Islander CaucusMarch 26, 2021 at 9:20 AM Members of the Virginia General Assembly plan to announce the formation of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus.Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Pacific Islander, Pacific Islander Caucus 10 people like this. Like Virginia Is 10th State to Pass Domestic Worker ProtectionsMarch 2, 2021 at 7:42 PM The Virginia General Assembly passed multiple bills providing protections and benefits for the state’s domestic workers.Tags: Virginia, Virginia General Assembly 2 people like this. Like Virginia: Ban on Homemade Firearms Dies in Conference CommitteeMarch 1, 2021 at 8:41 PM  Tags: Guns, Senate, Virginia, Gop, House, Commonwealth, General Assembly, Charleston, Virginia General Assembly, State Police, VSSA, Gun Rights News, Democrats War on Guns, Department of State Police, Conference Committee, Capitol Square 131 people like this. Like Virginia Lawmakers Wind Down This Year's SessionFebruary 27, 2021 at 8:47 PM The Democratic-led Virginia General Assembly is finishing up much of its work for the year.Tags: Virginia, Virginia General Assembly 1 people like this. Like Lawmakers Vote to Remove Jefferson Davis' Name From HighwayFebruary 26, 2021 at 6:19 PM The Virginia General Assembly has approved a bill renaming sections of U.S. Route 1 almost 100 years after it was named in honor of the first and only president of the Confederacy.Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Jefferson Davis 32 people like this. Like Bill Aims to Expand Broadband Access for Low-Income StudentsFebruary 25, 2021 at 7:24 PM The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in an effort to expand broadband internet access to low-income students across the commonwealth.Tags: Virginia General Assembly 46 people like this. Like Court Tosses Devin Nunes' Silly SLAPP Lawsuit Against CNN (techdirt)February 24, 2021 at 1:21 AM As you may recall, Rep. Devin Nunes has spent the last few years suing all sorts of critics and journalists, in a vexatious bout of abusing the courts to try to stifle criticism. Most famously, Nunes sued a satirical cow on Twitter (that case is still ongoing). But in December of 2019 he sued CNN. As we noted at the time -- despite a weird column by a media critic at the Washington Post saying that this case was "halfway decent" -- the case seemed like the dumbest Nunes' suit we'd seen so far. ...Tags: New York, News, Congress, California, Washington Post, Virginia, Court, Ukraine, Cnn, Fox News, District Of Columbia, Ny, King, Rudy Giuliani, Cuomo, Mike Masnick 4 people like this. Like Ban on Abortion Coverage Through Exchange Plans RepealedFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:29 PM The Virginia General Assembly passed two bills that repeal the ban keeping some health insurance plans sold in the state from covering abortions.Tags: Virginia General Assembly 46 people like this. Like 2021 Construction Related Bills to Keep an Eye OnFebruary 15, 2021 at 11:48 AM  Tags: Law, Senate, Virginia, House, Bill, Virginia General Assembly, Construction Law, Business of Construction, Construction Law Musings Richmond VA, Construction Mediator, Legislative Changes, Construction Arbitrator, Construction Statutes, HB2288, House Civil Courts subcommittee 83 people like this. Like United States: The Road To Adult Use Cannabis Legalization - Foley Hoag LLPFebruary 15, 2021 at 11:46 PM The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering adult use cannabis legalization this session.Tags: News, United States, Virginia General Assembly, Adult Use Cannabis Legalization Foley Hoag LLP 32 people like this. Like 2021 Construction Related Bills to Keep an Eye On [UPDATED]February 15, 2021 at 11:48 AM Tags: Law, Senate, Virginia, House, Bill, Virginia General Assembly, Construction Law, Business of Construction, Construction Law Musings Richmond VA, Construction Mediator, Legislative Changes, Construction Arbitrator, Construction Statutes, HB2288 Virginia Lawmakers Pass Marijuana Legalization BillsFebruary 5, 2021 at 5:18 PM Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, with retail sales starting several years down the road.Tags: Virginia, Virginia General Assembly 3 people like this. Like Construction Related Legislative Changes Effective July 1, 2013January 19, 2021 at 11:59 AM  Tags: Law, Virginia, Construction, Contracts, Richmond Virginia, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond VA, Construction Law, Mechanic's Liens, General contractor, Virginia Construction Lawyer, Mechanic's Lien, Construction Law Musings, Constructionlaw, Wikipedia Every Legislative Changes that Impact Construction 2017January 7, 2021 at 11:27 AM  Tags: Law, Senate, Virginia, Construction, Bill, General Assembly, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond