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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers | After years of lawmakers’ efforts, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a program that will allow workers up to 12 weeks of time off
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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers | After years of lawmakers’ efforts, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a program that will allow workers up to 12 weeks of time off

virginiamercury.com
u/VirginiaNews — 2 days ago
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The rumors that did not pan out - VA Dem senate leader Surovell

"He also said forcing the retirement of Supreme Court justices would be extreme, and he wants to work within the existing legal system when fighting against Republicans."

virginiascope.com
u/MustacheBattle — 3 days ago
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Your power bill is expected to increase... again. Here's what Virginia customers need to know.

From the story,
“Dominion spokesperson Craig Carper says starting July 1, residents would see an increase of about $8 per month. Then, in early 2027, customers would start paying an additional $2 a month.
That means instead of increasing bills by $22, customers would be paying an extra $10 per month for the next 10 years.
We are still trying to understand from Dominion Energy why there is a total amount difference between the two plans, where customers would be paying less than $300 over 12 months versus $1,200 over 10 years.”

wtvr.com
u/mallydobb — 2 days ago
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Virginia's new "clean slate" law to go into effect this summer -- This summer, many people with criminal convictions will be able to seal their records.

wvtf.org
u/VirginiaNews — 3 days ago
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//Good Jobs First estimates roughly $267 million of that lost revenue would otherwise have supported K-12 public education statewide.

  • Fairfax County Public Schools is estimated to have missed out on $38 million in a single year.
  • Prince William County — $19 million.
  • Loudoun County — $17 million.

All three happen to be home to the vast majority of Virginia's data centers. Statewide, the losses translate to approximately $212 per student and $2,800 per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2024. 

u/Danciusly — 12 days ago
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Immigration arrests in Virginia have surged over the past year, with thousands more people being taken into custody and a growing share of them being detained without prior criminal convictions.

According to an analysis of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement data, obtained by VPM News through the Deportation Data Project's FOIA-released dataset, ICE has made nearly 11,000 arrests in the commonwealth during the period between President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration and early March 2026.

Data also shows that 13 minors under the age of 6 years old were detained by ICE in Virginia during that same period.

For comparison, immigration enforcement made 1,595 arrests in Virginia during all of 2024.

Read more here.

u/VirginiaNews — 13 days ago
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Hampton Roads saw 16 times more ICE arrests last year as dread ripples through the community | About three-quarters of those detained in the region last year had no prior criminal convictions.

whro.org
u/VirginiaNews — 5 days ago