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Senate panel kills bill to prohibit 'discrimination' against non-mask wearing Virginians

The bill's sponsor claimed it gave the same rights to people not wanting to wear masks in public as those who opt to wear them → Read More

State opens latest Lee time capsule, and this time, it was what historians were expecting

Legend had it that an image of President Abraham Lincoln lying in his coffin had been placed inside the copper box → Read More

The latest redistrict option: No incumbent rematch. Waynesboro back with Staunton, Augusta

Map proposal would add Harrisonburg to current 24th Senate district, keep SAW area politically intact → Read More

LIVE UPDATES: Virginia begins Robert E. Lee statue removal on Monument Avenue in Richmond

Follow live updates as the 131-year-old statue is taken down Wednesday. → Read More

White food bank employee tells Colonial Heights woman she is 'not the right color': Video

In the Facebook video, the worker and client were arguing over something when the white woman made the offensive statement. → Read More

Statue of Virginia politician, segregation champion Harry Byrd Sr. will leave Capitol Square

Gov. Ralph S. Northam is expected to sign the bill into law, which will put the monument in storage until Virginia decides what to do with it → Read More

GOP gubernatorial hopeful wants projected additional revenues rebated back to taxpayers

The legislator from Colonial Heights proposes one-time checks for filers based on their annual income and whether they file single or joint returns. → Read More

Chase sues state Republicans for having a convention rather than a primary to choose the ticket

The Chesterfield legislator says voters, not the party leadership, needs to decide who they want to run, calls convention choice 'socialism' → Read More

House declares racism as a public health crisis. One Republican joins Democrats in support.

If the state Senate agrees, Virginia would become the fourth state — and the first in the South — to make the recognition. → Read More

Panel pushes resolution declaring racism a public-health crisis; vote was along party lines

All five Republicans on the panel voted against the racism resolution, but one of them joined Democrats in supporting the water resolution → Read More

'We must set an example': Va. House speaker says 2021 legislative session will be virtual

Eileen Filler-Corn said the decision is based on the health and safety of all 100 delegates, legislative staffs and citizens traveling during the outbreak. → Read More

State asks for quick action by Virginia's Supreme Court over removal of R.E. Lee statue

Attorney General Mark Herring is asking the high court for one of two options — dissolve an injunction or an expedited hearing on lawsuit appeal → Read More

Northam asks Virginians to celebrate Thanksgiving safely: 'There's no genetic immunity'

The governor is not telling people they should not gather together for the holidays, just take measures to keep it virus-free → Read More

Governor signs Breonna's Law bill, says Virginia 'more equitable' because of it and other reforms

Commonwealth joins Florida and Oregon with statewide prohibitions on the books → Read More

Lawmaker makes fun of Sen. Hanger, Staunton 'blight' with public quip

Sen. Richard L. Saslaw, D-Fairfax, immediately apologized after his comment drew groans and nervous laughter. → Read More