VA, AGC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Construction Law, Virginia Construction Attorney, Business of Construction, Virginia Construction Mediator, Virginia Construction Statutes, Wikipedia Well the Virginia General Assembly Is Privity of Contract with the Owner a Requirement of a Valid Mechanic’s Lien? Not for GC’sDecember 7, 2020 at 10:29 AM  Tags: Law, Virginia, Court, Construction, Contracts, Fairfax, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond VA, Lien, Fairfax County Virginia, Construction Law, Mechanic's Liens, Virginia Construction Lawyer, Virginia Mechanic's Lien, Construction Mediator, Privity Of Contract 86 people like this. Like Is Privity of Contract with the Owner a Requirement of a Valid Mechanic’s Lien? Nope.December 7, 2020 at 10:29 AM Tags: Law, Virginia, Court, Construction, Contracts, Fairfax, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond VA, Lien, Fairfax County Virginia, Construction Law, Mechanic's Liens, Virginia Construction Lawyer, Virginia Mechanic's Lien, Construction Mediator, Privity Of Contract 68 people like this. Like Is Your State Ready For The Pandemic Election? A Look At AZ, FL, NH, SC And VASeptember 4, 2020 at 1:40 PM  Tags: Florida, Voting, News, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, Virginia, America, Dnc, Joe Biden, Gop, Hillary Clinton, United States, New Hampshire, House, 2020 110 people like this. Like Assaulting Police More Acceptable to Virginia SenatorsSeptember 3, 2020 at 10:30 AM  Tags: Guns, Senate, Virginia, Michael Bloomberg, Commonwealth, Democratic, Republican State, Virginia General Assembly, Eileen, NSSF, New Virginia, Virginia House, Ralph Northam, Northam, Virginia Senate, Gun Rights News 144 people like this. Like Another Way a Mechanic’s Lien Protects YouJuly 29, 2020 at 11:36 AM  Tags: Law, Wikipedia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Construction, Foreclosure, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond VA, Lien, Construction Law, Mechanic's Liens, Virginia Construction Mediator, Mechanic's Lien, Virginia Mechanic's Lien, Virginia Construciton Lawyer United States: Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-employee Changes To State Laws - lus LaborisJuly 16, 2020 at 5:18 AM The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favourable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their..Tags: News, United States, Virginia General Assembly 21 people like this. Like Richmond Mayor Uses Emergency Powers to Take Down Stonewall Jackson Statue after City Council DelayJuly 2, 2020 at 8:37 AM  Tags: News, Mississippi, Minneapolis, City Council, Jackson, Nascar, Richmond, Fort Bragg, Christopher Columbus, Virginia General Assembly, Confederate, Stonewall Jackson, Richmond VA, Thom Tillis, Jack Wilson, Stoney 63 people like this. Like ‘A long time coming’: Iconic Gen. Robert E. Lee statue to be removedJune 7, 2020 at 12:57 PM RICHMOND, Va. — David Harris Jr., a nephew of humanitarian and tennis legend Arthur Ashe, tried for decades to get a street named after his uncle in Richmond, the hometown that once denied Ashe access to segregated public tennis courts.
Finally, in 2019, the city council approved the renaming over the objections of some residents. So it was gratifying, Harris said, to see Virginia’s governor announce plans to remove an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee after days of protests over t...Tags: England, News, Minneapolis, France, Virginia, America, Sport, Ap, Britain, Soccer, Winston Churchill, ASHE, Jackson, Republican, Jim Crow, Richmond 41 people like this. Like Black Liberty University Alums Suggest Falwell Step Down After Blackface TweetJune 1, 2020 at 4:10 PM  Tags: New York, News, Virginia, Masks, Ap, Liberty, Jesus, Michigan, Associated Press, Donald Trump, Matthew, Jesus Christ, Ku Klux Klan, Blackface, Liberty University, Jerry Falwell 141 people like this. Like United States: Virginia Increases Its Minimum Wage To $12.00 Per Hour By 2023 - Littler MendelsonMay 19, 2020 at 12:46 AM On April 22, 2020, during a special legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly voted to approve Governor Ralph Northam's proposed amendment to a bill that will increase the Commonwealth's...Tags: News, Virginia, United States, Commonwealth, Virginia General Assembly, Littler Mendelson, Ralph Northam 19 people like this. Like United States: Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-Employee Changes To State Laws - Ford & Harrison LLPMay 15, 2020 at 9:02 AM The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favorable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their employment policies and procedures...Tags: News, United States, Ford, Virginia General Assembly, Harrison LLP 5 people like this. Like |
