Most Virginia localities were expected Friday to start receiving their share of the first payment in an opioid settlement, about $4.1 million split across the 133 localities. Additionally, Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) will receive about $9.9 million, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced. “I’m thrilled to announce that after a long period of waiting, the […]
New laws took effect in Virginia on Friday, including high-profile legislation like the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget, bills aimed at preventing animal cruelty, a bill requiring schools to notify parents about sexually explicit instructional material, and a bill requiring school principals to report misdemeanors to law enforcement. Some other bills that have gotten less attention: Delegates Glenn Davis (R-Virginia […]
After 18 years in the Virginia General Assembly, Republican State Senator Bill Carrico announced his retirement, saying he has been “thankful” to serve Southwest Virginia.
Measures to mitigate human and sex trafficking were a large part of the Republican Party’s agenda in the 2019 legislative session in Richmond, which included other bills to enhance the criminal justice system.
The legislation would place greater punishments on telephone spammers, adding the practice of spoofing to the Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act (VTPPA).
As members of the Select Committee on School Safety tour Virginia, Delegates O’Quinn and Pillion investigate safety measures in Southwest Virginia schools.
