Virginia Black Caucus Unveils Legislative Priorities
Focus on education, ERA, civil rights, voting rights and criminal justice reforms.
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Database Chronicles 400 Years of Virginia House of Delegates
400 years of members; database contains more than 9,000 men — but just 91 women.
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Virginia Minimum Wage Boost, Backed by Women’s Groups
Advances to full Senate; paid family leave, gender identity protection also considered.
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Hundreds March in Richmond for Women and Minority Rights
‘What do we want? Equal rights. When do we want them? Now.’
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Virginia Lawmakers Eye Paid Family Leave
Funding for the proposed program would be provided by a family and medical leave insurance fund established by the Employment Commission and financed through payroll taxes.
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Virginia Faculty Members Lobby Legislators on Higher Education
Focus on reform, plus money for salary increases, boosting tuition assistance and increasing student access to higher education.
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Virginia Lawmakers Seek Information on Prisoner Segregation
Bills would require Department of Corrections to track duration, demographics, disabilities of inmates in solitary.
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U.S. District Court Sets Deadline for Redistricting ‘Special Master’
Recommendations would affect 2019 elections.
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Valentine’s Roses Come Early in Burke
The red rose is the flower of choice at Flowers ‘n’ Ferns in Burke
The red rose is the flower of choice at Flowers ‘n’ Ferns in Burke
