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Del. Sally Hudson reacts to Governor Northam’s call for a special session Del. Sally Hudson reacts to Governor Northam’s call for a special session By CJ Paschall | February 8, 2021 at 8:51 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 8:51 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The General Assembly’s 2021 short session will come to an end this week, but lawmakers won’t get much of a break as Governor Ralph Northam (D) has already called for a special session. Republicans in Richmond balked at the traditional extension of the short session from 30 to 46 days after last year’s 60-day ...

WHEN Virginia’s General Assembly, the oldest continuous legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, meets for its regular session on Wednesday, state senators will be socially distancing at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, while the 100 delegates will once again be meeting online. To keep the House Zoom session manageable, delegates were limited to offering just seven bills each instead of the usual 15, as lawmakers will have just 30 days during the 2021 “short session” to wade through hundreds of bills. Lawmakers are expected to act on a number of criminal justice r...