Virginia Lawmakers Eye Paid Family Leave
Funding for the proposed program would be provided by a family and medical leave insurance fund established by the Employment Commission and financed through payroll taxes.
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Virginia Faculty Members Lobby Legislators on Higher Education
Focus on reform, plus money for salary increases, boosting tuition assistance and increasing student access to higher education.
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Virginia Lawmakers Seek Information on Prisoner Segregation
Bills would require Department of Corrections to track duration, demographics, disabilities of inmates in solitary.
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U.S. District Court Sets Deadline for Redistricting ‘Special Master’
Recommendations would affect 2019 elections.
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Strategic Priority: Recruiting Great Teachers in Fairfax County
Superintendent presents public schools’ budget for FY 2020.
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Opinion: Editorial: Pay Attention, State Legislature Not Gridlocked
Thousands of bills considered over 45 days could have a big impact on your life, for better or for worse.
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Boysko Wins Wexton Seat
Democrats enter the new year with a fresh victory and a full head of steam.
.Virginia’s 33rd state Senate District was once a solidly Republican seat, a place where conservative voters repeatedly rewarded Bill Mims for opposing same-sex marriage and championing homeschooling. But ever since Mims resigned to take a job in the McDonnell administration, the seat has been held by a succession of Democrats on their way to bigger and better things.
Northam Touts Bills on Voting Rights and Campaign Financing
Local legislators sponsoring election-oriented bills.
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