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Don L. Scott, one of a single mother’s six children and a former inmate with a federal drug conviction, says he’s conscious of so many others smarter than him who were denied a chance to lead because of racial prejudice as he becomes the first Black speaker at Virginia’s House of Delegates.
The deployments are in response to a request for support earlier this month by the governor of Texas.
The Virginia General Assembly last week filled seven judicial vacancies in Hampton Roads out of about 30 such appointments statewide.
Del. Kathy J. Byron, R-Forest, introduced House Bill 1201 to protect the unvaccinated from potential discrimination. The bill adds a line to the current unemployment misconduct law stating refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine does not hinder someone from obtaining unemployment benefits.
RICHMOND – Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other misconduct took place.