Ned Oliver
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Richmond, VA, United States
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Virginia Senate passes bill to outlaw animal porn
The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously, now heads to the House of Delegates. → Read More
Youngkin’s plan to punish cities that defund police would mostly hit small towns
A budget amendment proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin aims to punish local governments that have reduced funding for police — an idea he railed against on the campaign trail. → Read More
Virginia’s former secretary of public safety registers as marijuana lobbyist
Gov. Ralph Northam’s former secretary of public safety has a new job: lobbying state lawmakers on marijuana. → Read More
Va. Senate votes to require police to tell drivers why they were pulled over
The Virginia Senate voted Thursday to require police officers to tell drivers why they are being pulled over before requiring them to present their driver’s license and registration. → Read More
House Republicans begin retail marijuana debate with focus on lower taxes and school funding
GOP lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates are taking their first stab at legislation to open the retail marijuana market, introducing bills that would lower the tax rate on sales and redirect proposed social equity funding to school infrastructure. → Read More
Virginia lawmakers propose decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms
A bipartisan group of women legislators are again pushing for a state law against unwanted nude images sent by text and over computer screens. → Read More
Some in newly empowered Va. GOP open to speeding retail sales of marijuana
Several Republicans said they would have been inclined to vote for legalization, but could not support a bill that prioritized people with marijuana convictions on their records for business licenses. → Read More
Scathing audit faults poor management for Virginia’s unemployment insurance failures
That led state officials overseeing the program to conclude that they were being underfunded by the federal government at the same time as they were receiving more per-claim than most other states. → Read More
After years of bipartisan giving, Dominion Energy leans into Democratic control
Dominion Energy’s political giving in Virginia has surged into the millions this year, and Democrats are the biggest beneficiaries, with donations totaling more than $1.8 million so far this cycle, according to campaign finance records compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project. → Read More
Helicopters, cash payments and a new public health lab: How state agencies propose spending Virginia’s rescue fund money
Virginia has $4.3 billion in federal aid to spend and no shortage of ideas. → Read More
Virginia’s minimum wage rises to $9.50 an hour on Saturday — the first increase in over a decade
While some businesses warned the hikes will force them to lay off workers and cut hours, low-wage employees celebrated the coming raises. → Read More
Va. House leaders back legalizing home-grown marijuana this summer
The bill is now before Gov. Ralph Northam, who voiced support this week for moving up the date. He has until Wednesday to propose amendments to the bill, which the General Assembly would take up on April 7. → Read More
After nearly three years living in Richmond church to avoid deportation, an immigrant leaves sanctuary
She moved back in with her family in Henrico last week. → Read More
Push to extend minimum wage increase to farmworkers voted down by Virginia Senate
In 2022, it is scheduled to increase again to $11 an hour before rising to $12 an hour in 2023. → Read More
General Assembly’s judicial interviews devolve into ‘s***show’
The General Assembly broke from its staid and often secretive approach to making judicial appointments this week when a hearing to interview candidates devolved into a spectacle that prompted one exasperated senator to let loose a string of expletives. → Read More
Virginia State Police phasing out old cruisers in favor of SUVs
The department began making the switch to the Taurus after Ford retired its iconic Crown Victoria in 2011. → Read More
Legislation to abolish death penalty advances in Virginia Senate
Law enforcement groups and their supporters testified against the repeal, including the Virginia State Police Association and family members of officers who were killed in the line of duty. → Read More
Trump to pardon about 100 people on Tuesday
The president will reportedly pardon white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others on Tuesday. → Read More
8 big decisions facing Virginia lawmakers as they debate marijuana legalization
As lawmakers begin to seriously consider what a legal marijuana market might look like in Virginia, here’s a preview of some of the looming policy decisions. → Read More
With Northam’s signature, new eviction and utility cut-off protections take effect
Gov. Ralph Northam signed a revised state budget Wednesday that restricts evictions and prohibits utilities from cutting off power, water and gas through the end of the state of emergency. → Read More