Following last February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the General Assembly passed some of the security enhancing priority recommendations provided by Virginia’s first select committee commissioned in 155 years.

Virginia's Public Square
Virginia's Public Square
Following last February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the General Assembly passed some of the security enhancing priority recommendations provided by Virginia’s first select committee commissioned in 155 years.
“Garrison will fight for improved education, safer communities and lower taxes. We need his conservative voice representing our values in Richmond,” former GOP congressman and majority leader Eric Cantor said.
Lawmakers have made their way back to Richmond for the General Assembly’s special session to discuss and vote on the final two-year state budget.
As unemployment rates are near record-lows, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing work requirements on public assistance recipients.
Twelve weeks maternity leave? Standard. Operating. Procedure.
New numbers from the Virginia Department of Education reveal the critical need for education reform in Virginia.
Standards and Poor Global issued a mild rebuke to the state of Virginia’s finances as the “rainy day fund” continues to be raided even in good times.
The General Assembly has the leverage it needs to help VCCS students see the value in their own education, even if the current system puts them at odds.