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Central Virginia delegates discuss hectic final days of 2021 General Assembly session Central Virginia delegates discuss hectic final days of 2021 General Assembly session By CJ Paschall | February 26, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 7:11 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - It’s been a busy eight weeks for Virginia’s General Assembly, taking up everything from banning the death penalty to increasing tenant protections in the state. With the clock running down on the extended short session, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to stretch their dollars and make...

Former senator plans run for governor FacebookTwitterEmail A former state senator from southern Illinois is launching a campaign for governor. Paul Schimpf of Waterloo made the announcement about his candidacy in a Zoom meeting Monday. He then planned to start a statewide tour in Algonquin with stops Monday in Rock Island and Morris. He was scheduled to be in Decatur and Waterloo on Tuesday. Schimpf is a Marine Corps veteran and was elected state senator for the 58th District in 2017. He did not seek reelection. He is the second Republican to announce a run for governor in 2022. Gary Rabine o...

Del. Rob Bell discusses his seven bills for the 2021 General Assembly session 58th District Delegate Rob Bell (Source: WVIR) By CJ Paschall | January 14, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 6:29 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Central Virginia’s lawmakers are now back to work for this year’s meeting of the General Assembly. It’s a race against the clock in this year’s short session, further compounded by the rule that delegates only get to introduce seven bills, a limit introduced to help deal with the technological shortcomings of legislating from a distance due to CO...