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Democrats didn't ban assault weapons when Ralph Northam was in the Executive Mansion and they had complete control over the General Assembly.
McAuliffe sails to Democrats’ nomination for Governor; Ayala, Lt. Gov.; Herring, AG Photo: WINA RICHMOND (WINA) – Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe easily wins the opportunity to serve for a second time after Democrats chose him as their nominee by a landslide Tuesday. McAuliffe got 62% of the Democratic primary vote to easily outdistance the closest challenger in former state Delegate Jennifer Carrol Foy who got 20%. Only Mills Godwin has served as Governor twice in Virginia’s modern era. McAuliffe in his acceptance speech talked about how his prior administration, followed by...
For the past six years, I have had the honor of representing South Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax in the House of Delegates. I now ask for your vote as I
Governor Northam Acts on Budget, Remaining Bills from 2021 Special Session RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam took action today on several important pieces of legislation, concluding his review of bills passed by the General Assembly during the 2021 special session. Newly-signed laws include measures to ensure schools provide safe, in-person learning opportunities for students during the pandemic, ban firearms at polling locations, extend eviction protections, and provide paid sick leave to home health care workers. Governor Northam also proposed several minor amendments to the state budget. I...
Michael Pope reports. Democrats have been able to require universal background checks and ban guns from polling places. But there's one part of the gun-violence prevention agenda they have not been able to accomplish -- legislation limiting access to assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, deadly equipment that has been used to commit some of the worst mass shootings in American history. "I don't think it has enough votes to pass," says Delegate Mark Levine, a Democrat from Alexandria. He had a bill on assault-style weapons that passed the House last year, but it did not make it ou...