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They didn’t quite get it done in a week. But Virginia lawmakers still mobilized quickly to pass emergency legislation aimed at expanding the state’s pool of COVID-19 vaccinators — a bipartisan priority as health officials prepare to ramp up large-scale vaccination events over the next few months. Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) said building a qualified workforce has been a limiting factor as local health districts work to expand their immunization efforts to a broader swath of Virginians. A practicing OB-GYN, Dr. Dunnavant was the lead patron on the Senate version of a bill...

Photo/Dominion Energy Dominion Energy invested $46 million to construct a 200,000-panel solar array on 125 acres its owns along Lucky Hill Road near Remington. The installation started generating electricity in October 2017. These things will not be built . . . in Reston. They won’t be built where our Democratic colleagues live. They’ll be built out here in rural areas and with untold consequences — Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah County) By Sarah Vogelsong Spotsylvania County: 6,350. Fauquier County: 3,500. King William County: 1,262. Each number recited by Del. Charles Poinde...

In November, Virginia State Delegate Michael Webert, Dist. 18 Republican, filed a crucial piece of legislation that would give parents in Virginia control over the money put towards their child’s education. Mr. Webert’s bill, H.B. 1742, gives families emergency financial relief during the pandemic if school districts do not offer students access to in-person instruction. Despite calls to support the bill from Virginia voters, however, it appears families in Virginia will fall victim to a revolting display of party politics. The bill that would put emergency education vouchers in the hands...