A divided Supreme Court of Virginia has acceded to a request from the governor to institute a second suspension of Virginia eviction proceedings. The new, four-week freeze was welcomed by legal aid housing advocates, but the court’s Aug. 7 published ...

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A Richmond circuit judge says a group of Richmond landowners is likely to succeed on a claim that property law bars removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Judge W. Reilly Marchant concluded that property owners in ...

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Virginia made history by becoming the first state to adopt coronavirus-related workplace safety mandates on July 15. The rules were adopted in a 9-2 vote by the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSH) – the state’s version of the ...

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Virginia began reopening nonessential businesses in most parts of the state May 15, with Richmond, Northern Virginia and Accomack County excluded for at least two weeks. Though employers are preparing to rehire fired or furloughed workers, the nearly 400,000 Virginians ...

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a governor’s order may limit, but not eliminate, virus liability exposure for some health care providers. Responding to a bid for broader and more specific liability protection for medical professionals in the pandemic emergency, Gov. Ralph ...

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Hopes for extra state money to boost district courts’ staff, public defender ranks and legal aid offices have evaporated as the COVID-19 virus forced state budget rollbacks. Spending cuts recommended by Gov. Ralph Northam even signaled delay of a long-sought ...

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A Northern Neck man who says he was wrongly stigmatized for 35 years as the killer of a mother of two in Lancaster County could get faster justice from the governor than through the habeas corpus procedure, a federal appeals ...

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(AP) The Republican candidate in last year’s Virginia governor’s race has been fined $2,000 for two television ads, despite both parties asking state regulators to disregard complaints filed against one another. The State Board of Elections voted 2-0-1 May 21 ...

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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) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill allowing most nurse practitioners to gain the autonomy to practice without a physician’s oversight. Northam’s spokesman said April 5 the governor had signed the measure sponsored by Republican Del. Roxann Robinson. A statement from the ...

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