A bill that works to keep better track of restitution payments in Virginia has been signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam. House Bill 484, which was authored by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, attempts to solve the problem of people ...

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(AP) Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation that will soften the penalties for people caught stealing smaller-dollar items. The Democratic governor announced April 4 that he’d approved a bill that raises the state’s felony theft threshold from $200 to $500. ...

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A divorced spouse paying support to an ex should have a better chance for a retirement age adjustment under a proposal advanced by the Virginia Family Law Coalition and approved by the General Assembly this year. The idea now awaits ...

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Democratic politicians say the sole GOP state legislator from Fairfax County tossed a monkey wrench into the judicial selection process this month, using his majority-party power to block election of new judges for badly needed seats on the county’s juvenile ...

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The 2018 Virginia General Assembly regular session ended March 10 with two major issues still unresolved. No compromise was reached on Medicaid expansion and, as a result, no state budget was passed. Now, the GA will reconvene at the governor’s ...

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Legislators selected 16 new Virginia trial court judges March 9 before adjourning the next day to await a special session that could produce funding for additional judicial seats. The General Assembly elected five circuit judges, five general district judges and ...

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Virginia is close to passing a bill that prevents out-of-state court reporting services from making multi-case deals with insurance companies, circumventing lawyers. The House of Delegates and Senate both approved a House-Senate conference report March 5, sending Senate Bill 545 to ...

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Two bills to expand the collection of DNA from people convicted of certain misdemeanors are currently moving ahead in the General Assembly. While the ACLU of Virginia opposes the expansion, support for both bills in the House and Senate is ...

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Attempts to tighten regulation of cell phone use while driving in Virginia failed to pass the General Assembly this year. The Virginia Senate approved a broad prohibition on holding a phone while driving earlier in the session, amending a House ...

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With final judgeship spending still up in the air, Virginia lawmakers interviewed more judicial candidates than they had official openings as the 2018 General Assembly session neared an end. Twenty-one candidates exchanged pleasantries with senators and delegates Feb. 23, but ...

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