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Ban on guns in Capitol Square continues to advance in the General Assembly Joe Dashiell © Provided by Roanoke-Lynchburg WDBJ-TV Virginia State Capitol RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - A permanent ban on guns at the State Capitol is closer to becoming law, but not without objections from Republicans who say it is stifling Virginians’ First and Second Amendment rights. Friday, a House Committee approved a Senate bill that would prohibit firearms and other weapons in Capitol Square. But for years, open carry was the order of the day for gun rights advocates visiting lawmakers. “Ever...

Virginia might stop seeking child support payments from parents of incarcerated youth Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center is Virginia's largest. (Source: Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center) By Graham Moomaw | February 17, 2021 at 6:51 PM EST - Updated February 17 at 6:51 PM Virginia has a law on the books that requires the state Department of Social Services to seek child support payments from parents of juvenile offenders in custody, ostensibly to help cover the costs of housing and educating incarcerated youth. It only brings in about $300,000 to $400,000 per year, a tiny fraction ...

Thank you @GovernorVA for coming to @ArlingtonVA@APAH_org to announce new federal funding of rent relief to help the thousands of families struggling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/YTCyGRSm93 More from a press release: Governor Ralph Northam today announced $524 million in new federal funding to help keep Virginia families in their homes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) is funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program included in the recent federal stimulus package and will assist households and landlords with rent p...

A former pastor who served a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to child pornography charges in 2013 helped spark a measure that would prohibit solitary confinement in adult and juvenile correctional facilities.

Amended bill to limit solitary confinement heads to Senate floor (Observer file photo) By Noah Fleischman | February 3, 2021 at 5:03 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 7:20 PM RICHMOND, Va. - David Smith remembers dancing to music in his head and having conversations with television shows during 16 months in solitary confinement at Norfolk City Jail. “Your mind plays tricks on you,” Smith said. “There was a slow disconnect with reality. I didn’t recognize the pain that was happening in me, nor did I have the emotional strength to fight back, institutionally.” Smith is no longer an...