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Gov. Northam endorses Delegate Jay Jones for attorney general © Provided by Roanoke-Lynchburg WDBJ-TV Norfolk Delegate Jay Jones says he will seek the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. (WDBJ) - Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Thursday announced his endorsement of Delegate Jay Jones for attorney general. This is the governor’s first endorsement of the 2021 cycle. In a statement Thursday morning, Gov. Northam said: “We have made lasting progressive change over the last four years...

Michael Pope reports. In a major snub to incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring, Governor Ralph Northam is endorsing his opponent in the Democratic primary — Delegate Jay Jones of Norfolk. Northam says hes endorsing Jones because he says its "time for a new generation of leaders." Quentin Kidd is a political science professor at Christopher Newport University. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring gestures as he speaks to the media after a court hearing on a lawsuit on the removal of the s...

The Virginia General Assembly passed multiple bills allowing health care workers and first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they are disabled or die due to COVID-19.

Volunteers lay 10 wreaths around Norfolk to commemorate COVID-19 victims Congresswoman Elaine Luria visited Norfolk to pay tributes at one of the wreaths. Its part of a nationwide effort that started in New York. Author: Dana Smith Updated: 6:10 PM EST March 1, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Volunteers laid ten floral wreaths around Norfolk to remember those who lost their lives to COVID-19. Outside the Chrysler Museum of Art, Congresswoman Elaine Luria, Delegate Jay Jone...

A bill to remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr. from the grounds of Capitol Square is heading to the desk of Governor Ralph Northam.

Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that allow certain first responders to file workers’ compensation benefits for being disabled from COVID-19, but still need to reach agreement on some differences.